A FATHER OF THE FATHERLESS
Text: Psalm 68
19 June 2011
(I) MANY ASPECTS OF GOD FEATURED AND APPRECIATED
1. In the Scriptures
2. In Psalm 68
3. In the history of the nation of Israel
4. In our personal experiences with God
(II) GOD AS FATHER HIGHLIGHTED
1. A precious truth
“Doubtless, You are our Father, though Abraham was ignorant of us,And Israel does not acknowledge us, You, O LORD, are our Father, our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name.” Isaiah 63:16 (Cf. Isaiah 64:8)
2. A personal application
“I am ascending to My Father and your Father,And to My God and your God.” John 20:20:17b
3. A powerful application
“A Father of the fatherless, a defender of widows,Is God in His holy habitation.God sets the solitary in familiesHe brings out those who are bound into prosperity…” Psalm 68:5-6
a) Father to the fatherless
b) Defender of widows
c) Sets the solitary in families
d) Brings prosperity to those who are bound
e) By poverty
f) By problems in life
(III) APPLICATION OF GOD AS FATHER OF THE FATHERLESS
1. George Mueller (Bristol, England)
2. Amy Carmichael (Dhonavur, Tamil Nadu, India)
3. Bethany Centre for Development of Children (Bethany Orphanage)