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A Lord-Centered Life

Psalm 127:1-2

Introduction: Many ships sail the ocean and plow through rough water. Even though a ship shakes and rolls from side to side, it will not sink, because the bottom center of the ship was strongly built. Think about tumbling dolls. They always bounce back up no matter how they fall, because a lead weight is fixed on the bottom of the doll to give it a center of gravity that keeps it stable. If an individual or a nation loses its center of gravity, humankind can sink into the rolling waves of history.

1. We will sink unless we live a God-centered life

혻혻 (Ps 127:1-2)
혻혻 1) The nations who sank in the sea of history
혻혻혻혻혻 (1) Hitler of Germany caused World War II ??He sank by putting an Aryan idol in the
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혻혻혻혻혻 (2) Imperialism of Japan - Sank by worshiping a god called Amateras Omigami
(3) Communism of the Soviet Union - Entered into politics and sank because of the materialistic atheism of Marx and Lenin
혻혻 2) God-centered nations (Ps 91:14)
혻혻혻혻혻 (1) When the Gospel became the center in the continent of Europe
혻혻혻혻혻 (2) When the Gospel became the center of Korea
혻혻혻혻혻 (3) When the Gospel became the center of the United States (Dt 28:12-14)

2. The Lord becomes our indomitable center of weight

혻혻 1) A rainstorm brought by Adam ??three calamities
혻혻혻혻혻 (1) All humankind will sink (Ro5:12)
혻혻 2) Jesus calmed the rainstorm (Lk 8:24)
혻혻혻혻혻 ?? By the atonement on the Cross
혻혻혻혻혻 (1) The rainstorm of sin is calmed (1Jn 2:2)
혻혻혻혻혻 (2) The rainstorm of the curse is calmed (Gal 3:13-14)
혻혻혻혻혻 (3) The rainstorm of disease and death is calmed (Ps 93:3-4, 103:3-4)
혻혻 3) When Jesus comes into our center
혻혻혻혻혻 (1) We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed (Mt 6:33, Php 1:11)
혻혻혻혻혻 (2) Perplexed, but not in despair
혻혻혻혻혻 (3) Persecuted, but not abandoned
혻혻혻혻혻 (4) Struck down, but not destroyed

3. We should invite Jesus into our center

혻혻 1) Seek first the Lord and His kingdom ??a Jesus-centered life
혻혻 2) Keep the commandments of the Lord
혻혻혻혻혻 (1) The Ten Commandments혻(Ex 20:3:17) (2) The commandments of love
혻혻 3) Do not neglect to pray and read the word of God (Ps 119:58, Eph 6:17-18)
혻혻 4) Walk with the Holy Spirit (Mt 28:20, Jn 14:16)

Conclusion: Our ship of life will not be wrecked?봢ven when we face a rainstorm on the rough sea of life?봟ecause Jesus has become our center of gravity. We are more than conquerors because Jesus is with us.