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    Youth Teacher: 1st Quarter 2017
    Youth Teacher: 1st Quarter 2017
    Youth Teacher: 1st Quarter 2017
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    Youth Teacher: 1st Quarter 2017

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    Youth Teacher is a quarterly publication used to help the Sunday school teacher discuss issues pertaining to youth ages 12-17. Sections such as Biblical Emphases give background knowledge of the lesson. All lessons include relevant life concerns and lesson applications to help the teacher relate the Bible to the lives of young people.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherR.H. Boyd Publishing Corporation
    Release dateOct 23, 2016
    ISBN9781681671710
    Youth Teacher: 1st Quarter 2017

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      Youth Teacher - R.H. Boyd Publishing Corp.

      PSALM 33:1–9

      RESOURCES NEEDED

      • New National Baptist Hymnal, 21st Century Edition, #43 (NNBH, #25)

      • God’s Promises Bible

      • Boyd’s Commentary for the Sunday School

      UNIFYING PRINCIPLE

      People praise the achievements of others. What should be the subject of our praise? The psalmist teaches that the word and work of God the Creator are worthy of our praise.

      BIBLICAL EMPHASES:

      1. Psalm 33 is a hymn celebrating creation.

      2. Psalm 33 offers hope to those who have confessed their transgressions to the Lord and the Lord forgave them.

      3. This psalm assures God’s people that the sea and everything else is under God’s control and they are protected.

      TARGET EMPHASIS

      SEEKERS FOR JESUS: Younger teens discover that God, as the Creator of all, is worthy of their praise.

      TEEN SCENE: Older teens grow in their appreciation that God’s Word displays the Lord’s divine character and power.

      LESSON OVERVIEW

      If someone were to ask: Would you like to develop a grateful, worshipful heart? Most responses would say yes. We understand that it’s necessary to be thankful to God for His many blessings. As Christians, we realize that it is only right to thank God in everything (see 1 Thess. 5:18). However, many people find it hard to trust. By nature, we’re not trusting creatures. Most of us only trust God when we’re forced to trust Him, especially when our issues go beyond our abilities. If we can handle the problem ourselves, we don’t depend on God to help us. It’s only when we are completely dependent on Him and He shows us His faithfulness that we begin to worship and praise Him.

      Fortunately, the Psalms are full of reasons why we should always praise God, no matter how we’re feeling. Youth can be encouraged to give God their hearts wholeheartedly and to actively participate in worship, youth groups, and praise teams. They will see how God uses them and will bless them for their efforts. When we focus of God’s goodness and His mercy, we remember why He deserves all of the honor and the praise.

      I. Praise God with Great Joy and Skill (Psalm 33:1–3)

      During the time the psalm was written, Israel’s circumstances produced a deep need for God’s help and protection in the midst of death and famine (see Psalm 33:19–20). This fear was possibly caused by the imminent threat of war or battle seen in Psalm 33:16–17. In the United States, many citizens are highly concerned about the recent terror attacks and the threat of ISIS. How are we to respond to those threats? Some respond with hate. Others respond with worry and despair. Still, even the most menacing powers that people can exercise pale before our Creator. God’s providence embraces all of life and shuts down all fear. Psalm 33 calls us to worship God as the center of all praise.

      Psalm 33 was written to those who are deemed righteous and upright (v. 1). That means, the psalmist wrote it to those who have a personal relationship with God and are seeking to live obedient lives. This particular psalm is sandwiched in between David’s previous and latter verses, but there is no indication of authorship – perhaps to teach us to look at the Scriptures as inspired by God, and not devote as much time thinking of the writers. In church, when the service begins, it is usually referred to as the call to worship. This is the time when the person opening the service leads the congregation into focusing their thoughts on the Lord. Psalm 33 also acts as a call to worship and begins with an exuberant call to worship God in song and use musical instruments.

      This psalm is considered one of the most joyful and enthusiastic calls to worship in the Bible. The psalmist gave the reason to praise God with passion, joyfulness, freshness, and skill. The exhortation was fashioned in six commands in the first three verses: Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous. Praise befits the upright. Praise the LORD with the lyre; make melody to him with the harp of ten strings. Sing to him a new song; play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts (vv. 1–3, NRSV). Psalm 33 encourages people to use musical instruments in the worship of God. Praise the LORD with the lyre; make melody to him with the harp of ten strings (v. 2, NRSV). There are sects who oppose the use of musical instruments in worship services, but this psalm clarified that instruments may be used. This also does not mean that we must have harps and lyres to worship God. Many of the poorer Christian communities have no musical instruments except their hands, feet, and voices, but with all of those they can certainly clap, stomp, and sing joyfully to the Lord.

      In verse three, we are urged to sing a new song to the Lord. What is a new song? In Revelation 5:9, we learn of a new song, They sing a new song: ‘You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slaughtered and by your blood you ransomed for God saints from every tribe and language and people and nation’ (NRSV). A new song is the song of celebration for Christ’s redemption. This is a song that will never grow old. David explained his deliverance by saying that God put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God (Psalm 40:3, NRSV). Here, the new song spoke of the deliverance that inspired it. People give God praise because the Gospel is the power of God’s salvation to anyone who believes in His Son, Jesus. One day, we will sing this song to Jesus forever in eternity.

      II. Praise God for His Work

      (Psalm 33:4–9)

      In these verses, we are given reasons to praise God. The first reason is that the word of the Lord is right and true, meaning it is reliable and credible. God’s promises are true and therefore we can rely on Him to deliver. People are unreliable, exaggerate, lie, and deceive us. But God does not. His word never falters or wavers. In Numbers 23:19, we find that God is not a human being, that he should lie, or a mortal, that he should change his mind. Has he promised, and will he not do it? Has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it? (NRSV). God’s word fulfills His purposes and will never return to Him empty, but will accomplish what He desires (see Isaiah 55:11). The psalmist gave the reason to praise God because of His Word and also, in verses 5–7, because of His work.

      The earth is full of the goodness of God. In verse five, we are told that the Lord loves righteousness and judgment (or justice). What God says is upright and just. Every part of the earth bears witness of His goodness. God’s love for the earth is chronicled throughout the Bible, and began in the days of creation in Genesis. Everything came into being from the word of the Almighty God; thus, we understand all of creation was formed through His word and His works. In Genesis 1, we read, God said, ‘Let there be light’; and there was light’(v. 3, NRSV). When God spoke, there was light, there was sea, there was land and vegetation, and there was man and woman. All things came from Him. Every living being, every life form in the universe, is His creation. He owns creation and all people, and they are to worship only Him. Because His words create life and sustain life, and because His words are upright and all-powerful, we can expect that true life follows when we live an upright life.

      In the following verses, God’s work is shown in the natural world, specifically the sky and sea. First, He spoke the heavens into existence, and all their host by the breath of his mouth (Ps. 33:6, NRSV). The creations of the heavens were good, since God’s breath and His words established them. Additionally, God gathered the waters of the sea as in a bottle; he put the deeps in storehouses (v. 7, NRSV). Anyone living alongside bodies of water could surely appreciate that God contains the waters so that they do not easily overrun dry land. The waters of the great deep are stored by the Almighty for His own use in carrying

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