1. “One Thing” in 2011 Psalm 27

2. The World’s Priorities…  Pleasure  Possessions  Performance  Power  Prestige  Playthings

3. Psalm 27  Royal Psalm by King David  Context  Relationship to Psalm 23  Deeply Personal and Relational

4. “One Thing” in 2011 What is the “one thing”?

5. 4 One thing I have asked from the LORD, that I shall seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the LORD And to meditate in His temple.

6. Eternal Priorities…  Seeking the LORD  Fellowship with Him  Worship  [Sharing Christ with others]

7. BIG IDEA… My number one priority in life is to know God and to make Him known.

8. “One Thing” in 2011 What is the “one thing”? Why does this matter?

9. Living in a Fallen World… 1.We have enemies, foes, adversaries (2-3,6,11b) 2.We have troubles (5) 3.Apart from the LORD, we will live in fear (1,3) and despair (13)

10. “One Thing” in 2011 What is the “one thing”? Why does this matter? Can we trust Him?

11. 1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the defense of my life; Whom shall I dread?

13. The LORD is My… 1.Light 2.Salvation 3.Defense

14. “One Thing” in 2011 What is the “one thing”? Why does this matter? Can we trust Him? What does this look like?

15. Walking with Our LORD… 1.Be Real (7-10) 2.Be Teachable (11) 3.Be Dependent (13-14)

16. Isaiah 40:31 “Yet those who wait for the LORD will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary.”

17. “One Thing” in 2011 What is the “one thing”? Why does this matter? Can we trust Him? What does this look like? How do we apply this each day?

18. Burn a Bad Game Plan Sr. DL Lucas Paterson on whether the team still had faith after the Missouri game… “Yeah. There was faith. We had a lot of problems in the Missouri game, but at our Monday practice Coach Sherman put the game plan in a barrel and burned it. He said, ‘This one is behind us. Don’t think too hard about this one. We’re flipping the switch right now. It’s a brand new season.’ We took that to heart and it worked out for us.”

19. Definition of Insanity: “Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”

20. “One Thing” in 2011 The Great Commandment… “YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT.” (Matt. 22:37)

21. “One Thing” in 2011 Paul’s Life Verse… “…I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord…” (Phil. 3:8)

22. “One Thing” in 2011 Seeking to know God by…  Time in God’s Word (insert)  Time in Prayer  Daily Devotional- My Utmost for His Highest; See: utmost.org

23. “One Thing” in 2011 Seeking to know God by…  Joining a Small Group  Serving According to Gifting  Sharing the Gospel

24. BIG IDEA… My number one priority in life is to know God and to make Him known.

25. Responsive Reading 4 One thing I have asked from the LORD, that I shall seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the LORD And to meditate in His temple.

26. Responsive Reading 5 For in the day of trouble He will conceal me in His tabernacle; In the secret place of his tent He will hide me; He will lift me up on a rock.

27. Responsive Reading 6 And now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me, And I will offer in His tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing, yes I will sing praises to the LORD.

28. “One Thing” in 2011 Psalm 27