Sermon Outline for January 24, 2021

 

Psalm 8: 1 - 9

  

“PRECIOUS IN HIS SIGHT”

 

 

INTRODUCTION:  There are obvious symptoms of the erosion of the sanctity of human life today.  Is there anything about human life that differentiates us from other sources of animal life?  Psalm 8 gives some insight into the nature of human life and into the things that make human life sacred.  This psalm presents three facets of human life that distinguish it from all other forms of life on earth.  Human life is “precious in His sight.”

 

 

I.   HUMAN LIFE IS SACRED BECAUSE IT IS SPECIAL (vs 3 – 4)

      

      A.  Genesis 2: 7                                  E.  Daniel 10: 5

      B.  Genesis 1: 1 – 31                          F.  Genesis 9: 6

      C.  Genesis 18: 1 ff                            G.  Genesis 2: 1 – 25

      D.  Judges 13: 11 ff

 

II.    HUMAN LIFE IS SACRED BECAUSE IT IS A SINGULAR CREATIVE

         WORK OF GOD. (v 5)

 

       A.  Psalm 29: 1 – 2                             E.  Isaiah 43: 7 – 8

       B.  Psalm 145: 5                                 F.  Isaiah 49: 1

       C.  Esther 4: 14                                  G.  Exodus 20: 5 – 6

       D.  Jeremiah 1: 4 – 5                          H.  Exodus 34: 6 – 7

 

III.  HUMAN LIFE IS SACRED BECAUSE IT IS A STEWARDSHIP FROM GOD. (vs 6 – 8)

 

       A.  1 Corinthians 6: 19 – 20                E.  John 10: 9 – 10

       B.  1 Corinthians 3: 11 – 23                F.  Ephesians 1: 3 – 14

       C.  2 Corinthians 5: 10                        G.  Job 1: 21

       D.  Revelation 20: 11 – 15                   H.  Psalm 139: 13 - 16