Jeremy Dawson Sermons and Devos

<p>Psalm 19 English Standard Version (ESV)<br>The Law of the Lord Is Perfect<br>To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.<br><br> The heavens declare the glory of God,<br> and the sky above[a] proclaims his handiwork.<br>2 Day to day pours out speech,<br> and night to night reveals knowledge.<br>3 There is no speech, nor are there words,<br> whose voice is not heard.<br>4 Their voice[b] goes out through all the earth,<br> and their words to the end of the world.<br>In them he has set a tent for the sun,<br>5 which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber,<br> and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy.<br>6 Its rising is from the end of the heavens,<br> and its circuit to the end of them,<br> and there is nothing hidden from its heat.<br><br>7 The law of the Lord is perfect,[c]<br> reviving the soul;<br>the testimony of the Lord is sure,<br> making wise the simple;<br>8 the precepts of the Lord are right,<br> rejoicing the heart;<br>the commandment of the Lord is pure,<br> enlightening the eyes;<br>9 the fear of the Lord is clean,<br> enduring forever;<br>the rules[d] of the Lord are true,<br> and righteous altogether.<br>10 More to be desired are they than gold,<br> even much fine gold;<br>sweeter also than honey<br> and drippings of the honeycomb.<br>11 Moreover, by them is your servant warned;<br> in keeping them there is great reward.<br><br>12 Who can discern his errors?<br> Declare me innocent from hidden faults.<br>13 Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins;<br> let them not have dominion over me!<br>Then I shall be blameless,<br> and innocent of great transgression.<br><br>14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart<br> be acceptable in your sight,<br> O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.</p>

<p>Psalm 8 English Standard Version (ESV)<br>How Majestic Is Your Name<br>To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith.[a] A Psalm of David.<br><br> O Lord, our Lord,<br> how majestic is your name in all the earth!<br>You have set your glory above the heavens.<br>2 Out of the mouth of babies and infants,<br>you have established strength because of your foes,<br> to still the enemy and the avenger.<br><br>3 When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,<br> the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,<br>4 what is man that you are mindful of him,<br> and the son of man that you care for him?<br><br>5 Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings[b]<br> and crowned him with glory and honor.<br>6 You have given him dominion over the works of your hands;<br> you have put all things under his feet,<br>7 all sheep and oxen,<br> and also the beasts of the field,<br>8 the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea,<br> whatever passes along the paths of the seas.<br><br>9 O Lord, our Lord,<br> how majestic is your name in all the earth!</p>

<p>Psalm 119: 73-80 ESV<br><br>73 Your hands have made and fashioned me;<br> give me understanding that I may learn your commandments.<br>74 Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice,<br> because I have hoped in your word.<br>75 I know, O Lord, that your rules are righteous,<br> and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.<br>76 Let your steadfast love comfort me<br> according to your promise to your servant.<br>77 Let your mercy come to me, that I may live;<br> for your law is my delight.<br>78 Let the insolent be put to shame,<br> because they have wronged me with falsehood;<br> as for me, I will meditate on your precepts.<br>79 Let those who fear you turn to me,<br> that they may know your testimonies.<br>80 May my heart be blameless in your statutes,<br> that I may not be put to shame!</p>

<p>Continuing the series James the Brother, in chapter 4, Pastor Jeremy explains the reasons behind our unanswered prayers. <br><br>If you have any feedback, questions or comments about this sermon, kindly write to us at <a href="http://[email protected]" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p>

<p>Psalm 86 English Standard Version (ESV)<br><br>Great Is Your Steadfast Love<br>A Prayer of David.<br><br>Incline your ear, O Lord, and answer me,<br> for I am poor and needy.<br>2 Preserve my life, for I am godly;<br> save your servant, who trusts in you—you are my God.<br>3 Be gracious to me, O Lord,<br> for to you do I cry all the day.<br>4 Gladden the soul of your servant,<br> for to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.<br>5 For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving,<br> abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.<br>6 Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer;<br> listen to my plea for grace.<br>7 In the day of my trouble I call upon you,<br> for you answer me.<br><br>8 There is none like you among the gods, O Lord,<br> nor are there any works like yours.<br>9 All the nations you have made shall come<br> and worship before you, O Lord,<br> and shall glorify your name.<br>10 For you are great and do wondrous things;<br> you alone are God.<br>11 Teach me your way, O Lord,<br> that I may walk in your truth;<br> unite my heart to fear your name.<br>12 I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart,<br> and I will glorify your name forever.<br>13 For great is your steadfast love toward me;<br> you have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.</p>

<p>Psalm 25 English Standard Version (ESV)<br>Teach Me Your Paths<br> Of David.<br><br>To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.<br>2 O my God, in you I trust;<br> let me not be put to shame;<br> let not my enemies exult over me.<br>3 Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to shame;<br> they shall be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous.<br><br>4 Make me to know your ways, O Lord;<br> teach me your paths.<br>5 Lead me in your truth and teach me,<br> for you are the God of my salvation;<br> for you I wait all the day long.<br><br>6 Remember your mercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love,<br> for they have been from of old.<br>7 Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions;<br> according to your steadfast love remember me,<br> for the sake of your goodness, O Lord!<br><br>8 Good and upright is the Lord;<br> therefore he instructs sinners in the way.<br>9 He leads the humble in what is right,<br> and teaches the humble his way.<br>10 All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness,<br> for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.<br><br>11 For your name's sake, O Lord,<br> pardon my guilt, for it is great.<br>12 Who is the man who fears the Lord?<br> Him will he instruct in the way that he should choose.<br>13 His soul shall abide in well-being,<br> and his offspring shall inherit the land.<br>14 The friendship[b] of the Lord is for those who fear him,<br> and he makes known to them his covenant.<br>15 My eyes are ever toward the Lord,<br> for he will pluck my feet out of the net.<br><br>16 Turn to me and be gracious to me,<br> for I am lonely and afflicted.<br>17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged;<br> bring me out of my distresses.<br>18 Consider my affliction and my trouble,<br> and forgive all my sins.<br><br>19 Consider how many are my foes,<br> and with what violent hatred they hate me.<br>20 Oh, guard my soul, and deliver me!<br> Let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.<br>21 May integrity and uprightness preserve me,<br> for I wait for you.<br><br>22 Redeem Israel, O God,<br> out of all his troubles.</p>

<p>There are Peacemakers and there are Peacebreakers. Everything we say contributes to Peace or Discord. Continuing the series James the Brother, in chapter 3, Pastor Jeremy emphasizes how James gets into the mind behind the tongue.<br>.<br>Click 'Congregation Notes' to get access to the notes for this Sermon.<br><br>If you have any feedback, questions or comments about this sermon, kindly write to us at <a href="http://[email protected]" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p>

<p>Psalm 98 English Standard Version (ESV)<br>Make a Joyful Noise to the Lord<br>A Psalm.<br><br>Oh sing to the Lord a new song,<br> for he has done marvelous things!<br>His right hand and his holy arm<br> have worked salvation for him.<br>2 The Lord has made known his salvation;<br> he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations.<br>3 He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness<br> to the house of Israel.<br>All the ends of the earth have seen<br> the salvation of our God.<br><br>4 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth;<br> break forth into joyous song and sing praises!<br>5 Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,<br> with the lyre and the sound of melody!<br>6 With trumpets and the sound of the horn<br> make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord!<br><br>7 Let the sea roar, and all that fills it;<br> the world and those who dwell in it!<br>8 Let the rivers clap their hands;<br> let the hills sing for joy together<br>9 before the Lord, for he comes<br> to judge the earth.<br>He will judge the world with righteousness,<br> and the peoples with equity.</p>

<p>Psalm 21 English Standard Version (ESV)<br>The King Rejoices in the Lord's Strength<br>To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.<br><br>O Lord, in your strength the king rejoices,<br> and in your salvation how greatly he exults!<br>2 You have given him his heart's desire<br> and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah<br>3 For you meet him with rich blessings;<br> you set a crown of fine gold upon his head.<br>4 He asked life of you; you gave it to him,<br> length of days forever and ever.<br>5 His glory is great through your salvation;<br> splendor and majesty you bestow on him.<br>6 For you make him most blessed forever;<br> you make him glad with the joy of your presence.<br>7 For the king trusts in the Lord,<br> and through the steadfast love of the Most High he shall not be moved.<br><br>8 Your hand will find out all your enemies;<br> your right hand will find out those who hate you.<br>9 You will make them as a blazing oven<br> when you appear.<br>The Lord will swallow them up in his wrath,<br> and fire will consume them.<br>10 You will destroy their descendants from the earth,<br> and their offspring from among the children of man.<br>11 Though they plan evil against you,<br> though they devise mischief, they will not succeed.<br>12 For you will put them to flight;<br> you will aim at their faces with your bows.<br><br>13 Be exalted, O Lord, in your strength!<br> We will sing and praise your power.</p>

<p>Psalm 80 English Standard Version (ESV)<br><br>Restore Us, O God<br>To the choirmaster: according to Lilies. A Testimony. Of Asaph, a Psalm.<br><br><br>Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel,<br> you who lead Joseph like a flock.<br>You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth.<br>2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh,<br>stir up your might<br> and come to save us!<br><br>3 Restore us,[a] O God;<br> let your face shine, that we may be saved!<br><br>4 O Lord God of hosts,<br> how long will you be angry with your people's prayers?<br>5 You have fed them with the bread of tears<br> and given them tears to drink in full measure.<br>6 You make us an object of contention for our neighbors,<br> and our enemies laugh among themselves.<br><br>7 Restore us, O God of hosts;<br> let your face shine, that we may be saved!<br><br>8 You brought a vine out of Egypt;<br> you drove out the nations and planted it.<br>9 You cleared the ground for it;<br> it took deep root and filled the land.<br>10 The mountains were covered with its shade,<br> the mighty cedars with its branches.<br>11 It sent out its branches to the sea<br> and its shoots to the River.[b]<br>12 Why then have you broken down its walls,<br> so that all who pass along the way pluck its fruit?<br>13 The boar from the forest ravages it,<br> and all that move in the field feed on it.<br><br>14 Turn again, O God of hosts!<br> Look down from heaven, and see;<br>have regard for this vine,<br>15 the stock that your right hand planted,<br> and for the son whom you made strong for yourself.<br>16 They have burned it with fire; they have cut it down;<br> may they perish at the rebuke of your face!<br>17 But let your hand be on the man of your right hand,<br> the son of man whom you have made strong for yourself!<br>18 Then we shall not turn back from you;<br> give us life, and we will call upon your name!<br><br>19 Restore us, O Lord God of hosts!<br> Let your face shine, that we may be saved!</p>

<p>Psalm 103 English Standard Version (ESV)<br><br> Bless the Lord, O my soul,<br> and all that is within me,<br> bless his holy name!<br>2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,<br> and forget not all his benefits,<br>3 who forgives all your iniquity,<br> who heals all your diseases,<br>4 who redeems your life from the pit,<br> who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,<br>5 who satisfies you with good<br> so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.<br><br>6 The Lord works righteousness<br> and justice for all who are oppressed.<br>7 He made known his ways to Moses,<br> his acts to the people of Israel.<br>8 The Lord is merciful and gracious,<br> slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.<br>9 He will not always chide,<br> nor will he keep his anger forever.<br>10 He does not deal with us according to our sins,<br> nor repay us according to our iniquities.<br>11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,<br> so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;<br>12 as far as the east is from the west,<br> so far does he remove our transgressions from us.<br>13 As a father shows compassion to his children,<br> so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.</p>

<p>Continuing the series James the Brother, Pastor Jeremy unpacks the passage from James 3: 1 - 12 where he talks about the power and influence our words have. <br><br>Click the 'Congregation Notes' to get access to the notes for this Sermon.<br><br>We also have Home/Small group videos for discussion questions as a way to bring the weekend message into your group. <br><br>If you have any feedback, questions or comments about this sermon, kindly write to us at <a href="http://[email protected]" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p>

<p>I Will Walk with Integrity<br>A Psalm of David.<br><br>1 I will sing of steadfast love and justice;<br> to you, O Lord, I will make music.<br>2 I will ponder the way that is blameless.<br> Oh when will you come to me?<br>I will walk with integrity of heart<br> within my house;<br>3 I will not set before my eyes<br> anything that is worthless.<br>I hate the work of those who fall away;<br> it shall not cling to me.<br>4 A perverse heart shall be far from me;<br> I will know nothing of evil.<br><br>5 Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly<br> I will destroy.<br>Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart<br> I will not endure.<br><br>6 I will look with favor on the faithful in the land,<br> that they may dwell with me;<br>he who walks in the way that is blameless<br> shall minister to me.<br><br>7 No one who practices deceit<br> shall dwell in my house;<br>no one who utters lies<br> shall continue before my eyes.<br><br>8 Morning by morning I will destroy<br> all the wicked in the land,<br>cutting off all the evildoers<br> from the city of the Lord</p>

<p>Continuing the series James the Brother, Pastor Jeremy unpacks the passage from James 2: 14-26 where he’s talking about a genuine FOLLOW-SHIP of Christ.<br><br>Click 'Congregation Notes' to get access to the notes for this Sermon.<br><br>We also have Home/Small group videos for discussion questions as a way to bring the weekend message into your group. <br><br>If you have any feedback, questions or comments about this sermon, kindly write to us at <a href="http://[email protected]" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p>

<p>Continuing the series James the Brother, in this sermon Pastor Jeremy talks about what a church must be like and what does mercy really means. <br><br>Click on the 'Congregation Notes' to get access to the notes for this Sermon.<br><br>We also have Home/Small group videos for discussion questions as a way to bring the weekend message into your group. <br><br>If you have any feedback, questions or comments about this sermon, kindly write to us at <a href="http://[email protected]" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p>

<p>In this sermon Pastor Jeremy talks about how to not let anything rob you of the joy and significance of this short life. <br>.<br>Click 'Congregation Notes' to get access to the notes for this Sermon.<br>We also have Home/Small group videos for discussion questions as a way to bring the weekend message into your group. <br><br>If you have any feedback, questions or comments about this sermon, kindly write to us at <a href="http://[email protected]" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p>

<p>If you grew up along side Jesus, what would have been the main things that stood out to you about the way Jesus lived his life? <br><br>James is the half-brother of Jesus. He grew up with Christ and watched the most authentic and the only normal Christian life ever lived. Jesus himself. Everyday simple living. <br>- He throws punch after punch of proverb-type wisdom, mixed with the power of the Holy Spirit to live out the Life of Christ in the most practically authentic way. <br>- And He begins... with how one faces life's hardest times. He talks about what kind of mindset the faithful should have. <br><br><br>In this first sermon, Pastor Jeremy, teaches the importance of having a consistent and confident view trials. He helps you make up your mind about what how you will think about your trials, despite who different each trial might be. <br><br>Click 'Congregation Notes' to get access to the notes for this Sermon.<br>We also have Home/Small group videos for discussion questions as a way to bring the weekend message into your group. <br><br>If you have any feedback, questions or comments about this sermon, kindly write to us at <a href="http://[email protected]" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p>

<p>The fear of failure is a universal fear, and if you never learn how to disarm it, you’ll miss all that God wants to do in your life. In this message, Pastor Jeremy Dawson will give you four truths to remember and four steps to take so that you can neutralize the fear of failure in your life.<br><br>Click 'Congregation Notes' to get access to the notes for this Sermon.<br>We also have 'Talk It Over' videos which provide weekly home/small group discussion questions as a way to bring the weekend message into your small/homegroup.<br><br>If you have any feedback, questions or comments about this sermon, kindly write to us at <a href="http://[email protected]" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p>

<p>The Bible says that God has set eternity in the hearts of men and women, meaning that the earth is not all there is. He has promised us a home in heaven, but what will heaven be like? And how do we get there? <br>In this message, Pastor Jeremy Dawson will talk about the five promises God has made about heaven.<br><br>Click 'Congregation Notes' to get access to the notes for this Sermon.<br>We also have 'Talk It Over' videos which provide weekly home/small group discussion questions as a way to bring the weekend message into your small/homegroup.<br><br>If you have any feedback, questions or comments about this sermon, kindly write to us at <a href="http://[email protected]" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p>

<p>Many of us are waiting for God to tell us what to do. We’re faced with a decision, but we don’t know whether to go left or right. So we get stuck. In this message, Pastor Jeremy Dawson will talk about God’s promise of guidance.<br><br>Click 'Congregation Notes' to get access to the notes for this Sermon.<br>We also have 'Talk It Over' videos which provide weekly home/small group discussion questions as a way to bring the weekend message into your small/homegroup. <br><br>If you have any feedback, questions or comments about this sermon, kindly write to us at <a href="http://[email protected]" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p>

<p>God makes more promises in the Bible about giving generously than anything else. In this message, Pastor Jeremy Dawson will talk about the nine rewards God promises us when we learn to be generous with money.<br><br>This is Part 1 of the ongoing series 'God's Amazing Promises' at Saddleback church.<br><br>If you have any queries or feedback, write to us at <a href="http://[email protected]" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p>

<p>The Power of holy Habits, a series created with the desire to build convictions and habits that will make you an authentic disciple of God. <br><br>In part 5 of the series, Pst. Jeremy Dawson talks about how the Primary way that god has revealed His heart and mind to us is through His Word.<br><br>What happens when you ingest the word of God?<br>What happens when you listen to the Word of God?<br>How does the Holy Spirit use God's Word inside you, when you are born again?<br><br>If you have any queries or feedback, write to us at <a href="http://[email protected]" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p>

<p>The Power of Holy Habits, a series created with the desire to build convictions and habits that will make you an authentic disciple of God. <br><br>In part 4 of the series, Pst. Jeremy Dawson talks about how God invites us into a ministry of intercession to share his heart and his reward<br>The greatest privilege is God has given us post the cross, is direct entrance into the God’s very presence. The power of intercession is the ability to enter into God’s work in people’s lives around us.<br><br>If you have any queries or feedback, write to us at <a href="http://[email protected]" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p>

<p>We are blessed beyond measure with freedom, with wealth and with opportunity. We are far ahead most countries and most of us are hopeful of a good future.<br><br>Watch Pastor Jeremy give reasons for the irrationality of the fear we harbour with the government in power. Christians have an answer to uncertainty. We have the Answer, God. We can’t control the future. We know the One who controls everything.<br><br>If you have any questions or feedback, write to us at <a href="http://[email protected]" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p>

<p>3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, 5 having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, 6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.</p>