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Pcain at 16:28, 9 November 2011

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	Satan no doubt has drawn near. You remember when it said after Jesus was tempted in the wilderness, "He withdrew from him until an opportune time." When do you think that was? Right now, I think. And not only did he draw near. I’ll bet he gathered all of the most powerful members of his wicked army. You can be assured that the flaming darts that Paul mentions in Ephesians 6 were flying with volleys against the soul of the Son of God as he knelt there wrestling for his faithfulness.		Satan no doubt has drawn near. You remember when it said after Jesus was tempted in the wilderness, "He withdrew from him until an opportune time." When do you think that was? Right now, I think. And not only did he draw near. I’ll bet he gathered all of the most powerful members of his wicked army. You can be assured that the flaming darts that Paul mentions in Ephesians 6 were flying with volleys against the soul of the Son of God as he knelt there wrestling for his faithfulness.

-	Look at verse 36:Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, "Sit here while I go yonder and pray." And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled. Then he said to them, "My soul is very sorrowful, even to death."	+	Look at verse 36:
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		+	Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, "Sit here while I go yonder and pray." And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled. Then he said to them, "My soul is very sorrowful, even to death."
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	Now what’s going on here, why is Jesus so distressed and troubled and sorrowful?		Now what’s going on here, why is Jesus so distressed and troubled and sorrowful?

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	#And rest in the sovereignty of his wisdom, come what may. "But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."		#And rest in the sovereignty of his wisdom, come what may. "But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."

-	So I close with this image. Leave it in your mind. The lesson of Jesus' life and the lesson of the Psalms is this: every cave that you're in—wandering along, feeling the rocks, stumbling, stepping, bumping your head—every cave that you are in is a tunnel that opens into glory. It opens into a day like today in Heaven, with the sun shining, and the grass green, and the waters flowing—as long as you don’t sit down in the cave and blow out the candle of faith.	+	So I close with this image. Leave it in your mind. The lesson of Jesus' life and the lesson of the Psalms is this: every cave that you're in—wandering along, feeling the rocks, stumbling, stepping, bumping your head—every cave that you are in is a tunnel that opens into glory. It opens into a day like today in Heaven, with the sun shining, and the grass green, and the waters flowing—as long as you don’t sit down in the cave and blow out the candle of faith.

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	So I close with this image. Leave it in your mind. The lesson of Jesus' life and the lesson of the Psalms is this: every cave that you're in—wandering along, feeling the rocks, stumbling, stepping, bumping your head—every cave that you are in is a tunnel that opens into glory. It opens into a day like today in Heaven, with the sun shining, and the grass green, and the waters flowing—as long as you don’t sit down in the cave and blow out the candle of faith.		So I close with this image. Leave it in your mind. The lesson of Jesus' life and the lesson of the Psalms is this: every cave that you're in—wandering along, feeling the rocks, stumbling, stepping, bumping your head—every cave that you are in is a tunnel that opens into glory. It opens into a day like today in Heaven, with the sun shining, and the grass green, and the waters flowing—as long as you don’t sit down in the cave and blow out the candle of faith.
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Bhkauflin at 17:20, 9 July 2008

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-	<blockquote>'''Psalm 73:21-26'''</blockquote>	+	<blockquote>'''Psalm 73:21-26'''</blockquote> <blockquote>When my heart was grieved<br>and my spirit embittered, I was senseless and ignorant;<br>I was a brute beast before you. Yet I am always with you;<br>you hold me by my right hand. You guide me with your counsel,<br>and afterward you will take me into glory. Whom have I in heaven but you?<br>And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail,<br>but God is the strength of my heart<br>and my portion forever.</blockquote>
-	<blockquote>When my heart was grieved<br>and my spirit embittered, I was senseless and ignorant;<br>I was a brute beast before you. Yet I am always with you;<br>you hold me by my right hand. You guide me with your counsel,<br>and afterward you will take me into glory. Whom have I in heaven but you?<br>And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail,<br>but God is the strength of my heart<br>and my portion forever.</blockquote>	+
	(''The following is a transcription of the sermon audio.)''		(''The following is a transcription of the sermon audio.)''

Bhkauflin at 17:20, 9 July 2008

Bhkauflin — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:20:02 GMT

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-	{{MasterHeader\|author=John Piper\|partnerurl=http://www.desiringgod.org\|partner=Desiring God\|other=\|mediatype=article\|lang=English\|editor=n/a\|translator=n/a\|level=0\|reviewed= Not Reviewed\|newtitle=Battling the Unbelief of Despondency\|series=Battling Unbelief\|topic=Life Issues\|subtopic=Fear & Anxiety\|month=December\|day=4\|year=1988}}'''Psalm 73:21-26'''	+	{{info}}
-	<blockquote>When my heart was grieved<br>and my spirit embittered, I was senseless and ignorant;<br>I was a brute beast before you. Yet I am always with you;<br>you hold me by my right hand. You guide me with your counsel,<br>and afterward you will take me into glory. Whom have I in heaven but you?<br>And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail,<br>but God is the strength of my heart<br>and my portion forever. </blockquote>	+	<blockquote>'''Psalm 73:21-26'''</blockquote>
		+	<blockquote>When my heart was grieved<br>and my spirit embittered, I was senseless and ignorant;<br>I was a brute beast before you. Yet I am always with you;<br>you hold me by my right hand. You guide me with your counsel,<br>and afterward you will take me into glory. Whom have I in heaven but you?<br>And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail,<br>but God is the strength of my heart<br>and my portion forever.</blockquote>
	(''The following is a transcription of the sermon audio.)''		(''The following is a transcription of the sermon audio.)''

Bhkauflin at 16:02, 20 June 2008

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-	{{MasterHeader\|author=John Piper\|partnerurl=http://www.desiringgod.org\|partner=Desiring God\|other=\|mediatype=article\|lang=English\|editor=n/a\|translator=n/a\|level=0\|reviewed= Not Reviewed\|newtitle=Battling the Unbelief of Despondency\|series=~~Sermons 1988~~\|topic=Life Issues\|subtopic=Fear & Anxiety\|month=December\|day=4\|year=1988}}'''Psalm 73:21-26'''	+	{{MasterHeader\|author=John Piper\|partnerurl=http://www.desiringgod.org\|partner=Desiring God\|other=\|mediatype=article\|lang=English\|editor=n/a\|translator=n/a\|level=0\|reviewed= Not Reviewed\|newtitle=Battling the Unbelief of Despondency\|series=Battling Unbelief\|topic=Life Issues\|subtopic=Fear & Anxiety\|month=December\|day=4\|year=1988}}'''Psalm 73:21-26'''
	<blockquote>When my heart was grieved<br>and my spirit embittered, I was senseless and ignorant;<br>I was a brute beast before you. Yet I am always with you;<br>you hold me by my right hand. You guide me with your counsel,<br>and afterward you will take me into glory. Whom have I in heaven but you?<br>And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail,<br>but God is the strength of my heart<br>and my portion forever. </blockquote>		<blockquote>When my heart was grieved<br>and my spirit embittered, I was senseless and ignorant;<br>I was a brute beast before you. Yet I am always with you;<br>you hold me by my right hand. You guide me with your counsel,<br>and afterward you will take me into glory. Whom have I in heaven but you?<br>And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail,<br>but God is the strength of my heart<br>and my portion forever. </blockquote>
	(''The following is a transcription of the sermon audio.)''		(''The following is a transcription of the sermon audio.)''

Bhkauflin at 15:34, 16 June 2008

Bhkauflin — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:34:20 GMT

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-	~~ ~~{{MasterHeader\|author=John Piper\|partnerurl=http://www.desiringgod.org\|partner=Desiring God~~\|date=04 December 1988~~\|other=~~\|series=\|categorytopic= Fear & Anxiety~~ \|mediatype=article\|lang=English\|editor=n/a\|translator=n/a\|level=0\|reviewed= Not Reviewed\|newtitle=Battling the Unbelief of Despondency}}'''Psalm 73:21-26'''	+	{{MasterHeader\|author=John Piper\|partnerurl=http://www.desiringgod.org\|partner=Desiring God\|other=\|mediatype=article\|lang=English\|editor=n/a\|translator=n/a\|level=0\|reviewed= Not Reviewed\|newtitle=Battling the Unbelief of Despondency\|series=Sermons 1988\|topic=Life Issues\|subtopic=Fear & Anxiety\|month=December\|day=4\|year=1988}}'''Psalm 73:21-26'''
	<blockquote>When my heart was grieved<br>and my spirit embittered, I was senseless and ignorant;<br>I was a brute beast before you. Yet I am always with you;<br>you hold me by my right hand. You guide me with your counsel,<br>and afterward you will take me into glory. Whom have I in heaven but you?<br>And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail,<br>but God is the strength of my heart<br>and my portion forever. </blockquote>		<blockquote>When my heart was grieved<br>and my spirit embittered, I was senseless and ignorant;<br>I was a brute beast before you. Yet I am always with you;<br>you hold me by my right hand. You guide me with your counsel,<br>and afterward you will take me into glory. Whom have I in heaven but you?<br>And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail,<br>but God is the strength of my heart<br>and my portion forever. </blockquote>
	(''The following is a transcription of the sermon audio.)''		(''The following is a transcription of the sermon audio.)''

Bhkauflin at 14:31, 21 May 2008

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-	<blockquote>	+	<blockquote>When my heart was grieved<br>and my spirit embittered, I was senseless and ignorant;<br>I was a brute beast before you. Yet I am always with you;<br>you hold me by my right hand. You guide me with your counsel,<br>and afterward you will take me into glory. Whom have I in heaven but you?<br>And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail,<br>but God is the strength of my heart<br>and my portion forever. </blockquote>
-	When my heart was grieved<br>and my spirit embittered,	+
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-	I was senseless and ignorant;<br>I was a brute beast before you.	+
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-	Yet I am always with you;<br>you hold me by my right hand.	+
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-	You guide me with your counsel,<br>and afterward you will take me into glory.	+
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-	Whom have I in heaven but you?<br>And earth has nothing I desire besides you.	+
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-	My flesh and my heart may fail,<br>but God is the strength of my heart<br>and my portion forever.	+
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	(''The following is a transcription of the sermon audio.)''		(''The following is a transcription of the sermon audio.)''

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	So my point is wherever this despondency may come from it’s unbelief that doesn't say “but God.” It’s unbelief that puts up no resistance. It’s unbelief that doesn't take the shield of faith and the sword of the Spirit and fight. That much I think we can say with clarity from Scripture. "My body is shot, my heart is almost dead, and for whatever reason I will not yield. I will trust to God though my strength is gone."		So my point is wherever this despondency may come from it’s unbelief that doesn't say “but God.” It’s unbelief that puts up no resistance. It’s unbelief that doesn't take the shield of faith and the sword of the Spirit and fight. That much I think we can say with clarity from Scripture. "My body is shot, my heart is almost dead, and for whatever reason I will not yield. I will trust to God though my strength is gone."

-	Psalm 19:7, "The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul." The word of God is given to revive souls. The saints' souls need to be restored and revived. That means despondency comes and the Word of God is given to restore it.<br>	+	Psalm 19:7, "The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul." The word of God is given to revive souls. The saints' souls need to be restored and revived. That means despondency comes and the Word of God is given to restore it.<br>

	'''Satan vs. the Son of God'''		'''Satan vs. the Son of God'''

Kryndontpay at 01:40, 21 May 2008

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-	~~<blockquote>~~'''Psalm 73:21-26''' ~~</blockquote>~~<blockquote>	+	<blockquote>
	When my heart was grieved<br>and my spirit embittered,		When my heart was grieved<br>and my spirit embittered,

Kryndontpay at 22:35, 19 May 2008

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	<blockquote>'''Psalm 73:21-26''' </blockquote><blockquote>		<blockquote>'''Psalm 73:21-26''' </blockquote><blockquote>
	When my heart was grieved<br>and my spirit embittered,		When my heart was grieved<br>and my spirit embittered,
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	Secondly, "and my heart" - that means there’s this emotional spiritual dimension to despondency. Our hearts are discouraged, dejected, gloomy, burned out.		Secondly, "and my heart" - that means there’s this emotional spiritual dimension to despondency. Our hearts are discouraged, dejected, gloomy, burned out.

-	Third, "fail." The word means come to an end, run out, be exhausted of resources. It’s like your life is a tank and in it is water that you need for refreshment. And somebody pulls the plug at the bottom and it just all runs out. And this word in Hebrew (Kalla) means come to an end, be exhausted, be depleted of resources to handle problems and life.	+	Third, "fail." The word means come to an end, run out, be exhausted of resources. It’s like your life is a tank and in it is water that you need for refreshment. And somebody pulls the plug at the bottom and it just all runs out. And this word in Hebrew (Kalla) means come to an end, be exhausted, be depleted of resources to handle problems and life.

	'''Is Sin the Source of Despondency?'''		'''Is Sin the Source of Despondency?'''
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	In other words, it’s not simple. But I’m going to pick a simple sentence, one that comes from Scripture, because we need clear and simple things to live by. Here’s the sentence that I think is simple and true: Unbelief is the root of yielding to despondency.		In other words, it’s not simple. But I’m going to pick a simple sentence, one that comes from Scripture, because we need clear and simple things to live by. Here’s the sentence that I think is simple and true: Unbelief is the root of yielding to despondency.

-	I’ll pass over the issue of where despondency comes from, because it’s very complex. Wherever it comes from, unbelief is at the root of making peace with it, yielding to it, giving no spiritual warfare to fight it, being negligent in putting on the armour of God and so on. Now I want illustrate this briefly by looking at the Psalm and then looking at Jesus.	+	I’ll pass over the issue of where despondency comes from, because it’s very complex. Wherever it comes from, unbelief is at the root of making peace with it, yielding to it, giving no spiritual warfare to fight it, being negligent in putting on the armour of God and so on. Now I want illustrate this briefly by looking at the Psalm and then looking at Jesus.

-	'''"But God..."'''	+	'''"But God..."'''

	The Psalm 73:26 contains this truth, "My flesh and my heart may fail." Now literally it's just "fail," not "may fail." There’s no "may" implied in this Hebrew verb. Its just, "My flesh and my heart are failing, I am discouraged, I am despondent, I am at my wit's end." And then comes the spiritual counter attack in the next phrase: “but God.”		The Psalm 73:26 contains this truth, "My flesh and my heart may fail." Now literally it's just "fail," not "may fail." There’s no "may" implied in this Hebrew verb. Its just, "My flesh and my heart are failing, I am discouraged, I am despondent, I am at my wit's end." And then comes the spiritual counter attack in the next phrase: “but God.”
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	Psalm 19:7, "The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul." The word of God is given to revive souls. The saints' souls need to be restored and revived. That means despondency comes and the Word of God is given to restore it.<br>		Psalm 19:7, "The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul." The word of God is given to revive souls. The saints' souls need to be restored and revived. That means despondency comes and the Word of God is given to restore it.<br>

-	'''Satan vs. the Son of God'''	+	'''Satan vs. the Son of God'''

	Let’s go to Jesus. Turn with me to Matthew 26:36 and following. I want us to be with Jesus for a few minutes in Gethsemane. We’ve just celebrated the Lord’s Supper. A few hours later Jesus is in Gethsemane and what’s happening there is probably the greatest spiritual warfare in a human soul that’s ever happened or ever will happen.		Let’s go to Jesus. Turn with me to Matthew 26:36 and following. I want us to be with Jesus for a few minutes in Gethsemane. We’ve just celebrated the Lord’s Supper. A few hours later Jesus is in Gethsemane and what’s happening there is probably the greatest spiritual warfare in a human soul that’s ever happened or ever will happen.

-	Satan no doubt has drawn near. You remember when it said after Jesus was tempted in the wilderness, "He withdrew from him until an opportune time." When do you think that was? Right now, I think. And not only did he draw near. I’ll bet he gathered all of the most powerful members of his wicked army. You can be assured that the flaming darts that Paul mentions in Ephesians 6 were flying with volleys against the soul of the Son of God as he knelt there wrestling for his faithfulness.	+	Satan no doubt has drawn near. You remember when it said after Jesus was tempted in the wilderness, "He withdrew from him until an opportune time." When do you think that was? Right now, I think. And not only did he draw near. I’ll bet he gathered all of the most powerful members of his wicked army. You can be assured that the flaming darts that Paul mentions in Ephesians 6 were flying with volleys against the soul of the Son of God as he knelt there wrestling for his faithfulness.

-	Look at verse 36:Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, "Sit here while I go yonder and pray." And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled. Then he said to them, "My soul is very sorrowful, even to death."	+	Look at verse 36:Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, "Sit here while I go yonder and pray." And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled. Then he said to them, "My soul is very sorrowful, even to death."

-	Now what’s going on here, why is Jesus so distressed and troubled and sorrowful?	+	Now what’s going on here, why is Jesus so distressed and troubled and sorrowful?

	John 12:27 says "Now is my soul troubled. What shall I say? 'Father, save me from this hour'? No, but for this purpose, I have come to this hour." Now I think that text tells us what the nature of the temptation was. Satan was firing volley after volley into the mind of Jesus Christ. And thoughts came into his mind from Satan, thoughts like, "This is a dead end street. Calvary is just a black hole. It’s going to hurt like nothing has ever hurt any human being ever before, and these rascals aren’t worth it, etc." These were coming out of Satan’s wicked heart into the mind of the Son of God.		John 12:27 says "Now is my soul troubled. What shall I say? 'Father, save me from this hour'? No, but for this purpose, I have come to this hour." Now I think that text tells us what the nature of the temptation was. Satan was firing volley after volley into the mind of Jesus Christ. And thoughts came into his mind from Satan, thoughts like, "This is a dead end street. Calvary is just a black hole. It’s going to hurt like nothing has ever hurt any human being ever before, and these rascals aren’t worth it, etc." These were coming out of Satan’s wicked heart into the mind of the Son of God.

-	Satan wants to produce in Jesus a spirit of despondency that sinks unopposed in resignation and says "It won’t work, there’s no point in pressing on anymore." Now I want us to think about this warfare for a minute and compare it to the disciples.	+	Satan wants to produce in Jesus a spirit of despondency that sinks unopposed in resignation and says "It won’t work, there’s no point in pressing on anymore." Now I want us to think about this warfare for a minute and compare it to the disciples.

	'''Do Not Let Your Hearts Be Troubled'''		'''Do Not Let Your Hearts Be Troubled'''
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	On the part of the disciples Jesus is saying, "When the bomb drops in your life and Satan colors the shock wave of this experience with black hopelessness, don’t yield. Believe." In other words, he’s telling them, "Counter attack, let not your hearts be troubled, attack, believe in God, believe also in me." He’s not saying that this first shock wave that can knock you over or pull the plug out of your life won’t be there. He’s saying, "Counter attack, believe, take my peace, listen to what I’ve said, look at the word of God. I will show you the path of life."		On the part of the disciples Jesus is saying, "When the bomb drops in your life and Satan colors the shock wave of this experience with black hopelessness, don’t yield. Believe." In other words, he’s telling them, "Counter attack, let not your hearts be troubled, attack, believe in God, believe also in me." He’s not saying that this first shock wave that can knock you over or pull the plug out of your life won’t be there. He’s saying, "Counter attack, believe, take my peace, listen to what I’ve said, look at the word of God. I will show you the path of life."

-	Now with regard to Jesus, no one knew better than the Son of God that if he didn’t immediately counter attack the shock wave of Satan’s satanic temptation he’d be done for. And so in closing I want us to look very carefully at how Jesus responded to his troubled soul and the satanic attack on his peace with God. It’s right here—five steps.	+	Now with regard to Jesus, no one knew better than the Son of God that if he didn’t immediately counter attack the shock wave of Satan’s satanic temptation he’d be done for. And so in closing I want us to look very carefully at how Jesus responded to his troubled soul and the satanic attack on his peace with God. It’s right here—five steps.

	'''Fight Unbelief Like Christ'''		'''Fight Unbelief Like Christ'''
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	So here’s the lesson. When Satan drops a bombshell on the peace of your life the initial shock waves of emotional response are not necessarily sin. What is sin is not to do what Jesus did when the bomb fell in the Garden of Gethsemane. Sin is yielding to depression. Sin is not taking the armour of God. Sin is not waging spiritual warfare.		So here’s the lesson. When Satan drops a bombshell on the peace of your life the initial shock waves of emotional response are not necessarily sin. What is sin is not to do what Jesus did when the bomb fell in the Garden of Gethsemane. Sin is yielding to depression. Sin is not taking the armour of God. Sin is not waging spiritual warfare.

-	But Jesus shows us another way. It’s not painless, but it’s not passive either. And I want us to follow him in it.	+	But Jesus shows us another way. It’s not painless, but it’s not passive either. And I want us to follow him in it.

	'''A Picture and a Plan'''		'''A Picture and a Plan'''

-	Let me just sum it up as we close.	+	Let me just sum it up as we close.

	Find your trusted friends. Who are they? Who are your inner ring.		Find your trusted friends. Who are they? Who are your inner ring.