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Sunday, November 8Independent Presbyterian Church

Opposition and Betrayal from Within

The sermon looks at how the Psalms expect opposition and betrayal to come not from outside the church but from inside it, and how David's own experience of a trusted friend turning against him points to Christ and to the confidence that God vindicates his people.

What was preached

• Psalms 55:1–8
• Psalms 55:12–14
• Psalms 55:20–21
• Psalms 41:9
• Psalms 55:16–19
• Psalms 55:22–23

• Why does David say the betrayal of a familiar friend wounds him more than the taunts of an enemy?
• What did David do with the burden of opposition instead of fleeing, and what did he expect God to do?
• How does the betrayal of a close friend in Psalm 41 come to be applied to Judas at the table with Jesus?

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