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Psalms for the Summer

I've Been Kept

Bishop Terry L. Hill, Jr.Sunday, August 31, 20259am
📖 Psalm 121:5
Bishop Terry L. Hill, Jr. turns to Psalm 121 in a birthday message titled I’ve Been Kept. Drawing on childhood memories of being cared for, he describes the need for a keeper: someone to whom we are accountable and who takes responsibility for us. The message follows God’s keeping power through strength, stability and protective shade. Bishop Hill applies the psalm to demanding circumstances, uncertain steps and the life within that others cannot see. He closes by emphasizing that God’s keeping
Key Points
1.
God supplies strength from outside ourselves to help meet our pressing and demanding circumstances.
2.
God keeps us stable and guards our steps as we navigate uneven and uncertain terrain.
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God acts as a protective covering, shading us from the elements by day and guarding us through the darkness by night.

From the Series

Psalms for the Summer

📖 Psalm 121:5
[5] The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.
Sermon Summary

Bishop Terry L. Hill, Jr. turns to Psalm 121 in a birthday message titled I’ve Been Kept. Drawing on childhood memories of being cared for, he describes the need for a keeper: someone to whom we are accountable and who takes responsibility for us.

The message follows God’s keeping power through strength, stability and protective shade. Bishop Hill applies the psalm to demanding circumstances, uncertain steps and the life within that others cannot see. He closes by emphasizing that God’s keeping is not confined to the past or present, but continues into the future.

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