Pressure Points – Find Victory – Psalm 20

Pressure Points

Psalm 20 – Find Victory
Sunday, August 2, 2026

Pastor Mike Bailey

Introduction

Pressure points are located all over our bodies. There are hundreds of them, and each time pressure is applied to a pressure point, it pinches nerves or disrupts a normal operation of the body. When a nerve is pinched against a bone or muscle, it shoots an electrical signal of pain to the brain. Pain is the reaction from the pressure to warn people that damage may occur if the pressure is not removed. The authors of the Psalms had the same goal when writing. They wanted those who read the warnings to feel the pressure, to understand the limits, and to show us how to release and remove from our lives the negative things that cause pain. Pressure Points applied in the Psalms mold us to become better when we heed the warnings.

August 2 – Find Victory – Psalm 20

August 9 – Sit in Victory – Psalm 21

August 16 – Remember the Victory – Psalm 22

August 23 – Defined by Victory – Psalm 23

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Find Victory

Psalm 20

1. Recognize what God do. (1-3)

Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Ephesians 3:20

“I am the Lord, the God of all the peoples of the world. Is anything too hard for me?” Jeremiah 32:27

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2. Recognize what your are. (4-5)

People may be pure in their own eyes, but the Lord examines their motives. Proverbs 16:2

But I, the Lord, search all hearts and examine secret motives. I give all people their due rewards, according to what their actions deserve. Jeremiah 17:10

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3. Turn your toward God. (6)

Give me an eagerness for your laws rather than a love for money! Psalm 119:36

²³ Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. ²⁴ Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life. Psalm 139:23-24

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4. Turn your toward God. (7-9)

Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. Colossians 3:16

“And I tell you this, you must give an account on judgment day for every idle word you speak.” Matthew 12:36

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Challenge

What do you need to change to better align your life with God?

It’s your sins that have cut you off from God. Isaiah 59:2a

For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Romans 3:23

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23

If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9

Growth Challenge

Each day this week pray that God would reveal a victory He worked out in your life.

Read Psalm 21 in preparation for next week’s message.

All Bible verses are from the New Living Translation (NLT) unless otherwise noted.