This week in service we wrapped up our "Studying The Psalms" series. Elder Nathan Tunison taught on Psalm 139. We learned It is incredibly comforting to know there is no place and no circumstance where we end up hidden from God. We can trust Him with our care, shepherding, discipline, joy, and direction.
We often see David overwhelmed with praise toward God. How does he do it? How do we get there? When we see what God has done for us, it reminds us what He is really like and we find hope, peace, assurance, and everlasting joy there.
Jim Elliot, a missionary who gave his life for the gospel, said upon reading Psalm 91:1, "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose.” Certainly the pressures of this world press in all around us. We face challenge and trials all day long, but the grace, love, and protection of God are sufficient. The things we face can never take away from us the riches we have in Christ Jesus.
Yesterday, we studied Psalm 90 in our service. The general idea we discussed is that because life is so short, we shouldn’t live for today, we should live for eternity. Don’t fear on missing out on things here on earth. Fear missing out on things in Heaven. Use your life to serve God and live for Him, storing up true riches and treasures in Heaven.
Have you ever messed up? Like, really messed up! David sure did. Psalm 51 shows us up close and personal what David went through as he recalls his adulterous affair with Bathsheba. This Psalm, a lament, shows us how he responded to a friend’s rebuke, repented, sought God’s forgiveness, and found peace in His mercy and grace.
For Christ followers, it is vitally important that we do not get caught up in frustration surrounding our lot in life or the success of others. Psalm 37 gives us a blueprint to avoid this "comparison trap" along with promises of provision and protection for those who follow the guidelines.
This past Sunday we studied one of best-known passages of the Bible. God has used David’s Words in Psalm 23 to comfort those mourning and encourage those in dark times. Wherever you are right now, you can rest easy knowing that God is your protector and provider.
In Psalm 22 David is once again crying out to God for help. To David it seems as though God is far off and unconcerned in his plight. He then begins to recount God's faithfulness throughout time, contrasting what he is currently experiencing. David has chosen to set his mind, heart, and soul on what he knows to be true about God instead of how he might be feeling mentally or emotionally.
Many commentators suggest that Psalm 19 is one of the most magnificent of the psalms, for its poetic elegance and for its theological depth. Its theme is that there can be no excuse for those who do not believe in God's existence, for God has revealed Himself to mankind through His creation and through His Word.
A proper understanding of who we are begins with understanding who God is and how we relate to Him. As we consider Psalm 8, we can praise God for His majestic nature and character revealed to us in creation and in His Word. We can praise God for how we have experienced His awesome power and glory in our own lives.
As we each choose one of two roads — the way of faithfulness or the way of faithlessness — we are part of one of two kingdoms, the kingdom which is in opposition to God and His rule or the Kingdom that is under God and His Rule. This Psalm teaches the utter foolishness of rebelling against God and instead points us toward a heavenly Kingdom, one where Jesus rules and reigns in perfect justice and peace, and where those who serve the LORD are blessed.
The book of Psalms is a collection of songs and prayers expresses the heart and soul of humanity. As we launch this newest series, we start with Psalm 1 and look at two paths - The path of righteousness and the path of the wicked. One leads to blessing, the other to destruction.