Psalm 103 Last week, in preaching from Psalm 95, I talked about how desperate our situation is apart from Jesus. As Paul described our situation in his letter to the church in Rome, as sinners, we are enemies of God, deserving his wrath. I used an image from Jonathan Edwards that described us as sinners [...]
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Psalm 95 We love good news. You have been accepted at the university you applied to! You have won a sailing yacht!. Here is a pony for your birthday! You have been promoted! I can get you the money you need to pay your bills! Psalm 95 begins with good news. Come, let us sing [...]
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Psalm 84 I looked up on Google to see what people would say they long for. I typed in the phrase I could just die for and came up with these items. a frappuccino a fried shrimp plate a strawberry daiquiri some good chapati a certain bakery’s sugar cookie, lemon zest, or snickerdoodle that smile [...]
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Psalm 73 I hate traveling. You have to pack and struggle to stay under the weight limit for baggage. Then you have to lug your bags to the airport and begin standing in line. After inching your way forward to the front of the line, you finally have your boarding ticket and now you go [...]
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Psalm 55 My mother had the kind of personality that valued loyalty above all else. The worst thing that could happen to her was for someone she trusted to betray her trust. This is why the family fight over my grandfather’s business was so devastating to her. She moved with my father to his family’s [...]
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