Our Suffering Savior Looking backwards to look forwards. Psalm 22 13-27 13 Your ways, God, are holy. What god is as great as our God? 14 You are the God who performs miracles; you display your power among the peoples. 15 With your mighty arm you redeemed your people, the descendants of Jacob and Joseph. We follow a holy and powerful God. 16 The waters saw you, God, the waters saw you and writhed; the very depths were convulsed.…
Dealing with Doubt Psalm 77 Psalms: Being Honest with God (Series) 1 I cried out to God for help; I cried out to God to hear me. 2 When I was in distress, I sought the Lord; at night I stretched out untiring hands, and I would not be comforted. 3 I remembered you, God, and I groaned; I meditated, and my spirit grew faint. 4 You kept my eyes from closing; I was too troubled to speak. 5 I…
Psalm 139 Psalms: Being Honest with God (New Series) We don’t have to be bound to our circumstances. We know what David was going through when he wrote this Psalm. (2 Samuel 15) David was forced to flee into the Judean wilderness with his family and lose his kingdom. Psalm 23 1The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. 2He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3 he refreshes my soul. He guides…
James 1:22-25 22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25 But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but…
Comfort Is Not The GoalHow has God given you abundant life, even if it’s not an easy life? John 10:10bI have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. What does it mean to live life to the fullest? Does it mean healthy,financially successful, and powerful, or does it mean something muchgreater than these temporary goals. We all want to live a meaningful life butwe can’t do that if we miss the purpose of life. People…
What Words Best Describe Your Character?Genesis 32:27-2827 The man asked him, “What is your name?” “Jacob,” he answered. 28 Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.”Why did God asked Jacob, “What is your name?” God obviously new his name and everything else about Jacob, so why would God ask this question. In the Old Testament people were named after their character. That…
