God’s Character – Psalm 145:8-14
A text – Psalm 145:8-14 8 The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.9 The Lord is good to all, and his compassion is over all that he has made. 10 All your works shall give thanks to you, O Lord, and all your faithful shall bless you.11 They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom and…
Our Expectations and God’s – Zechariah 9:9-12
A text – Zechariah 9:9-12 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter Jerusalem!See, your king comes to you; triumphant and victorious is he,humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.10 He will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the war horse from Jerusalem;and the battle bow shall be…
Knowing Joy – Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30
A text – Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 16 “But to what will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to one another, 17 ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we wailed, and you did not mourn.’ 18 “For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say,…
Living a Big Story – Psalm 89
A text – Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18 1 I will sing of your steadfast love, O Lord, forever; with my mouth I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations.2 I declare that your steadfast love is established forever; your faithfulness is as firm as the heavens. 3 You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have sworn to my servant…
Sacrificial Giving – Genesis 22
A text – Genesis 22:1-14 22 After these things God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” 2 He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I…
Connections – Matthew 10:40-42
A text – Matthew 10:40-42 40 “Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. 41 Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive the reward of the righteous, 42 and whoever…
Complaints – Psalm 69:7-10
A text – Psalm 69:7-10 7 It is for your sake that I have borne reproach, that shame has covered my face.8 I have become a stranger to my kindred, an alien to my mother’s children. 9 It is zeal for your house that has consumed me; the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.10 When I humbled my…
Lamenting – Jeremiah 20:7-13
A text – Jeremiah 20:7-13 7 O Lord, you have enticed me, and I was enticed; you have overpowered me, and you have prevailed.I have become a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me.8 For whenever I speak, I must cry out; I must shout, “Violence and destruction!”For the word of the Lord has become for me a reproach and…
Cost of Taking a Stand – Matthew 10:24-39
A text – Matthew 10:24-39 24 “A disciple is not above the teacher nor a slave above the master; 25 it is enough for the disciple to be like the teacher and the slave like the master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household! 26 “So…
The Great Procession – Psalm 100
A text – Psalm 100 1 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth.2 Serve the Lord with gladness; come into his presence with singing. 3 Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people and the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with…
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