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A lot of books will have an epilogue at the end, where it summarizes, or wraps up the story. Psalm 150 is a kind of epilogue for this Hebrew Hymnal. It summarizes the entire book of Psalms with it’s over arching theme of praising the Lord. Here the Psalmist encourages the entire earth to lift up their…

TEXT: JAMES 5:13 | PRAYER AND PRAISE INTRO EXPLANATION : James, the half brother of Jesus, has covered an array of topics in this his final chapter. He has dealt with the emptiness of living a life for things. One day the Rust of those things will testify against them He addressed the struggle that so…

Grace, mercy, and peace to you; from God our Father, and from our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Peace — is a word that can take us into a lot of different directions. Many times people connect peace with their emotions, or connect it to what is going on in the world or in our community.…

Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: He began to teach them... “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. “Blessed…

Introduction: Let’s do a little word association this morning. I don’t know where this is going to end up, so just come along with me. Here goes: peace, war, peace, wholeness, peace, forever, happiness, sadness, peace . . . (Do further association, coming back frequently to the word peace to begin another…

Praise and Worship is a term used by the modern charismatic church and adapted by some traditional churches as a contemporary worship service. The word Praise is associated with action and giving thanks The word Hallelujah has ben used in the church from early times and it comes from two Hebrew words…

What is the Main Purpose of Psalms? The entire collection of Psalms is actually called Praises in the Hebrew text. How awesome is that? In fact ancient rabbis often designated it as “The Book of Praises.” The Septuagint, which is the Greek Translation of the Old Testament labeled it as Psalms. The book…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, we come before you today with Joy in our hearts. Joy for being in this space together. Joy for being able to be together. And joy for the day itself which represents the day in which our new lives can begin. We thank you and praise you this day for all these things…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, on this day that we celebrate Christ’s arrival in Jerusalem and immediately move to his passion, we ask that you help us to open our hearts, minds and spirits to your still speaking voice above the din of all other voices in our hearts, minds, and spirits so that…

Let us pray…God, may the words of my mouth, the meditations of all of our hearts, and the willingness of our spirits be pleasing unto you this day. Today’s time of reflection on this Psalm is going to be a bit different for us. I know I typically spend time relating the scripture to our lives but I want…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, as we gather this day, we are reminded that your love knows no limits and no bounds. Help us in this time to remember and reflect on this idea so that we can find comfort and peace in a time that is out of our control, and remind us that your time is perfect. Now,…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, on this first Sunday in Lent, we are standing at the stream of life and longing for your presence amongst us in this time that seems to be a never ending period of grief, despair, sorrow, and sadness. We are ready to celebrate and be able to praise you once again.…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

1 Praise the Lord ! Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty firmament! 2 Praise Him for His mighty acts; Praise Him according to His excellent greatness! 3 Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet; Praise Him with the lute and harp! 4 Praise Him with the timbrel and dance; Praise Him with…

This morning, I want to begin a series in the book of Psalms by asking you a peculiar question: "Why are we so tired all the time?" I’m tired of this pandemic! I’m sick of wearing masks everywhere I go, I’m tired of social distancing and what it does to the local church. This seems to be a shared problem…

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And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof…

Praise psalms remind of us of the presence and nearness of God.

Introduction Today we are going to be primarily talking about worship in song, but also about worship service. I talked last week that worship happens everywhare we declair worth to God but I am really thinking of worship service at this time. And I want you to join me there. As we think about worship…

This message begins with a talk about the 2017 goals of the church and then moves into the actual sermon at 13:40 minutes.

Intro I don’t know how many of you follow the news and what is happening nationally. This week was election week and while we did not have anything here locally, there were a number of things that happened across the country. For an off year election cycle, no Senate, House, or presidential candidates,…

Psalm 146 We, as humans, love to be self-sufficient…if we are truly honest with ourselves. But there will come times when we have no choice but to trust others to ask for help. There are also times when we have no where to turn…the problem seems far too big for any man to help us. People can pray for…

Introduction: One of the great challenges of life is that of eating right and exercising regularly. I know I personally struggle with how to handle my diet and get the proper exercise to have a healthy body and healthy heart. But did you realize that there are also some exercises and principles that…

Introduction: I want you to open your Bibles first this morning to Psalm 19:7-14 . We will be looking at an overview of Psalm 119 in my sermon this morning but Psalm 119 is really an elaboration of these verses in Psalm 19:7-14 . Read Psalm 19:7-14 Martin Luther said, “I have made a covenant with God…

Would you turn with me in your Bible to Psalm chapter 1. As you are making your way there I want to help us see just why the the Book of Psalm is so vital for us to look at as we journey through this life and to prepare us for what is to come. Athanasius who was one of the early church fathers was known…