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How do we deal biblically with our pain and our grief? We asked this question several weeks ago as we began this short series on the biblical idea of lament. Is there a way to rightly give voice to your pain? Is there a path that gives you permission to wrestle with sorrow instead of rushing to its end?…

The Christian and The Cross SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT MARK 8:31-38 Being a Christian is fantastic! As you embrace Christ, your problems become opportunities, heartaches turn into joys, bad times fade into the past. Your career succeeds as it never has. Your relationship with those around you is enhanced.…

King David went through some really tough times, times of great sorrow and distress. Times when he felt attacked from every side and that things were never going to improve. In fact at times he despaired for his life. Now you may have felt like the whole world has been closing in on you at times, most…

What is the end goal of the prayer of lament? This is a very important questions because this is the question that brings true hope and grace to our grief and pain. This is the question that makes prayers of lament Christian. Every lament prayer is a prayer of faith. It is a prayer only the Christian…

For the choir director: according to “The Deer of the Dawn.” A psalm of David. My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far from my deliverance and from my words of groaning? My God, I cry by day, but you do not answer, by night, yet I have no rest. But you are holy, enthroned on the…

In this uplifting message titled "Entering His Courts with Praise," we explore the significance of praising God in our daily lives. Join us as we discuss the reasons why worship is essential for spiritual growth and how to incorporate praise into your routine. Learn practical steps to enter God's presence with a heart full of gratitude and joy. Whether you're new to faith or a seasoned believer, this message will inspire you to deepen your relationship with God through praise.

When God Hides Have you ever felt like God was hiding from you? Like you were desperately searching for answers, but all you found was silence? That's where we find Job this week... Speaking of God - Job says: 9 on the left he hides, and I cannot behold him; I turn to the right, but I cannot see him.…

Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

Fact Checking the Resurrection Psalm 22:1-26 NASB Throughout the history of man, there has been conspiracies theories about any and every thing. And its only getting worst. Here are a few of the most recent ones: The landing on the moon was fake. The CIA had JFK shot dead in Dallas. The COVID pandemic…

Rethinking Sacrifice “It Is Finished” In most religions the gods demand sacrifice. Followers are to surrender something of value to that god. Money. Time. Possessions. Some religions have even called for human sacrifice. Even people who think they aren’t religious sacrifice to false gods. Take the man…

As there are some folks who are coming to our church and are new to the faith, as well as the rest of our congregation we must be firmly rooted in the fundamentals of the faith. Over the last several months we have been looking at the foundations of our faith, and making sure that we help believers build…

Lament Introduction: Looking at Lament Psalms. We don’t talk about Lament psalms very often. It’s difficult to find material and examples to preach on laments. Because We don’t want to feel laments at Church. 44% of the Psalms are Laments. If we’re going to look seriously at the Psalms, we have to explore…

Scripture weaves together: Prophecy - Isaiah, Psalms Narrative - John Didactic (teaching/application) - Hebrews Behold, my servant shall act wisely; he shall be high and lifted up, and shall be exalted. As many were astonished at you— his appearance was so marred, beyond human semblance, and his form…

Scripture records the greatest event in history with a shocking lack of words: “There they crucified him.” Here was the culmination of God's plan: the innocent for the guilty, the sinless for the sinful. The participants in this divine drama are carried along fulfilling prophecy after prophecy, Pilate…

Main Point: The Lord does not neglect the righteous sufferer. Aim of the text: For the singer, though they feel abandoned, to take heart in a faithful God who will not turn his face away. His rescue and praises must be declared to the ends of earth and time! Introduction · <hook> · Remember Psalms are…

Good Morning! This morning I want to take sort of a before and after approach to today’s sermon, so I want to start with the before. But Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he dragged off men and women and committed them to prison. Now this is Saul in Acts Chapter 8 obviously,…

In his wonderful little book Orthodoxy, GK Chesterton asserts his own way into Christianity. At the end of chapter 6 he gives his readers a paradox: The real problem is—Can the lion lie down with the lamb and still retain his royal ferocity? We need both the lion and the lamb. We need the God that is…

The Suffering Servant My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning? God’s Silence in Our Suffering O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer, and by night, but I find no rest. Yet you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel. In you…

Silence from Heaven 1 Why, O Lord , do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? King David said: 1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning? 2 O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer; and by night, but find…

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.…

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…