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A wise person plays the long game. They don’t get distracted by the latest fad or fashion. They know what it is they are chasing and they are willing to work very hard to achieve it. They are willing to take risks, they are willing to sieze opportunities that come along, but only if those risks and opportunities…

A more expansive definition of the rearguard arose during the large-scale struggles between nation-states during World War I and World War II. In this context, a rearguard can be a minor unit of regular or irregular troops that protect the withdrawal of larger numbers of personnel (military or civilian)…

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…

Wisdom Psalm 1 “Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields…

Unlike most other books in the Bible, chapters in Psalms stand independent of one another. You don’t need to read the surrounding chapters for context or to get an understanding of what’s going on, like you’d need to do in Genesis or Amos or Romans or 1 Corinthians, for example. Each psalm, or song,…

We are now in our third week of our series “Who is God?” So who is God? The Bible, God’s Word, tells us what God is like and what He is not like. Without the authority of the Bible, any attempt to explain God’s attributes (inherent qualities) would be no better than an opinion, which by itself is often…

Of David. 1 Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers! 2 For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb. 3 Trust in the Lord , and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. 4 Delight yourself in the Lord , and he will give you the desires…

How do we build a life of faith? How do we avoid a life of idolatry? Our passage, more specifically, the chapters before us today, 14-16 of 1 Kings… exist in part for that purpose These chapters take us from King Jeroboam and Rehoboam in 931 BC to the start of Ahab’s reign over Israel in 874 BC and Jehoshaphat’s…

Introduction... Prayer... Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers! For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb. Trust in the Lord , and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. Delight yourself in the Lord , and he will give you the…

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…

God is our only answer God’s Handwriting He writes with characters too grand For our short sight to understand; We catch but broken strokes, and try To fathom all the mystery Of withered hopes, of death, of life, The endless war, the useless strife— But there, with larger, clearer sight, We shall see…

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.…

Introduction We can divide the Psalms by Genre. For this series, we will be looking at the Psalms that fall into the category of Wisdom Literature. In contrast to the spontaneous prose prayers found in biblical narratives (see Miller, They Cried to the Lord, Appendix 1), the Psalms are tightly woven…

If someone is following your footsteps would your footprints lead them to the Lord? Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time. Longfellow- A Psalm of Life 23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord : And he…

What do we do when nothing seems certain ? When things seem to be constant changing, what and where do we turn? We are broken . As a world. As a nation. As a state. As a community. As a church. And as individuals. Is there any hope ? This is the natural question which comes to my heart and mind. Where…

This is an acrostic poem, meaning it has each letter of the Hebrew alphabet at the start of each new stanza.It is a wisdom Psalm. Everyone has faith ! The question is: in what? A secondary question is: How will faith be seen in life? Maybe it is “what difference will your faith make?” The way we live…

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…

The Word of the Lord. Doing what God says is as important as Hearing from God. 2 And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, 3 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. 4 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded…

This morning we will be finishing our study on How to Live When Life is A Mess.We have done this by breaking Psalm 37 into 3 sections, How to not let the Mess controls you, What to do with the Mess, Then last week and this week we bring it to a close:When Life is a mess don’t let emotions control you.We…

How To Live When Life Is A Mess This morning we continue in our study on How To Live When Life Is A Mess.Obviously by the feedback I have received this teaching has challenged many of you. Praise God for that.So far we spent the first two weeks looking at How to not let the mess control you.That is difficult.…

How To Live When Life Is A Mess Today we will continue in our study that we are doing in Psalm 37 : How To Live When Life Is A Mess.In case you have missed the first two it is real simple.There will be many times that life becomes a mess for many different reasons and maybe completely out of your control.That…

Delight Yourself In The Lord Last week we started a new series called: How To Live When Life Is A Mess. We learning these lessons from Psalm 37Psalm 37 is a Psalm that King David wrote when he was very old.He looked back on his life and gave us some instruction on somethings he learned when there was…