Psalm 130 | My soul waits for the Lord

Potential elements

Video - a man fell into a hole

Potential songs:

I will wait for you (Shane & Shane)

Living hope

BODY OF SERMON

Introduction:

The sinkhole of guilt and shame

The rope to climb out of the sinkhole of guilt and shame

Every human longs to be heard.

Psalm 130 is a psalm of trust because of its emphasis on forgiveness and redemption

Potential illustration: self-righteous Pharisee vs. tax collector

Expand on the Fear of God. See Michael Reeves, “The Fear of the Lord”

Fear of the Lord.

1 John 4:18 “18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.”

1 John 3:3 “3 And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.”

A proper understanding of the Holiness & the Justice of God is indispensable to understand Psalm 130. Only then can verse 4 be rightly understood.