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Draw Near to God (Seeing things from His perspective) Psa.73 Intro: Seeing things from a different perspective can be a real eye opener. Take for instance Christian and Hopeful from John Bunyan's book Pilgrims Progress. When him and Hopeful were in the valley they could not see anything good but once…

Psalm 73:1-28 As we wrap up this series on the Truth about Forgiveness, I want to talk about what will happen when we refuse to forgive…and how to conquer it. No one sets out to be a bitter person. When we talk about conditional forgiveness inevitably someone will raise the concern that this will only…

Getting Attention Respond with TRUE or FALSE to the following statements: I am never stressed by the circumstances of life. I have never ceased to trust God in daily life. I never question why bad people win and good people don’t. Knowing and Understanding Turn to and read Psalm chapter 73. Thriving…

When life doesn’t seem fair, I need to make sure God is my chief treasure. We'll examine Psalm 73 to see how it can help us pray when life doesn't seem fair.

Psalm 73 begins the third book of the Psalter—the collection of some of Israel's prized hymns, ballads, and congregational hymns. It reminds us of the importance of music in both corporate and individual worship. It reminds us, more importantly, that the subject of our music should be the LORD. Of the…

Introduction Tonight we’re going to examine this passage of Scripture. It’s the Psalm that I asked my 2nd Mile people to write concerning the problem with Asaph and what it took to give him the correction that he needed. I planned to develop a message on this for Sunday Night, but due to circumstance…

When we see life's events from God's perspectives, we see the value of His presence and purpose.

A Song Of Asaph Asaph was Davids chief musician he wrote some of the psalms he was also a prophet as we will see today remember David is expanding the kingdom on all sides what Asaph wrote here, at this time, was not happening David’s army was not losing any battles the Kingdom was secure, no worries…

COVID-19 Series This is our 5th week back from the COVID-19, And I have been preaching a series on truths we need to remember as we return back to church. 1st week - Psalm 24 - Remember We have a big God. 2nd week - Rev 1:5 - Remember who Jesus is. 3rd week - 2 Ti 3:16-17 - Remember to profit in the…

Intro Does it feel like sometimes God isn’t active? We look around and see so much injustice, and we wonder, “Where is God? Why hasn’t He put and end to this?” Does God even see us and our plight? Does God care about those in power who don’t use their authority and influence to uphold justice? How long…

Scripture Intro: Series on the Psalms So far we’ve looked at: Psalm 133 , 1 , 2 , 139, 8 , 46 , 19 , 119 Oil running down Aaron’s beard (133) Blessed is the one who walks not in the counsel of the wicked (1) Kiss the Son (2) Where can I go from your presence? (139) Also, 139, “you knit me together in…

(Opening Illustration about the Injustice in Washington, Government Officials, all for political gain and power, driven by money and greed, the guilty go unpunished while the innocent are accused as guilty.) We're in series, But God... And this morning, we're focusing on Psalm 73 . What we are going…

Psalm 73:13-14 I want to ask you a question. But I want you to think through very carefully before you answer the question. It may sound like a trick question but it really isn’t. The answer is very simple. How many of you were born of a woman; you came into this world by a woman? In other words, you…

Our despair of hopelessness can turn to hopefulness when we remember the power and purpose of God.

Introduction e.g. Nearly hit by golf ball Playing golf at Whaleback with friends I hear a bunch of yells behind me, including ‘fore’, when I look around a ball is rocketing straight at my head. Diving to the ground the ball just misses me Early on in ministry it was popular to say that preaching needed…

In Judges 6-9 we read the account of Gideon. One of the most famous scenes from this account is Gideon's fleece as he sought reassurance from God. But is this really something we should be emulating, or is their something rotten underneath the cute story? Join us as we explore the ancient Israelite judge, Gideon.

1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 3 and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father…

Reflections on Psalm 78 We are going to spend a few weeks on Psalm 78 , the second-longest Psalm in the Bible. In case you don’t know, Psalm 119 is the longest Psalm, with 22 sections of about 8 verses each, making 176 verses. Each of those sections is in alphabetical order, with every line in the section…

Series Intro An object in motion will stay in motion unless acted on by an outside force. An object at rest will stay at rest unless acted on by an outside force. This is the first law of physics, but is true of our lives as well. We may enter into a situation energized, but become discouraged as outside…

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Nehemiah 2:1–8 1 And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence. 2 Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing…

Introduction: 4 When the day came that Elkanah sacrificed, he would give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and her daughters; 5 but to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, but the Lord had closed her womb. 6 Her rival, however, would provoke her bitterly to irritate…

This Week’s Theme: Comfort through Remembering God This Week’s Word is Comfort: The consolation and reassurance of those who are in distress, anxiety or need. Such comfort is an essential aspect of human relationships. Scripture declares that God comforts his people in times of distress. Memory Verse:…

1 Chronicles 16:7-36 Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren. This was a day of celebration in Israel and specifically in Jerusalem - for the ark of God was finally brought back home, not in its real home, the tabernacle of God and later…

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