Written Sermons
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Series on the Psalms Text: Psalm 27 Title: The Secret of Strength Introduction This Psalm plumbs the depths of our struggles. It touches our hearts where we are and we should not get so fixed on the glowing affirmations of verses one through six that we miss the battle of verses 7-11 and the inner…
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Series on the Psalms Text: Psalm 26 Title: The Circle of Integrity Introduction The subject of this Psalm is deliverance. When the Edict of Nantes was revoked in 1685 Protestant ministers were expelled from France but the Christian people were compelled to remain and every road out of the country was watched and guarded. There…
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Series on the Psalms Text: Psalm 25 Title: Dealing with the Enemies of the Soul Introduction This is an acrostic Psalm which means that each successive verse begins with a successive letter of the alphabet. Poetry is more easily remembered than prose, and acrostic poetry is well suited to being committed to memory. The poetry…
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Series on the Psalms Text: Psalm 24 Title: True Worship Introduction The connections between the Psalms in the order they are given in the Psalter has been a subject of extensive contemplation. In Psalms 22,23, and 24 Christ has been identified as Savior, Shepherd and Sovereign. The themes have been described as Grace, Guidance and…
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Series on the Psalms Text: Psalm 23 Title: Protection in Danger Introduction The twenty third Psalm is not only one of the best known psalms, it is a portion of Scripture which even non-believers are familiar with. This is a testimony to both its simplicity and beauty as well as its ability to pluck the…
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Series on the Psalms Text: Psalm 22 Title: The Faith of the Afflicted Introduction Psalm 22 is one of the most powerful and precise predictions of the sufferings of Jesus which can be found in the Old Testament. The apostle John quotes verse 18, They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they…
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Series on the Psalms Text: Psalm 21 Title: The Ancient Promise Introduction This Psalm is frequently thought to be a response to Psalm 20. The idea is that in Psalm 20 we have a prayer for victory in battle through the king of Israel and then in Psalm 21 we have a celebration of God’s…
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Series on the Psalms Text: Psalm 20 Title: The Battle Belongs to the Lord Introduction Its been a while since we sang it in our worship but we once learned the song , “The Battle Belongs to the Lord.” I remember the children liked that song. Our Psalm in this study is a battle song…
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Series on the Psalms Text: Psalm 19 Title: The World and the Word Introduction There’s an old saying, “God’s Word will keep you from sin or sin will keep you from His Word.” This Psalm is theologically profound. It sums up God’s revelation to us both in creation and in the Bible and yet we…
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Series on the Psalms Text: Psalm 18 Title: My God for Life Introduction Psalm 18 is a long and wonderful rehearsal of God’s faithfulness to David and therefore to all his people. The Psalm also appears in II Samuel 22. There are a number of variations but overall the theme and development of the Psalms…
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Series on the Psalms Text: Psalm 17 Title: True Hearted and Loyal Introduction This Psalm emphasizes a recurrent theme in this section of the Psalter, namely, David’s sufferings and persecutions from his enemies. Especially during the time of Saul’s animosity these sufferings were extreme, which is why there are so many prayers and pleas for…
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Series on the Psalms Text: Psalm 16 Title: The Favor of God Introduction This Psalm is quoted prominently in the New Testament with a fuller than usual explanation of its intent. Peter applies the end of this Psalm to the resurrection of Christ in his sermon on the day of Pentecost in Acts 2. He…
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Series on the Psalms Text: Psalm 15 Title: The Blessed Servant Introduction Both Psalm 15 and Psalm 24 deal with the character of the individual who may ascend the hill of the Lord and dwell in His house. Although Psalm 24 is uniquely a processional hymn attached to the bringing of the ark into Zion…
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Series on the Psalms Text: Psalm 14 Title: The Song of Fools Introduction Before we embark on an examination of the teaching of this Psalm it is appropriate to remark about a peculiar phenomenon. Psalm 14 is almost identical to Psalm 53. However it would be a mistake to overlook the distinctions which are important…
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Series on the Psalms Text: Psalm 13 Title: The Complaint, the Cry, the Confession Introduction This Psalm of David falls into the general category of complaint. Although the exact occasion is unknown, many of these Psalms appear to be from that period of David’s life in which he was an outcast, pursued and persecuted by…
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