Our Help & Hope

Where do you turn for help and hope? We naturally turn to those with the power, ability and resources to help. But this Psalm shows us that true and lasting help can only be found in the God who feeds the hungry and opens the eyes of the blind.

Giving Thanks

We were created to worship and serve the God who made us. This Psalm shows us that the enjoyment of worship can only be found in thanksgiving. When we embrace who God is and what he is like toward us in the gospel, that fills us with a deep gratitude that overflows into praise. 

Holy is He

To truely know God we need to know that he is holy. This Psalm celebrates God's holiness from three perspectives: God's greatness, God's righteousness and God's graciousness. When we know God in this way, understanding gives way to worship.

Sowing Tears, Reaping Joy

What is the Christian life supposed to feel like? Sometimes it can feel like a dream come true. Yet there are also times of persistent spiritual dryness and deep sorrow. In these times, the hope of the gospel enables us to sow our tears in such a way that we will reap an abundance of joy.

Number Your Days

The start of a new year is when many of us re-evaluate our life goals and the way we spend our time. Psalm 90 shows there is value in doing that (e.g. verse 12). However the real value is found in seeing our lives from God's perspective. This sermon explores what the psalm says about God’s eternity, our mortality and God’s mercy.

Christ our King

Humanity deeply resists God’s rule, believing it to be a form of bondage. In reality, true freedom is found in serving the king God has set in place. There is no escape from the king’s rule. But he has made a way for rebels to become friends and enjoy the blessing of his rule. 

God our Keeper

As a song of ascent, this psalm assured those making annual pilgrimage to Jerusalem of God’s protection and care. The same assurance belongs to those in Christ, who are on lifelong pilgrimage to the Jerusalem that is above.

Come and Worship

Those God saves he calls to gather together to worship him. Therefore Christians are to be committed to corporate worship. This sermon unpacks the teaching of Psalm 95 where we learn what worship is, why we should worship, and how we should go about it.

Sovereign God

Often the things that unsettle us loom larger in our minds than God does. Psalm 33 puts everything back into perspective by calling us to worship the sovereign God who sets his steadfast love on his people.

Thirsting for God

A Quiet Heart

Let the Nations Be Glad

True Happiness

My Shepherd

This Psalm is often referred to at funerals, and it is a terrific passage to reflect on at a funeral. However, there's actually a lot more in this Psalm about living than there is dying. And the more it shapes your living, the better prepared you will be to handle death—whether your own or someone else’s.

Unshaken

When Everything Falls Apart

When a society becomes increasingly intolerant of Christian faith, many believers feel like running and hiding. Psalm 11 counters this inclination by teaching us to find refuge in the Lord. We do this by meditating on who God is and knowing that through the cross we will see his face.

Who Can Live With God?

Psalm 15 asks the most important question anyone can ask: who can live with God? The answer it gives is both crushing and exciting. Crushing, because it tramples any sense of self-righteousness. Exciting, because the only one who truly lived out these words has done so on our behalf.

Created for Worship

Repentance

God’s Presence

The Struggle of Doubt

God’s Revelation

The Folly of Rejecting God

Sin and Grace

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