God has sovereignly anointed David as the next king of Israel, removing Saul from the post (1 Sam 16:12-14). Saul, aware that the Lord was with David in a special way (1 Sam 18:12; 20:31), was jealous and fearful of David, even whileDavid had “success...

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May 01

• You are invited to call out to the God of the universe in whatever emotional state you are in. • God hears us when we pray and cry out to him. • Selah - to pause, take a breath, reflect, reorient. • David appeals to the character of God as he...

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Apr 24

On this Easter Sunday, we are pausing to examine one of the most vivid,memorable resurrection appearances recorded in the gospels. We areentitling this account The Emmaus Encounter, a story which is unique to Luke.Here we find two followers of Jesus...

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Apr 17

Zechariah 9:9-17 serves as the prophetic backdrop to the events associatedwith Palm Sunday, as described in all four gospel accounts. The passage weare exploring today is bookended by the two phrases The oracle of the word ofthe LORD (9:1, 12:1). The...

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Apr 10

Take time to compare Psalms 14 and 53. At first glance, they appear identical, don’t they? Upon closer inspection, subtle differences become visible. Bothpsalms begin with this statement: The fool says in his heart, “There is no God” (Elohim). In...

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Apr 03

Psalm 49 is the last in the collection penned by the Sons of Korah (Pss 42-49)found in Book Two of the Psalms. Furthermore, Psalm 49 follows a collectionof kingship psalms, which speak of God (Elohim) and God’s Messiahestablishing sovereign reign over...

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Mar 27

Psalm 46 is set in a collection of kingship psalms, which encompassesPsalms 45-48. This collection begins with the proclamation that Israel’s Godand his Messiah reign over all the nations of the earth. As noted last week,the Messianic King is the...

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Mar 20

Psalms 45-48 are a collection of kingship psalms in Book Two, similar to thegrouping of the five kingship psalms (Psalms 20-24) in Book One. Thedifference between these two collections involves the name for oursovereign ruler. In Psalms 20-24, the...

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Mar 13

You will notice that Psalm 43 lacks a superscription. This is because it is to becombined with Psalm 42, as indicated by the repeated phrases found in 42:5,11; and 43:5. These opening psalms to Book Two are part of the first Sons ofKorah Collection...

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Feb 27

With this exposition, we are beginning Book Two in our series in the Psalms.When considering the flow of the psalms, O. Palmer Robertson views the theme in Book One as confrontation, while the theme in Book Two is communication. We will notice how the...

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Feb 20

Today (Psalm 39), we close our study of Book 1 (1-41) of the Psalms. Psalms 38-41 are the "final chapter" in this book which are all penned by David (39 of the 41 “Book 1” Psalms are attributed to David). 38-40 are personal laments which...

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Feb 13

The psalm we are considering today is known as an acrostic psalm, the third of four that appear in Book One. Each verse begins with one of the 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet. For example, verse 1 begins with the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet...

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Feb 06

Psalm 24 is the last in a series of 5 kingship psalms (Pss 20-24), which findtheir impetus in the stirring words of Psalm 18:50, in which we are told Greatsalvation he brings to his king, and shows steadfast love to his anointed, to Davidand his...

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Jan 30

Psalm 24 is the last in a series of 5 kingship psalms (Pss 20-24), which findtheir impetus in the stirring words of Psalm 18:50, in which we are told Greatsalvation he brings to his king, and shows steadfast love to his anointed, to Davidand his...

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Jan 30

It was on January 22, 1973, when the Supreme Court of the United Statesannounced it’s decision regarding abortion in the case of Roe v. Wade. Thedecision, made by a 7-2 majority, overturned laws restricting or prohibitingabortion in all states across...

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Jan 23