Category: Sermons
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Excel Still More
1 Thessalonians 4:1-2 The Thessalonians had shown a hearty spiritual resilience and exemplary model of obedience in their young Christian experience. Yet, Paul addresses these spiritually vigorous believers with a powerful charge: excel still more. The command is not exclusive to the Thessalonians however as it goes out to every Christian and represents an ethical…
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Responding to God’s Righteous Revelation
Psalm 119:137-144 In the broader scheme of the “tsadhe” portion of this psalm, the opening verse sets the tone with its focus upon the righteous character of the Lord and its reflection in the word. The message of verse 137 is clear: the written revelation of God reflects the character of God. When you read…
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Seeking God
Psalm 84 Exile led to longing. As this son of Korah endured extended separation from the Lord’s house, he began to be impressed with the great glory and blessing of its altars. Gripped with a sense of yearning for God’s courts, he endured the valley of sufferings to meet with the Lord and when he…
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Our Great God
Psalm 48 There is an evident alternation in Psalm 48 between Zion and Zion’s God which raises the question about what is the dominant focus. Although the psalm frequently speaks of both, the final verse (v14) makes it clear that the focus is not upon the glory of Zion but the glory of Zion’s God.…
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Confidence Before Calamity
Psalm 46 It is said that whenever Luther became troubled in soul on account of the devastation of the plague, he would say “let’s go sing Psalm 46.” The heart of the solace Luther must have savored from singing this psalm is reflected in the hymn he wrote based upon this psalm, “A Mighty Fortress…