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Communion: Taste and See
5d ago00:45:51Tap to summarize"Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good!" "You prepare a table for me in the presence of my enemies." "The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied." The Psalms are full of longing to be close to God, especially through the image of a meal together. We are even called to 'taste' him! But it's just a metaphor, right? Right, Jesus? "This is my body. This is my blood." What do we do with this? Let's talk about how the Church has sought to understand Jesus' teaching and emphasis on the Lord's Supper. Why is this such good news that fulfills the longings of the Old Testament? Join us as we celebrate the Supper in our series on the "Psalms: Communion" (Psalm 34)
Transcribe →Cling To You
2w ago00:53:44Tap to summarizePsalm 63 invites Christians today to cling to God. Because of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, we are not only given the eternal hope of heaven in the future, but we are also given the opportunity to have a personal relationship with God now. Just like king David clung to God and was upheld by God's powerful hand, we can also pursue after God's presence and trust He is able to sustain us in His mighty hands.
Transcribe →Declaration of Deliverance
3w ago00:43:36Tap to summarizeJohn Calvin wrote, “The Psalms are the anatomy of the soul.” It can dissect, discern, explore, and diagnose the longings, desperation, and cries of the heart. This Sunday we will look at David’s soul in Psalm 30, where he celebrates how God has rescued and restored him, and we see how David’s soul is overjoyed, as God has turned his mourning into dancing. Bad news to good news. Evening to morning. Mourning to dancing. Sinners to saints. We celebrate the transformation and contrast from death and despair to life and joy, as His mercies are made new every morning. May God open and reveal to our souls His goodness, restoration, and faithfulness.
Transcribe →Singing
4w ago00:49:38Tap to summarizeThis week in our series on the Psalms we come to the topic of music and singing. Few things affect us like music. From movie scenes to road trips to grieving at a funeral - think about how much of our lives is set to a soundtrack. And the words! The sheer number of lyrics I have internalized simply because they were set to music is astounding. (If they all had been biblical passages, I'd easily have the entire bible memorized.) Why is music so intertwined with our emotions and experiences? It can bring deeply personal nostalgia yet also often transcends culture and even language. So what does God intend for us to do with this gift? Why do we feel the need to raise our voices together and sing these great truths of what God has done? What does it do for us and to us? Let's talk about "The Book of Worship: Singing" (Psalm 96).
Transcribe →Worship
Jul 500:46:52Tap to summarizeThis week our series in the Psalms hits the keynote: worship itself. We look to God's Word to know how to relate to Him, and specifically how to respond to his love and beauty. So we are turning to one of the most famous Psalms on the topic of worship. When you read Psalm 95, it sounds much more like what we are hearing from World Cup stadiums than what we may expect from church services - the joy, the singing, the loud laments, fully engaged fanatics who are utterly enraptured by every moment... So what is worship, properly understood? How should we do it? Why would we do it? And how do we get more of that joy into all of life? Let's talk about the greatest joy there is in existence and why we often misunderstand it: "Worship" (Psalm 95).
Transcribe →Call to Worship
Jun 2800:48:36Tap to summarizeThis week we begin a new series in Psalms: the Book of Worship. Humanity was created to participate in the greatest joy there is - worship. How do we get more of that joy in our lives? How can it be something practical that is a part of our daily routines? We're going to take the summer to soak on the history of how God's people look to His Word to draw near to him in worship - what worship means and even how we got the component 'parts' of our worship services. Why do we do what we do weekly? How is that meant to show us who God is and more deeply connect us to Him? So we begin our series in the same way we begin our weekly services: with the "Call to Worship" (Psalm 147)
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Restore Eden
Jun 2100:51:55Tap to summarizeAt long last! We come to the end of our series in Amos, and finally we get really good news. If you want to be encouraged today, take a moment and read our passage. After all of the harsh challenges Amos has given God's people, he ends with the incredible hope of how God can restore even wayward people. Despite being prone to wander, how is God answering the true longings of our hearts? What does that show us about the heart of heaven? Let's talk about what heaven is not, what it is, and how who He is answers our true longings: "Restore Eden" Amos 9:11-15
Transcribe →Disaster will not overtake us
Jun 1400:47:45Tap to summarizeWe have come to the last chapter of Amos, and the prophet is pressing home his final challenge to God's people. The Lord stands at the altar and says something incredibly jarring, "I will fix my eyes upon them for evil and not for good." The Lion is on the hunt. And he is not pursuing merely as a parent playing hide-and-seek, but as a predator to eviscerate his prey. What is his prey? The self-righteousness of his people who assure themselves "Disaster will not overtake us." What is so dangerous about their false security that Amos culminates in this one last warning? Let's talk about "The King at the Altar" (Amos 9:1-10).
Transcribe →Basket of Fruit
Jun 700:45:36Tap to summarizeThis Sunday we come to Amos 8. We near the end of the book. (Did I hear a hallelujah?) Yes, Amos has been pressing us hard. Good news is finally coming in the next chapter, but this week we have... a basket of fruit. Ripe fruit. It is an image that judgment is near. I imagine many of you are thinking, "Again with this? When will Amos let up?" It's exactly what Israel was thinking. So I want to take this week and talk about why there is good news inherent in the judgment Amos is bringing, especially in what it reveals about who God is and how he pursues us. Let's talk about the loving God who warns us with "A Basket of Fruit" (Amos 8:1-14).
Transcribe →Bruising the Fruit
May 3100:52:01Tap to summarizeThis week in our study in the book of Amos, there is a change of tone. If you’re like me, Amos has been wearing me out by pressing so hard. Yet in Amos 7 you can tell he also feels it, because even the messenger begins to say “please God, relent!” Like seeing a toddler on the playground being barreled over by bigger children, Amos literally says: “How will Jacob survive? He’s so small!” There’s something beautiful about the messenger of judgment beginning to plead for mercy on behalf of the people. However, immediately a false priest begins to undermine Amos’ message, saying everything is fine and Amos should just leave. Notice how often in our lives the very moment mercy arrives is also the moment ‘religious speak’ would mute it and send it away. Let’s talk about God’s goal for our thriving in “Bruising the Fruit” (Amos 7:1-17)
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