Christ brings us into the deepest delight. Text: Psalm 130 The Psalm this week begins with this resounding cry:  "Out of the deep. " We've discussed this fairly often, perhaps because it is one of my favorite types of imagery in scripture, but the imagery of the sea is that of uncontrollable, chaotic forces. The Psalmist starts, and there is a sense of being overcome by the forces of chaos. Yet, like last week's Psalm, the Psalmist has a particular faith that God will deliv

God takes hostile ground and makes it holy. Text: Psalm 129 We've probably all faced seasons in our lives when it seemed as though every day someone was mad at us for something. Rumors kept getting spread, and people kept trying to ruin us. In Psalm 129, the Psalmist speaks to this, but unlike other lament songs, there is a sense of victory. One of the best parts of living in the Church is knowing that Christ has already won; he has defeated death and freed us from sin, so th

The Church is Christ's Good Vine Text:  Psalm 128 As we continue through the Ascension Psalms, we'll look at Psalm 128. This Psalm makes incredible promises, but they depend directly on the completion of the first covenant, which no one has perfectly fulfilled. That is no one, until Christ, who fulfills the covenant perfectly. We carefully consider this Psalm and we realize it is to Christ the promises are made. In other words, it is through the church, Christ's bride, that h

In Christ, we are given the opportunity to have a holy laughter, joy that is rooted in what Christ has already done, is doing, and will do for us. Text: Psalm 126 Psalm 126 shifts its focus to a point of joy. There are five points in the Psalm where the author talks about rejoicing, gladness, and laughter. We get this sense of utter, even unbelievable excitement in the life the the Psalmist. However, there's also an interesting tension as we move into the second part of the P

Text: Psalm 124 In the progression of the Songs of Ascent, and we see a move from fear to hope to joy. As we enter into Psalm 122, we see how the Psalmist is excited - rejoicing even to go to the House of the Lord to worship him. This joy isn't based on any worldly expectation but on the nature of who God is, how he will behave, and the reality that his judgment is good. As we read this, we are reminded that we are called to have this same gladness or excitement, not just to

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Christ has begun and ended in us a good and peace-filled work. Text: Hebrews 13:20-21 In this sermon, we look at Hebrews 13:20-21 , which...

Christ is the rock who is the same yesterday and today and forever. Text: Hebrews 13:7-19 In this sermon, we look at Hebrews 13:7-19. The...

Focusing on who we are in Christ gives us confidence. Text: Hebrews 13:1-6 We could easily read this text as a checklist for what it...

Christ is the king who cannot be shaken Text: Hebrews 12:25-29 In a world full of madness and chaos, it can be easy to become overwhelmed...

God is greater than the greatest thunderstorm Text: Hebrews 12:18-24 We often underestimate the greatness of God and our own finiteness....

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The whole community waits for God to act. In this sermon on Hebrews 11:39-40, Daniel examines the final two sentences that close out...

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