SERIES: Songs of Ascents TEXT: Psalm 131 MESSAGE: “Learning to Rest” ‘One of the shortest psalms to read, but one of the longest to learn.’  — Charles Spurgeon “Instead of reveling in great achievements in life, the psalmist rejoices in drawing close to […]

SERIES: Songs of Ascents TEXT: PSALM 130:1-8 MESSAGE: “How to heal”   “We are the most in debt, obese, addicted, medicated adult cohort in US history.” – Brene Brown   TEXT: PSALM 130:1-8   What do these verses tell us about healing […]

SERIES: Songs of Ascents TEXT: Psalm 129 MESSAGE: “The Blessing of Suffering” “In the secular view, suffering is never seen as a meaningful part of life but only as an interruption…Christianity teaches that…there is a purpose to it, and if faced rightly, it can drive us […]

SERIES: Songs of Ascents TEXT: Psalm 128 MESSAGE: “Living the Truly Blessed Life” “The fear of the Lord and his blessing are matters of daily life, to do with house and family, work and food, as in 127…By this point in the Psalter, […]

SERIES: Songs of Ascents TEXT: Psalm 127 MESSAGE: “Don’t Waste Your Life”   “ What areas in our lives does the writer, Solomon, suggest we depend on the Lord in? Our… 1. Work and Protection (v1) 2. Worries and Toils (v2) […]

SERIES: Songs of Ascents TEXT: Psalm 126 MESSAGE: “The Already and Not-Yet Kingdom”   “In my 20s I really bought into it, reading copious self-help books, consulting with psychics, attending new-age workshops. I sought to “become a whole person,” as […]