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“He is Worth the Wait”

“He is Worth the Wait”

David wrote Psalm 27 during a difficult and dark season—he was going through the unimaginable. Can you relate? Have you had a time in your life when it seemed like you were being pummeled on all sides? On top of the global challenges that we all…

“A Song for the Betrayed”

“A Song for the Betrayed”

People fail all the time. Politicians, public figures, personal friends–but it’s especially disappointing when God’s people fail. Even if the most important people in your life fail you, your faith doesn’t have to fail because you can place that…

“Rooted and Thriving”

“Rooted and Thriving”

In our culture, we often correlate blessing and happiness with circumstance. Maybe you’ve got a fulfilling job, a happy & loving family, a secure income, successful & interesting friends—your happiness is sure, right? Psalm 1 tells us that maybe…

“Protect Me From Me”

“Protect Me From Me”

Psalm 141 is a prayer of self-correction and refinement. In it, David prays that God would protect him from temptation; he prays that God would make him receptive to correction and difficult truth; essentially, David prays, “God, change my heart…

“Feeling Forgotten”

“Feeling Forgotten”

Psalm 44 can feel like a pretty grim work of poetry—it describes a raw and real pain, and registers complaint after complaint to God. And it doesn’t even resolve! The writer is left in brokenness and confusion at why they’ve been seemingly…

“The Talkative God”

“The Talkative God”

God is not in the business of hiding. He doesn’t play hard to get, and he’s not interested in keeping himself from us. On the contrary, God makes himself known in any way he can. It’s hard to miss the ways God reveals himself, and Psalm 19 is…

“God-led Leaders”

“God-led Leaders”

Psalm 20 is a psalm for leaders. In it, we find helpful information about how leaders need to pray, and how leaders need to lead. Before you write off this psalm because you don’t think you’re a leader, think again! You don’t have to be leading a…

“One Thing Endures”

“One Thing Endures”

We need Psalm 136 to remind us that even when we fail or get sidetracked by the worries and cares of life, God’s love endures forever. The Psalm interrupts 26 times to assure us that everything—our finances & our relationships, our worry & our…

“He’s Got You Covered”

“He’s Got You Covered”

Through Psalm 32, David teaches us an important truth about how our soul works—if you bottle something up, you’ll blow up; if you shove your sin under the rug, you’ll just keep tripping over it. When you cover your sin and stuff it out of sight…

“Let Go”

“Let Go”

Are you being pummeled by a problem that is utterly out of your control? Do you feel helpless? Powerless? If you’re facing a calamity that’s bigger than you, then Psalm 46 may be a passage for you this season. Psalm 46 is a psalm of trust…

“Thankful in the Middle”

“Thankful in the Middle”

Life is filled with flourishing and thriving, but also suffering and dying. You might be unhappy, unmarried, unemployed, or unsatisfied—but what if you didn’t have to wait around for a resolution before praising God? Psalm 103 articulates the…

“We Need YOUR Story”

“We Need YOUR Story”

John concludes his gospel saying that there isn’t enough room in the world for the books it would take to catalogue everything Jesus is doing. But God doesn’t need books to tell the story of what he’s doing—he’s got you. Your life is a chronicle…

“God Is Up to Something”

“God Is Up to Something”

In John 20:8, John models a resilient faith that we can all learn from. He sees Jesus’ empty tomb, and tells us simply that “he saw and believed.” John could easily have been overcome with despair, anguish, or fear in seeing the empty tomb…

“My Times”

“My Times”

December 20, 2020

Psalm 31 bridges two genres as both a psalm of lament and a psalm of trust. The psalm brings together the pleas & protests of our present circumstances with a rugged commitment to believe. Psalm 31 is the prayer of someone who’s suffering, but a…

“What Are You Waiting For?”

“What Are You Waiting For?”

December 14, 2020

Your whole life is one waiting period after another: Will you get into your first-choice school? Will you get that promotion? Will she marry you? Will the loan get approved? Will the cancer take him from you sooner rather than later? Like it or …

“God’s Work in You is Greater Than the Chaos Around You”

“God’s Work in You is Greater Than the Chaos Around You”

November 22, 2020

In a life full of fear—chaos, natural disasters, war, pandemics—where can you turn? In Psalm 46, and throughout the Bible, God’s command is to not be afraid and to trust in Him. You may not be able to control the chaos around you, but even in the …

“Discipleship in the Dark”

“Discipleship in the Dark”

September 28, 2020

As disciples of Jesus, we’ve got to prepare ourselves for the inevitable unanswered questions—and we can’t assume the questions we’re left asking will be easy to sit with. If we’re going to follow Jesus with any hope of peace, we need to . . .

“The Prerequisite to Wisdom”

“The Prerequisite to Wisdom”

September 20, 2020

Fear of the Lord is absolutely central to understanding the book of Proverbs—it is the source of all wisdom, impacts how we respond to God’s teaching, and helps us process suffering. It brings us comfort in the face of grief or anguish we can’t …

“In Case You Forgot”

“In Case You Forgot”

August 23, 2020

Have you been so concerned with your crisis you’ve forgotten about your creator? Just in case you forgot or you haven’t spent time in the Word like you used to, or in case you’ve begun to wonder if prayer is useless, be reminded today that when…

“Direction in Distress”

“Direction in Distress”

In this message we study Psalm 25 and James 1 to explore how to seek God’s wisdom. Psalm 25 is a prayer for God’s guidance, particularly in times of crisis and when things are going wrong. James 1 makes clear that God is committed to giving wisdom…

“Expectation Management”

“Expectation Management”

The life of Jesus, particularly the story we read in John chapter 12, reveals that our expectations of God are often not met. But the problem is we’re usually thinking too small & setting our sights on short-term outcomes. We’re not able to see…