A Prayer for Deliverance and Restoration
Psalms 80 Outline 1-3 | God is called to save and restore Israel 4-7 | O Lord God of hosts, How long…? 8-13 | God’s deliverance is being eaten away …
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Finding Satisfaction in Life
Ecclesiastes 6 Outline 1-6 | An evil under the sun: a man blessed by God with riches but unable to enjoy them and another does in his place 7-9 | …
Finding Satisfaction in Life Read MoreA Prayer for Jerusalem
Psalm 79 Outline 1-7 | A cry to God for the destruction of Jerusalem and its inhabitants 8-13 | A prayer to God for help and restoration so that praise …
A Prayer for Jerusalem Read MoreHumility in Worship; Satisfaction in a Job Well Done
Ecclesiastes 5 Outline 1-3 | Approach God in humility and in silence 4-7 | Fear God and don’t make hasty vows. If you make a vow keep it quickly. 8-9 …
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Psalm 78 Outline 1-4 | A call to listen to instruction 5-8 | The need to instruct each generation to worship God 9-16 | The “sons of Ephraim” forgot God’s …
God is Faithful, Even When His People Aren’t Read MoreThe Preacher Reflects on the Evils of Oppression and a Balanced Life
Ecclesiastes 4 Outline 1-3 | The Preacher’s despair over oppression in the world 4-6 | The Preacher decries labor motivated by rivalry 7-8 | The Preacher promotes a balanced life: …
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Psalm 77 Outline 1-6 | The psalmist pleads with God out of his sleepless remembering of times past 7-10 | Questioning whether God has changed 11-15 | Comfort is found …
Remembering God’s Faithfulness in Times of Unrest Read MorePsalm 95 — A Call to Worship the LORD and Learn from the Mistakes of Predecessors
Psalm 95 This is a call to worship psalm. It calls on people to draw near to worship the Lord and not act as the Jewish fathers in the wilderness when …
Psalm 95 — A Call to Worship the LORD and Learn from the Mistakes of Predecessors Read MorePsalm 2 and Jesus’ Baptism and Temptation
Psalm 2 — Matthew 3-4 In reading Psalm 2, there appears to be a connection between verses 7-8 and Jesus’ baptism and His temptation that immediately followed in Matthew 3 …
Psalm 2 and Jesus’ Baptism and Temptation Read MorePsalm 39: A Humble Cry to God for Deliverance
Psalm 39 Psalm 39 is a psalm of David in which he is crying out to God to reveal what he has done to require God’s chastening and a plea …
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