Sermons on Psalms

Welcome the King! (Psalm 24)

Some kings need to go. That was the message of the Declaration of Independence some 245 years ago. The American colonists were so fed up with King George that they showed him the door. And most Americans, anyway, are glad they did! However, in Psalm 24 we meet the King who must be welcomed. In…

God’s Gift to the Guilty (Psalm 51)

Humorist Erma Bombeck once described guilt as “the gift that keeps on giving.” We smile because it’s true – guilt is one of our most difficult and persistent emotions. We’ve all known people who have struggled with guilt for things they did in the past. Some of us may even be those people. Which leads…

Disarming Worry (Psalm 11)

Trust is like a muscle. If we want stronger muscles, we need to do things that make our muscles stronger – lift weights, do push-ups, work the crunches, and so on. It turns out this principle applies to our spiritual muscles too. If we want our trust in the Lord to grow stronger, we need…

The Wisest Way to Live (Psalm 2)

It all comes down to trust. That’s the message of Psalm 2. We can trust in ourselves, or our jobs, or our families, or our governments – or a thousand other possibilities. But in the end, Jesus Christ is the most worthy of our deepest and lasting confidence. In this sermon, we consider three reasons…

Fire Proof Your Life (Psalm 1)

What does it take to “fire-proof” our lives against the inevitable firestorms that come our way on a fallen planet? To answer this question, we begin the new year with Psalm 1 – one of the Bible’s great pictures of what it really means to be a man or woman who lives under the Lord’s…