Psalm 5 (Part 1) - A Pattern For Prayer

Give ear to my words, O LORD;

consider my groaning.

Give attention to the sound of my cry,

my King and my God,

for to you do I pray.

O LORD, in the morning you hear my voice;

in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch.

Although I have previously covered this psalm (on numerous occasions) in one sermon, I decided this time to slow down and focus on those first three verses and make it a sermon unto itself. There is, in David's petition, a pattern for prayer and it is my hope that you will see it clearly as I unfold it in the sermon. The sermon was preached at the First Presbyterian Church of Winnsboro, Texas on January 24, 2016. You can listen by clicking the link below.

Click here: A Pattern For Prayer - Psalm 5:1-3

Psalm 7 - In Praise of God's Justice

That God is just is a refrain heard all throughout the Scriptures, and no wonder. Every sinner who sins and yet walks God's earth and breathes God's air is an accusation against that justice. Every wrong that is done adds a question mark to whether the God of this universe is righteous or not. "Shall not the judge of all the earth do right?" asks Abraham, and so do we.

And so does David in Psalm 7.

In this sermon we look at the concept of God's justice and we take seriously what we learn here about God and that justice. Then we consider the place where justice and mercy meet--at the cross. How does all this affect how we look at God? How we worship him? How we live our lives? Does God love sinners? Is he angry with them? How do we reconcile that? Take a listen to the link below and if God speaks to you through his word, then give him the praise.

Click here: Psalm 7 - In Praise of God's Justice

May God richly bless you with all spiritual blessings in Christ Jesus.