Today’s Text: Psalm 119:17-24 Today’s Song: The Lord is My Light  Notes:  Today we move into the third section of Psalm 119.  In the Psalms there is a song for every season and situation.  Here we see how to deal with four different situations of frustration and discouragement.  19: He is a stranger at home  20:…

Today’s Text: Psalm 119:9-16  Today’s Song: Gracious Redeemer Notes:  Verse 9 asks the most important question you can ever ask:What is the trajectory of your life?What is the path you will walk down? And verses 10–16 give the answer: A life totally absorbed in the Word.  Notice: how the Word takes up the whole person: mind, emotions, will.…

Blessed Lord, who caused all Holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience and the comfort of your Holy Word we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which you have given us in…

These are the eight keynotes that the singer of this psalms plays over and over. (nearly every verse has one of them and many sections use all 8!) So if you want to sing this song and experience it’s transforming power you have to tune your heart and mind to appreciate the nuances of these…

Today’s Text: Psalm 119:1-8  Today’s Song: He Will Hold Me Fast  Notes:  Verses 1-8 lay the foundation upon which the entire Psalm will be built.  It is built on a rock-solid commitment to walking in the way of blessing, and it is built upon a rock-solid commitment to seeking the Lord.  Questions to Consider: We need to believe confidently…

How to be a biblical bourbon barrel: Today’s Text: Psalm 119   Today’s Song: As The Deer  Notes:  Today we begin a new series on Psalm 119.  Our goal is to help you become a biblical bourbon barrel.  What does that mean?  Listen to find out 🙂 

God’s word is intrinsically valuable and existentially desirable….that is it…that is all I want to say today.

Today’s Text: Psalm 19:11-14  Today’s Song: May the Words of My Mouth  Notes:  Today we hear the third voice: the voice of the Lord’s servant.  He tells us about the great benefits of studying the law and offers his life as a living sacrifice to God. 

Today’s Text: Psalm 19:7-9  Today’s Song: Thy Word  Notes:  Today we look at the five different words for the Word.  What are the words for the word? 1. Law – Torah; instruction; – Much more than legal regulations or stipulations (fatherly instruction) 2. Testimony:  – What God bears witness about himself; his truth and his requirements; …

The Gift of the Word. These three verses paint a composite picture of a person who has been transformed by the word. Your soul is revived. Your mind is sharp. Your heart is joyful. Your eyes are clear. Your feet are strong. That is a good way to live.