Psalm 30 is a thanksgiving psalm that combines elements of praise and lament. The psalmist looks to the past at a time when he was in despair and he cried to the Lord for help, and he praises God for hearing and answering him. All of God’s people share this same story: we once were lost but now we’re found. We discover why we have reason and motivation to be humble, and praise, and give thanks.

Psalm 130 is a lament psalm that provides an honest and healthy resource for God’s people to cry out to God when life is difficult. This psalm helps us understand some of the reasons why we experience the depths and how we should respond when we do experience them. We are also reminded that Christ has identified with us and experienced the depths for us so that we have hope we can be delivered.

"A Joyful Noise, Psalm 98" from Psalms by Dr. Chris Moore. Genre: Other.

What are we supposed to do when life is challenging and we start wondering why God allows this and does He still care? Psalm 136 teaches us how to look to the past at God’s great wonders. When we remember all God has done for us, we are encouraged to keep trusting and following Him. We are encouraged that His love clearly demonstrated in the past continues to this day and endures forever.

We all want to be happy. The question is: how do we experience this happiness we crave? Psalm 1 is a wisdom psalm that introduces the Book of Psalms and describes two paths. One is the path of the fool that leads to unhappiness. The other path leads to blessing and true happiness. We discover from this psalm the key factors for taking the path of the wise that ultimately leads to life.

In Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol, the main character experiences Christmas past, present, and future. In this Easter sermon, we visit the resurrection of the past, present, and future. We talk about how Jesus’ resurrection in the past guarantees our resurrection in the future. However, the only way we can have confidence and hope in this future event is if we experience a resurrection in the present. We learn from 1 Corinthians 15 what this involves and how we can experience this resurrection.

On the Sunday before Easter, we look at this text that helps focus our attention on the cross. We look at what was happening at the cross, and we discover the meaning and why we should always keep the cross central.

Luke 23:32-38

Paul asks the Galatians, how can you turn back from the gospel and Christ? We learn we must examine ourselves to see if we have turned back. Like the Galatians, we sometimes turn away from the gospel in subtle ways. We also learn that we must be willing to speak the truth in love to others who have turned back from the gospel. Finally, we are reminded that God is a loving Father who is patient with us.

If we are justified by faith alone and we are cursed if we rely on works of the law (Gal 3:10), why did God give us the law? Are Christians expected to follow the law of God? We discover from God’s Word how Christians should think about the law.