Sermons on Psalms (Page 6)
Thankfulness in the Presence of God
Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven uses Psalm 100:1-5 to rejoice in the gifts we receive from God’s gracious hand. This Psalm provides a call to come with gladness, a call to know the Lord, and a call to give thanks.
“Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!”
Answer Me When I Call
Mr. Eduardo Martorano uses Psalm 4:1-8 to show how trust in God brings peace and contentment. In this Psalm, we hear David appeal to God, assess the situation, and acknowledge security in the Lord. “In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.”
The Lifter of My Head
Mr. Eduardo Martorano uses Psalm 3:1-8 to bring a message of comfort to all those trusting in God. In this psalm of David, we learn to describe our trouble, describe our God, and to describe our request. “Arise, O Lord! Save me, O my God! Salvation belongs to the Lord; your blessing be on your people!”
Why Do Nations Plot in Vain?
Mr. Eduardo Martorano uses Psalm 2:1-12 to bring a message of encouragement as we face troubling times. From this Psalm, we learn the scheme of the nations, the scorn of the Father, the subjugation under the Son, and the suggestion of the Spirit. “Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear… Blessed are all who take refuge…
Who May Dwell with God
In Psalm 15:1-5, David explains who is welcome to dwell with God. Mr. Eduardo Martorano reviews the character, conversations, companions, and the commitments expected of all true believers. “Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever.”
He Spoke, and It Came to Be
In Psalm 33:1-22, we read the explanation for God’s exclusive claim to power and glory. Mr. Eduardo Martorano stresses both God’s sovereign omnipotence as creator and ruler and God’s supreme worthiness with the call and reason for reverent worship.
“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they…
God: The Sovereign Refuge for Sinners
Mr. Benjamin Campbell opens Psalm 90:1-17 to reveal a comforting message from Moses. The message that we are sinners and that our years are brief, is overwhelmed by the grace of our eternal God. He has chosen to dwell with his followers and to provide his refuge for us. “In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.”
Resting in the Lord
Rev. Mark Kelderman uses Psalm 37:1-11 to remind the children of God to cast all their anxieties on Him, because He cares for you! This message contains a two-fold command: commit your way to the Lord, and trust in Him. Then we will receive the promised blessing: “He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday.”
Sacred Motherhood
This Mother’s Day message is from Psalm 113:1-9, titled “Who Is Like the Lord Our God?” Rev. Tom VandenHeuvel explains both the literal meaning of the Psalm in the gift of children and the symbolic meaning of the Psalm in the restoration of Israel. “Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and forevermore!”
The Joy of Comfort
Rev. Mark Hofman uses Psalm 97:1-12 to show the way from the misery of sin to the joy of salvation. In this message we learn that the joy is commanded, the joy is heard, and the joy is sown. The source of our joy is outside ourselves: “Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.”