ARCC Sermons

This summer we will preach through Psalm 93-105. While studying these Psalms, you will see several repeated themes. For example, this section (Psalms 93:1 and 104:1) begins and ends with the LORD clothed in splendor and majesty. From these passages, we will rejoice together as we worship the holy, majestic, glorious, eternal, righteous King of Kings as we declare His wondrous deeds throughout history.  

DNA Questions:

Discover

Of all the descriptions of suffering or loss in Psalm 102:3-11, which resonates with you? How? Why?

How do you deal with difficulties (fear, anguish, loss, suffering) which seem impossible to grasp or comprehend?

Does preoccupation with yourself cripple, diminish or strangle your “spiritual” life? If so, how?  

Nurture

Is there any difference between “hope” and “faith”? If so, what is it? How does being a follower of Jesus Christ affect your answer? 

When you are hopeful, what is the basis of your hope?  

When you aren’t hopeful, what has changed? 

Act 

Is there “one afflicted” that could use your help remembering “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever”?  

Would remembering the fact that Jesus never changes affect a decision you need to make? How? 

This summer we will preach through Psalm 93-105. While studying these Psalms, you will see several repeated themes. For example, this section (Psalms 93:1 and 104:1) begins and ends with the LORD clothed in splendor and majesty. From these passages, we will rejoice together as we worship the holy, majestic, glorious, eternal, righteous King of Kings as we declare His wondrous deeds throughout history.

DNA Questions

Discover

Does your vision of the LORD shape your heart? If so, how? 

How do you protect your eyes? Your heart?

As a follower of Christ Jesus, do you consider your covenant relationship with Him? When? How? Why? 

Nurture

Where is it most difficult to “walk with integrity of the heart? At home? At church? At work? 

What “bad company” am I keeping?

Are the affections of my life conforming me into the likeness of Jesus?

Since our “chief end” is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever, where am I increasing fulfilling that purpose and where do I need to repent?

Act 

This week how will I draw near to His throne of grace in my time of need?  

This summer we will preach through Psalm 93-105. While studying these Psalms, you will see several repeated themes. For example, this section (Psalms 93:1 and 104:1) begins and ends with the LORD clothed in splendor and majesty. From these passages, we will rejoice together as we worship the holy, majestic, glorious, eternal, righteous King of Kings as we declare His wondrous deeds throughout history.

DNA Questions:

Discover

What are your top three thankful’s to the LORD?

How does Psalm 100 increase your love of the LORD? Why?

Nurture

In Psalm 100, what specific attribute of the LORD’s stirs your heart to worship Him more?

How does knowing the LORD as creator and redeemer increase your gratitude and delight in Him?

Act

How will the LORD’s goodness, steadfast love and faithfulness be displayed to those He has placed in your life this week?

How does knowing you are the “sheep of His pasture” affect that display of care for others?

This summer we will preach through Psalm 93-105. While studying these Psalms, you will see several repeated themes. For example, this section (Psalms 93:1 and 104:1) begins and ends with the LORD clothed in splendor and majesty. From these passages, we will rejoice together as we worship the holy, majestic, glorious, eternal, righteous King of Kings as we declare His wondrous deeds throughout history.

DNA Questions:

Discover

How would you explain or describe God’s holiness?

Would the fact that He “sits enthroned upon the cherubim” affect your conversation?

What role does the fact that He “loves justice” and is “a forgiving God” play?

Nurture

What facet of God’s holiness (majesty, justice mercy) challenges your thoughts of Him the most?

How have you experienced his forgiveness and loving correction?

Act

How would you pray for the Holy Spirit to give you “eyes” to see the LORD as “Holy…Holy…Holy”?

Does that change how you draw near to Him? If so, how?

This summer we will preach through Psalm 93-105. While studying these Psalms, you will see several repeated themes. For example, this section (Psalms 93:1 and 104:1) begins and ends with the LORD clothed in splendor and majesty. From these passages, we will rejoice together as we worship the holy, majestic, glorious, eternal, righteous King of Kings as we declare His wondrous deeds throughout history.

DNA Questions:

Discover

Are there songs of worship to the LORD that regularly come to mind?

If so, why are they memorable?

If not, what do you think is the reason?

Nurture

In your life, would you equate His salvation with victory? If so, how?

How is joy expressed in your life?

Do you see your salvation as an end in itself or as His means of making His salvation known?

Act

Where would you, like David, ask the LORD to “Restore to me the joy of Your salvation”?

How could you be of help for someone who is struggling with a lack of joy in the LORD’s salvation?

This summer we will preach through Psalm 93-105. While studying these Psalms, you will see several repeated themes. For example, this section (Psalms 93:1 and 104:1) begins and ends with the LORD clothed in splendor and majesty. From these passages, we will rejoice together as we worship the holy, majestic, glorious, eternal, righteous King of Kings as we declare His wondrous deeds throughout history.

DNA Questions:

Discover

What are your thoughts when Psalm 97 proclaims “The LORD reigns”?

From this Psalm, how would you describe His reign?

Does this truth comfort or convict you? Both? How?

Nurture

Has Psalm 97 enlarged your view of God? If so, how?

Is your hatred of evil stronger when you see it in others or in yourself?

Act

How would an increased sense of the majesty, splendor, and holiness of the LORD lead you to love Him more and make sin (rebellion) less attractive?

How does the fact that the LORD’s light and joy have been “sown” in you increase your appreciation of Galatians 5:22 (The Fruit of the Spirit)?

This summer we will preach through Psalm 93-105. While studying

these Psalms, you will see several repeated themes. For example, this section (Psalms 93:1 and 104:1) begins and ends with the LORD clothed in splendor and majesty. From these passages, we will rejoice together as we worship the holy, majestic, glorious, eternal, righteous King of Kings as we declare His wondrous deeds throughout history.

DNA Questions:

Discover

What was the most joyful event in your life?

Why was it the most joyful?

How do you describe it to your friends?

Nurture

What word or phrases would you use describe worship?

How would you explain who Jesus is to an unbeliever?

Does your worship lead to witness of Him?

Act

Rank these clauses from easiest to most difficult for you:

To know Him leads me to rejoice in Him,

To rejoice in Him leads me to love Him;

To love Him leads me to worship Him,

To worship Him leads me to witness of Him.

Psalm 95 begins with a call to worship and ends with a warning against hardening our hearts in unbelief. The Psalmist tells us why God alone is worthy of worship, and then draws upon the experience of God’s people in the wilderness after their exodus from Egypt as a cautionary reminder of the consequences of a hardened heart. The author of the book of Hebrews points to the warning in Psalm 95 to exhort us to hold fast to our hope in Christ as the one through which we are saved.

DNA Questions

Discover

What are some reasons that God alone is worthy of worship?

How did God’s people put him to the test and to the proof?

Why does the Lord say he loathed the generation that died in the wilderness?

Nurture

What does the name “Rock of Our Salvation” tell us about God’s character?

In what ways is it comforting to know that “we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand?” Are there ways in which that makes you uncomfortable?

Act

How are we shaped by the way we worship?

Are there characteristics to the way you worship that you would want to change? If so, why?

Does believing that God is equally merciful and just influence how you tell unbelievers about Jesus?

Does believing that God is equally merciful and just influence how you encourage and disciple fellow believers?

Last week we read the words of Psalm 93, “The Lord reigns; he is robed in majesty.” This week, in Psalm 94, we come to a very different kind of Psalm. This is a Psalm that deals with the evil in this world. Sometimes we see it - and other times we experience it. We personally experience it. We have been harmed and hurt deeply. There may be pain that never quite goes away. And in the midst of that, we may not have seen any real justice. As followers of the LORD Jesus Christ, as those who have placed their trust in Him, how do we deal with it? The Word of God teaches us how to rightly think about these very real issues in our lives.

DNA Questions

Discover

In what ways does the Psalmist describe what he sees going on around him? What words and phrases does he use?

How would you describe some of the emotions that are expressed in this Psalm?

Nurture

How does it help us to know that God sees and knows about these things?

Why is it a blessing to live our lives knowing that God will deal perfectly with these things?

Why do we often find it difficult to live our lives believing that God will deal perfectly with these things?

Act

In what ways might the knowledge that God protects His people be reflected in our words and actions?

How might we better embrace the truth that God is our stronghold?

The LORD Reigns

This summer we will preach through Psalm 93-104. While studying these Psalms, you will see several repeated themes. For example, this section (Psalms 93:1 and 104:1) begins and ends with the LORD clothed in splendor and majesty. From these passages, we will rejoice together as we worship the majestic, glorious, eternal, holy, righteous King of Kings.

DNA Questions:

Discover

How would you describe the reign of the Lord Jesus in your daily life?

Does He? If not, who or what does?

What “voice and thunder” of the worlds culture drowns out His voice in your daily life?

Nurture

Which of the LORD’s attributes as King described in Psalm 93 encourages you the most?

Convicts you the most?

Why?

What truths in Psalm 93 increase your love for Jesus?

Act

What habits can you develop which will increase your delight in the majestic, glorious, eternal, holy, righteous King of Kings?