In this psalm, David considers the many benefits of a relationship with God. He is bursting with a need to proclaim God's goodness and prompt others to do so as well. We see how the God of the Old Testament is as eager to save His people as Jesus in the New (Psalm 103).

Guest preacher, Pastor Mike Monjay (Calvary Wallingford) taught a powerful sermon on how the healthy processing of doubt can lead to strengthened faith (Psalm 73).

This week we look at Psalm 86 and learn how our neediness is met with complete satisfaction in Christ. When we ask God for what we need, He doesn't jump at the chance to withhold from us, but instead graciously gives good things because He is a holy Father (Psalm 86).

The biblical practice of confession involves coming to agreement with God's verdict on our actions and our nature then proclaiming accordingly. Confessing sin and sinfulness can be daunting and intimidating, but if we would just do so, we would be given access to the salvation God has prepared for sinners (Psalm 51).

It can be very uncomfortable reading David's prayers calling curses upon his enemies. Our guest speaker, Lindsay Kennedy shared a common theological

belief that the psalms are the prayers of Jesus. Unlike David, Jesus is completely blameless and perfect, His judgments are righteous and He Himself is the one who takes the same curse He calls upon His enemies (Psalm 109).

As we continue our relationships with Jesus we see Him prove His trustworthiness again and again. Through examining David's psalm, we see that trusting in God is personal, prescriptive, and practical (Psalm 62).

When life isn't going perfectly, we can give thanks to God for the great things He's done in the past. Being that He's the same God today as He has always been, we can count on His love to come through and accomplish His purposes in our lives (Psalm 138).

When we find ourselves in times of deep suffering or depression, we can either turn in on ourselves or we can look to God. With God, we can enjoy a gracious level of intimacy that even includes a safe place to make agonizing cries for salvation in the midst of suffering (Psalm 88).

In this week's psalm, we reflect on how the nature of the world around us can awaken us to praise God for the works He has done. We also see how people have a history of forgetting to worship God in times of trial and difficulty, but because of God's constant goodness, we should never forget. (Psalm 95).

Today we began a new sermon series on the Psalms. In this premier sermon, we examined how the Psalms often let us into the intimate prayers of the authors revealing some of their most difficult feelings toward God and men. Pastor Nick surveyed through a large range of human emotions and reminded us that amongst the 150 works in the book, there's a Psalm for that (Psalm 1:1-6).