In this sermon, we look at Psalm 34 and the story that inspired it. From looking at the two together, we explore why David responds to his situation the way he does in the Psalm, how this might have impacted the original audience, and how we can form this type of "muscle memory" in our own lives. The habits that we form, what we do with our bodies and time, shape our natural, first reponses to situations. David teaches us how our first response can be one of looking to and seeing God.

In Psalm 91, we look at suffering and God's promises to believers in suffering. The Psalm encourages believers that God will protect them and bless them. We look to understand how this actually plays out in every day life by looking at how Satan and how Jesus interpret this Psalm. Rarely do we know what Satan thinks about a passage! Comparing how they each understood the Psalm helps us come to understand what this Good News of God's protection means for our lives.

In this sermon, we look at possibly the darkest Psalm in the Bible, Psalm 88. In this passage, the Psalmist expresses pain and suffering without much hope and without any reponse from God. It begs the questions: why is it in Scripture, what does it have to say to us, and what do we do when we find ourselves surrounded by darkness and can't seem to find God? Rather than jumping to optimism or walking away from God, this Psalm invites us to experience the darkness and express it to God.

In this sermon on Pentecost Sunday, we look at Psalm 16, a Psalm used by Peter in his sermon on the day when the Holy Spirit was poured out on God's people at Pentecost. We discover in this Psalm that we all have access to an amazing inheritance, an inheritance beyond anything we could have imagined, God Himself! As we journey through life trying to figure out how to provide for our families, stay safe, and make a difference in the world, Psalm 16 helps us realize that we have everything we need when we have God.

In this sermon on Mother's Day, we look at Psalm 127. This Psalm dives into the core of why we do what we do. How do we build? Why do we protect? Where does our provision come from? Ultimately, the Psalm invites us to find joy in the gifts that God give us rather than trying to strive to build our own empires based on our own skills and abilities. As a wisdom Psalm, it reveals that trying to live based on our own ability to control the results of our labor will always lead to pain and disappointment. If we can trust the good gifts of God, however, we can live a life of freedom, joy, and justice.

In this sermon, we explore Psalm 46 and the importance of knowing where we are. When we feel lost and something goes wrong, the experience can be disorienting, scary, and lead to frantic action. Unfortunately, the actions we often take when lost can be unhelpful or potentially even more dangerous. Thankfully, we can know where we are! In this sermon, we look into the comfort this brings and how to be still in such moments and remember that God is the one on the throne. Knowing that "You are Here" might be one of the most important things we can ever know.

In this Earth Day sermon, we discuss God's creation. We dive into Psalm 8 and Genesis 1 to explore what's going on underneath the surface of creation and what it means for us that we have been made "a little lower than Elohim" and charged to take care of creation. Ultimately, we have an invitation to continue to care for all parts of creation and make more good and beautiful things for the glory of God.

In this sermon, we talk all about water. In the ancient world, water was everything, especially for people living in a land like Israel. The original audience of the Psalms knew what it meant to thirst for water. Throughout Biblical history, this thirst for water came to have multiple levels of meaning, ultimately asking the question of what will truly satisfy the deepest thirsts of our lives and communities. In Psalm 63, David plays off these deeper meanings. We then see Jesus doing the same thing in the New Testament when he calls Himself living water. We dive into these important ideas lurking right beneath the surfa to discover how we might find satisfaction for the deepest and most important thirsts in our lives. Water is just the beginning.

In this sermon, we look at Psalm 2 as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus and the implications of Jesus enthronment in heaven. In this Psalm, the powers of the world taunt God and attempt to take over the throne, but God promises that He is sending a King that will rule over all the world for the peace and joy of all. Jesus death and resurrection revealed that He was this king, which has all sorts of implications for our lives today. He is risen!