Fork of The Broad/Sermons from Carlton Baptist Church

All of us experience our own unique “dark night of the soul”, moments where we feel distance from God. God’s promise to us is never to keep us from all troubles of life, but that He will be present with us through these troubles; even in the darkest of moments - death. In the end, we find that even our darkest moment - even death - works for the glory of God.  Listen to this great Psalm explored through the lens of the story of Lazarus (John 11).

A look at Psalm 23:3 - " He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake."  This portion of David's epic Psalm demonstrates that every line of the Bible whispers the name of Jesus.  In this episode, we discuss how the Psalmist is writing about "the double cure" that Augustus Toplady brought to light when he wrote the great hymn, "Rock of Ages" - "Be for sin the double cure; Save from wrath and make me pure".  David is providing a foreshadowing of Christ on the cross, who, through the blood He shed, saves us from the wrath of God by offering forgiveness of sins (restoration of the broken relationship with God), but also gives us forgiveness plus - He make us pure by imputing the righteousness of the sinless Christ to us.

Continuing our series of "Summer Psalms", we take a look at Psalm 23:1-2.  John Stott called Psalm 23 "the crown of all Psalms".  Unfortunately, our familiarity with this beautiful piece of writing sometimes causes us to overlook it's deep, rich meaning.  In this episode, we break down the first two verses of this heartfelt Psalm, revealing how God relates to us as our Shepherd, our peace, and the greatest gift we could ever hope to receive.  The Good News is the Good Shepherd - The best gift we could ever be given is Jesus Christ.

An exposition of Psalm 16, which begins with a petition ("Preserve me O, God"), followed by a series of declarations about the character, faithfulness, and love of God.  A classic example of David calling upon God in a time of trouble, then reminding himself of one the great truths of the Gospel - "He will never leave you nor forsake you" (Deuteronomy 31:6, Hebrews 13:5).

An exposition of Psalm 1, which challenges us to consider our spiritual posture - Though we might stand, walk, and even sit in depth of or sin, in Christ, we can stand before God without fear.