Only the Christian can admit to being deeply joyful and profoundly sad at the same time. Faithful worship happens both when we see AND when we don't see what God is doing.

We must turn to God in our anguish, even if it is all we have to give Him.

We should filter our every day through the hope of the message of Psalm 87; the hope of the peace, restoration, and fulfillment to be found in Zion should color the everyday experience with hope and peace.

Because our God is unchangeable, his past performance and faithfulness is the guarantee of future results. We can have hope that leads to cycles of remembrance, request, and rest because of our certainty in his future faithfulness.

Because God is merciful and just, we must trust him to decide where and when to enact justice.

Regardless of the apparent lack of justice we may observe or experience, God, the Righteous Judge, will prevail in justice.

In a world where we are constantly inundated with ads and messages that we didn't ask for, we must be intentional to allow God to speak to us through His Word.

Psalm 80 is a Psalm of lament for all of the "Rachels" in the church weeping for their lost children. The Psalmist begs for restoration, and models a prayer for us to plead for the restoration of those we love who have walked away from the faith.

Pastor Blake continues our series through Ephesians, highlighting Paul's 11 imperatives in Ephesians that guide believers in living a new life by speaking the truth, controlling anger, working honestly, using edifying speech, and forgiving one another as God forgave us in Christ.

Pastor Blake continues our series on Ephesians, reminding us that grace is foundational in our Gospel transformation, and actions flow from grace, not the other way around.