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There are some songs of the heart that we might rather not sing out loud. They express thoughts and feelings that are brutal and dark – feelings we’d rather others not know we feel. There are Song of the Heart in the Bible that curse others or invoke evil and they raise many questions. How could these be songs of the heart? How can such dark and ugly sentiments be in scripture? What can these darker songs of the heart teach us about God and ourselves?

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Ever felt like God was far away, uninterested, or worse yet, that He had abandoned you? You’re not alone. In Psalm 13, David expresses the raw emotion of wondering where God is when he needs Him the most. Far from being unspiritual, cries of lament create a dialogue of honesty with God that actually moves us closer to Him. God never wants us to fake it. Whether we feel God’s presence or not, we can, through faith, find Him even in our deepest disappointments.

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It seems like we spend a lot of our time searching. We chase money, relationships, fame, and plenty of other things, hoping that some of it will deliver a sense of goodness, security, and joy. But those searches ultimately leave us wanting. We tend to forget that unless our chase is focused on God, we’re looking in the wrong place. In this message, we’ll see how God’s presence is exactly what provides His people with true confidence and delight.

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God invites us to authentically express what we’re feeling when we ponder life’s realities. Many of these expressions are recorded for us in the Psalms—the songbook of the Bible. Psalm 8 is a Psalm of praise. In it, David encourages us to instinctively look up and notice that God’s glory is on display in creation. This reflection on God and His glory can also prompt us to consider ourselves. God has turned His attention toward us as creatures who are created in His own image.

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Money can activate either greed or generosity within us. When God urges us to share our financial resources for the good of others, He doesn’t do so by appealing to guilt or obligation. God tells us that we can invest in things that really matter by sharing the money that’s been entrusted to us. It’s an investment that pays dividends. If we give, we’ll reap a harvest of blessing. When you become a person who gives generously, you are becoming like Jesus.

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Everywhere we look, we are confronted with messages telling us about the things we need to be happy and whole. If only we can get, the better phone, go on the better vacation, drive the better car, get into the better college, then we will be content. We will be complete. The problem is once we get the things that we thought would bring contentment, it isn’t long before our focus shifts to something else. It seems like we’re constantly searching for contentment and never finding it.

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We are created to crave. We all want something. And we all realize that there’s something lacking in our lives, so we always want more. More food, more time, more money, more stuff. But with all of our desire for more, our ability to get more is always limited. So we do whatever we can to get more, and we get into debt, thinking the satisfaction will be worth the cost. In this message, we’ll see how God offers the only true fulfillment, and how our pursuit of debt can keep us from clearly seeing Him.

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Money is strange. You need it to live, yet it can squeeze the life right out of you. We shouldn’t find it surprising that God has a lot to say about money and our possessions. Far from being an off-limits conversation even in the church, your view of money reveals much about your heart and the object of your trust. No wonder God compares the way we use money with our receptivity to greater spiritual riches. Even from God’s perspective, money matters.

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The words “fear of the Lord” appear over one hundred times in the Bible. But throughout Scripture, God also tells his people not to fear. Is God contradicting Himself, or could the fear of the Lord mean something completely different than fear? As we discuss the meaning of the fear of the Lord, we’ll discover it has nothing to do with fear and everything to do with the way we engage with God daily.

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With photography, as an illustration, discover the power of seeing the light. God reminds us that “light shines in the darkness and the darkness did not overcome it.” Discover how you can see the light in your own life. Pick up a camera if you’re so inclined, but, more importantly, make sure you prioritize God’s light in your own life.

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