Mary shows us how she hallowed God's name by giving God the priority in her life. By hallowing God's name we seek his direction in our lives.

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God calls us to bring our prayer requests to Him in expectation, but not to take Him for granted. As such his model for prayer is to Ask Seek Knock.

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Wisdom Psalms give concrete examples of how God wants us to live our life. If you live a certain way then this and this will happen. If you live a different way then something else will happen instead. Wisdom Psalms explain the consequences.

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Kingship Psalms remind us that we have a King who is to be listed to and obeyed because He protects us and provides for us. Basically all Kingship Psalms answer the same question … “How do I respond to the rule of God in my life?”

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https://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/4-accepting-gods-kingship-and-control-allan-quak-sermon-on-obedience-154873?ref=SermonSeriesDetails

This sermon focuses on the family of Psalms known as Laments. In a Lament the Psalmist brings his complaints and problems to God. A Lament is also an occasion when the faithfulness and care of God is questioned. Psalm 88 is the example.

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As we look at the genres of the Psalms we find the Thanksgiving Psalms. Thanksgiving Psalms always talk about a difficult situation which has been fixed. We might want to think of Thanksgiving Psalms as our response when God helps us out of trouble.

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The main feature of a Remembrance Psalms is that to call to mind the actions of God in the past, especially the way God acted to save His people. We do that because we understand that all history is God’s history – everything has a reason.

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https://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/3-remembering-gods-faithful-acts-allan-quak-sermon-on-faith-154802?ref=SermonSeriesDetails

A Psalm of Confidence expresses trust in God’s goodness and power because we have an intimate awareness of God’s presence. Psalm 91 is an example off this.

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https://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/2-expressing-confidence-and-trust-allan-quak-sermon-on-trust-154533?ref=SermonSeriesDetails

This Psalm is a genre of Psalms know as Hymns. The main feature of these Hymns is that they contain exuberant praise of the Lord, or they give us a reason for praising the Lord. They are a celebration that God has entered our lives and our community.

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On this last Sunday, and last day, of 2017 we sought to look forward, and look up, to be sure we make God our priority in 2018.

Pastor Allan gave a two part message.

From Ecclesiastes 12:1-8 we saw the importance of remembering our Creator.

From Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 we saw the importance of keeping our vows.