SIDERIS PODCAST

We’ve got a lot of new things to share with you this Sunday.

First, and foremost, your ears may hear something surprising as we installed our brand NEW Sound System this week! This milestone marks countless hours of individuals from our community getting us ready for this install (special shout out to Thom & Ryan). This will make the making of sweet music to the Lord even sweeter than it already is!

We will also be revealing our NEW Sermon Series, that will take us through the end of the year and into 2026. I can’t wait to share that with you. I’m very excited.

AND finally, we will be taking this Sunday to share some NEW Vision regarding our big building renovation project that has been in the works now for some time. We’ve got big exciting updates to pass along as we slowly but surely move into the next steps in the project.

We're stoked to gather and sing praises with you this Sunday, which turns out is what Psalm 149 is all about! Well, at least half of our Psalm is about that. To understand the other half we're really going to have to pop the hood on how we interpret the bible anyhow. How are we to make sense of these ancient texts? What are the tools that enable us to bring Jesus into the picture? Does EVERY passage really have something to say to God's people today? I made a chart to help us answer these questions! Can't wait to share in the scriptures and in praise with you all.

We're stoked to gather and sing praises with you this Sunday, which turns out is what Psalm 149 is all about! Well, at least half of our Psalm is about that. To understand the other half we're really going to have to pop the hood on how we interpret the bible anyhow. How are we to make sense of these ancient texts? What are the tools that enable us to bring Jesus into the picture? Does EVERY passage really have something to say to God's people today? I made a chart to help us answer these questions! Can't wait to share in the scriptures and in praise with you all.

Dive into Psalm 136—the “Great Hallel”—a powerful psalm of thanksgiving that celebrates God’s faithful love through creation, the Exodus, and every generation. In this sermon, we explore its timeless refrain, “His faithful love endures forever,” and draw fresh connections between biblical worship and storytelling styles—even referencing Tim McGraw’s Don’t Take the Girl to highlight the power of repeated refrains.

Discover God’s steadfast covenant love (hesed) as Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer, and be encouraged to reflect on your own story of His faithfulness.

✨ Highlights:

- Walk-through of Psalm 136’s themes & history

- Insights on God’s enduring love and covenant

- Parallels with classic country music storytelling

- A call to write your own “song” of God’s faithfulness

Dive into Psalm 136—the “Great Hallel”—a powerful psalm of thanksgiving that celebrates God’s faithful love through creation, the Exodus, and every generation. In this sermon, we explore its timeless refrain, “His faithful love endures forever,” and draw fresh connections between biblical worship and storytelling styles—even referencing Tim McGraw’s Don’t Take the Girl to highlight the power of repeated refrains.

Discover God’s steadfast covenant love (hesed) as Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer, and be encouraged to reflect on your own story of His faithfulness.

✨ Highlights:

- Walk-through of Psalm 136’s themes & history

- Insights on God’s enduring love and covenant

- Parallels with classic country music storytelling

- A call to write your own “song” of God’s faithfulness

Dive into Psalm 136—the “Great Hallel”—a powerful psalm of thanksgiving that celebrates God’s faithful love through creation, the Exodus, and every generation. In this sermon, we explore its timeless refrain, “His faithful love endures forever,” and draw fresh connections between biblical worship and storytelling styles—even referencing Tim McGraw’s Don’t Take the Girl to highlight the power of repeated refrains.

Discover God’s steadfast covenant love (hesed) as Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer, and be encouraged to reflect on your own story of His faithfulness.

✨ Highlights:

- Walk-through of Psalm 136’s themes & history

- Insights on God’s enduring love and covenant

- Parallels with classic country music storytelling

- A call to write your own “song” of God’s faithfulness

Dive into Psalm 136—the “Great Hallel”—a powerful psalm of thanksgiving that celebrates God’s faithful love through creation, the Exodus, and every generation. In this sermon, we explore its timeless refrain, “His faithful love endures forever,” and draw fresh connections between biblical worship and storytelling styles—even referencing Tim McGraw’s Don’t Take the Girl to highlight the power of repeated refrains.

Discover God’s steadfast covenant love (hesed) as Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer, and be encouraged to reflect on your own story of His faithfulness.

✨ Highlights:

- Walk-through of Psalm 136’s themes & history

- Insights on God’s enduring love and covenant

- Parallels with classic country music storytelling

- A call to write your own “song” of God’s faithfulness

In this teaching, we explore Psalm 123 within the broader context of the Psalms and Israel’s history. Spanning over a millennium, the 150 Psalms were carefully curated into five books, each reflecting key moments in Israel’s journey. Psalm 123 resides in the fifth and final book, known as the Psalms of Ascent, which captures the experience of God's people returning from exile to rebuild Jerusalem and reignite worship.

This Psalm vividly portrays the posture of faithful waiting and hopeful looking to God amidst contempt, scorn, and hardship. Using rich imagery, it compares the people's gaze to that of a servant watching their master’s hand—patiently and expectantly awaiting divine favor. We unpack the historical backdrop from Nehemiah’s account, where the Israelites face ridicule and opposition while reconstructing Jerusalem’s walls, yet remain steadfast in their plea for God’s gracious intervention.

The teaching also connects Psalm 123 to Jesus’ own experience, highlighting how He embodied this trust and grace even in the face of ultimate rejection and suffering on the cross. Jesus’ prayer for mercy amidst scorn reveals the profound mercy and favor God extends to us, encouraging us to adopt the same posture of reverent dependence.

Key themes include:

- The intentional arrangement of Psalms into historical and spiritual collections.

- The Psalms of Ascent as expressions of physical and spiritual journeying toward God.

- The dual imagery of God enthroned in heaven yet intimately near to His people.

- The call to patiently wait on God’s timing and direction, trusting His sovereign hand.

- The challenge to avoid distraction and apathy, and instead to actively lift our eyes to God in all life’s trials.

- The ultimate fulfillment of these themes in Jesus Christ, who models perfect trust and mercy.

Whether you’re wrestling with personal hardship, seeking a deeper understanding of scripture, or longing for renewed hope, this teaching offers a rich, poetic framework to engage with God authentically. Learn how to “put on spiritual eyes,” embrace a posture of faithful waiting, and discover God’s favor and grace in every season.

* SPOTIFY MUSIC PLAYLIST -- https://tinyurl.com/fkzpkjwh

* SERMON PODCAST -- https://tinyurl.com/2sn3msmn

* CONNECT WITH US -- https://siderischurch.com/connectcard

* MORE GOSPEL RESOURCES -- https://siderischurch.com/resources

In this teaching, we explore Psalm 123 within the broader context of the Psalms and Israel’s history. Spanning over a millennium, the 150 Psalms were carefully curated into five books, each reflecting key moments in Israel’s journey. Psalm 123 resides in the fifth and final book, known as the Psalms of Ascent, which captures the experience of God's people returning from exile to rebuild Jerusalem and reignite worship.

This Psalm vividly portrays the posture of faithful waiting and hopeful looking to God amidst contempt, scorn, and hardship. Using rich imagery, it compares the people's gaze to that of a servant watching their master’s hand—patiently and expectantly awaiting divine favor. We unpack the historical backdrop from Nehemiah’s account, where the Israelites face ridicule and opposition while reconstructing Jerusalem’s walls, yet remain steadfast in their plea for God’s gracious intervention.

The teaching also connects Psalm 123 to Jesus’ own experience, highlighting how He embodied this trust and grace even in the face of ultimate rejection and suffering on the cross. Jesus’ prayer for mercy amidst scorn reveals the profound mercy and favor God extends to us, encouraging us to adopt the same posture of reverent dependence.

Key themes include:

- The intentional arrangement of Psalms into historical and spiritual collections.

- The Psalms of Ascent as expressions of physical and spiritual journeying toward God.

- The dual imagery of God enthroned in heaven yet intimately near to His people.

- The call to patiently wait on God’s timing and direction, trusting His sovereign hand.

- The challenge to avoid distraction and apathy, and instead to actively lift our eyes to God in all life’s trials.

- The ultimate fulfillment of these themes in Jesus Christ, who models perfect trust and mercy.

Whether you’re wrestling with personal hardship, seeking a deeper understanding of scripture, or longing for renewed hope, this teaching offers a rich, poetic framework to engage with God authentically. Learn how to “put on spiritual eyes,” embrace a posture of faithful waiting, and discover God’s favor and grace in every season.

* SPOTIFY MUSIC PLAYLIST -- https://tinyurl.com/fkzpkjwh

* SERMON PODCAST -- https://tinyurl.com/2sn3msmn

* CONNECT WITH US -- https://siderischurch.com/connectcard

* MORE GOSPEL RESOURCES -- https://siderischurch.com/resources

Today, we get to see the connection in a God-ordained process by which God is lifted high and we are changed. This process included three great "E" words:

EDUCATION

EXULTATION

EXALTATION

I look forward to considering these connections and how skipping any on of these steps could really derail our praise and prayer. It should be fun!

* SPOTIFY MUSIC PLAYLIST -- https://tinyurl.com/fkzpkjwh

* SERMON PODCAST -- https://tinyurl.com/2sn3msmn

* CONNECT WITH US -- https://siderischurch.com/connectcard

* MORE GOSPEL RESOURCES -- https://siderischurch.com/resources