OPENING WORDS Psalm 33:1-4, 11-12 1Shout for joy in theLord, O you righteous!Praise befits the upright.2Give thanks to theLordwith thelyre;make melody to him withthe harp often strings!3Sing to hima new song;play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts. 4For the word of theLordis upright,and all his work is done infaithfulness. 11The counsel of theLordstands foreve...
Keep ReadingOPENING WORDS Psalm 33:13-17, 22 13TheLordlooks down from heaven;he sees all the children of man;14fromwhere he sits enthroned helooks outon all the inhabitants of the earth,15he who fashions the hearts of them alland observes all their deeds.16The king is not saved by his great army;a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.17The war horse is a false hope for sal...
Keep ReadingREAD Colossians 2:6-7 (ESV)[6] Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, [7] rooted and built up in himand established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. SERMON SUMMARY Things with roots grow. In v. 7 we see that being "rooted" is not a command, but something that God has done for the Christian. The mechanism for...
Keep ReadingREAD Colossians 2:6-7 (ESV):[6] Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, [7] rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. SERMON SUMMARY A person's "walk" (behavior/conduct) flows out of his beliefs. For anyone to walk anywhere (successfully!), they must have ABILITY, DIRECTION, and...
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