Teach Us to Number Our Days-Psalm 90
“Teach us to number our days carefully so that we may develop wisdom in our hearts” (Ps 90:12, HCSB). “And let the beauty (loveliness, graciousness, kindness) of the Lord our God be upon us, And establish the […]
Category: Old Testament
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God’s Benefits Package-Psalm 103
“Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget none of His benefits” (Ps 103:2, HCSB). “… may I never forget the good things he does for me” (NLT). [Bless the Lord by Matt Redman is the most popular […]
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Instant Forgiveness-Psalm 32
Psalm 51 shows us that the evidence of true repentance is brokenness, confidence and joy. Psalm 32 shows us that God forgives us immediately when we repent. But if we hide our […]
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Evidence of True Repentance-Psalm 51
Big idea: The evidence of true repentence is brokenness, confidence and joy. “Sin will take me further than I want to go. Sin will keep me longer than I want to stay. Sin will cost me more than I want […]
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A Soft Tender Heart-Ezekiel 11:19; 36:26
Falling in love (2008 – 2018) is the synopsis I shared on Feb 18, 2018 at our 10th year anniversay celebration at West Loop Church. It was the 10 best years of my Christian […]
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The Whore, the Pit, the Wife Who Dies-Ezekiel 23-24
Explain Ezekiel’s emotional state knowing that God took his wife–his joy and delight–in order to make a point to the people. “Son of man, with one blow I will take […]
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Face the Facts about Your (His)Story-Ezekiel 20-23
How do you remember your story and your history? [Outlines below] Always encourage. “The narrative of our church must always encourage and never discourage,” say some church leaders. It sounds […]
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Face the Facts, Listen to the Truth-Ezekiel 15-19
Why is it important that you face the facts about yourself? You did not remember, yet I will remember: “…you did not remember the days of your youth…” (Eze 16:22, 43) “Yet I will […]
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You Are Always Responsible-Ezekiel 18
Big Idea: Only the wicked (the one who sins) dies (Eze 18:4, 20). The Problem: The two fundamental fallen human tendencies / default is to (1) blame someone else and […]
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You Trusted in Your Beauty-Ezekiel 16
Big idea: God–in his grace and generosity–blesses you with every possible blessing under heaven, but you use and abuse his blessing for yourself like a brazen prostitute! “But you trusted […]