Category Archives: Psalms
Call to Worship (Based on Psalm 146)
Suggestion – Use phrases from the hymn “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty” to open the reading and as a response to the sections (as shown below) Sing: (Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!) Hallelujah! Praise the Lord, O my soul! I will praise the Lord as long as I live; [...]
Psalm 139: 7-12
Oh, where can I go from your spirit? Or where can I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there; if I lie in the grave, you are there. If I rise with the sun in the east, and settle in the west beyond the sea, even there you would guide [...]
Bulletin Cover Art for Epiphany 4B
Click on the pics below to go to my flickr account to view and/or download larger versions of each. Technorati Tags: Bulletin Art,Epiphany 4B,1 Corinthians 8:1,1 Corinthains 8:3,Mark 1:24,Mark 1:25
What Belongs to God
My sermon for Sunday, 19 October 2008 was based on Psalm 24, Isaiah 45:1-7, and Matthew 22:15-22. It was written for the following Sunday: Proper 24A, Ordinary 29A, or Pentecost+23A. Below is a tag cloud for the message. answer asked authority belongs caesar claim coin competing easier emperor face fact flag gentile give god gospel [...]
Just Try to Watch This Without Smiling
Too cute not to post. Click on this link for a smile. Technorati tags: video, Psalm 23, children, cute
Psalm 15 – My Paraphrase
O Lord, who shall assemble in your tabernacle,and who may abide on your holy hill? Those who live with integrity; those who do what is right, and those who speak truth from their hearts; They do not slander with their tongues, do no evil to their friends, nor do they reproach their neighbors; In their [...]
The Lord of Silence – A Sermon for Pentecost 4, Proper 7C, Ordinary 12C
My sermon for Sunday, June 24, 2007 was based on the following scriptures: 1 Kings 19:1-18, Psalms 42, Isaiah 65:1-9, Galatians 3:23-29, and Luke 8:26-39. These can be read in full by clicking here. My thanks to my colleagues on Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary E-mail Discussion List: Jim McCrea, Beth Johnston, and especially Frank Fisher (to whom [...]
Psalm 71:1-6
In you, O Lord, do I flee for refuge; never let me be disappointed. Deliver me in your righteousness, deliver me: incline your ear to me and save me. Be my rock of refuge, to which I can continually come. Send your messenger to defend me, for you are my stronghold and fortress. Rescue me, [...]
Psalm 126
When the Lord returned the captives to Zion,we were like those who dream. Then our mouths were filled with laughter,and our tongues with singing.And at that time the other nations declared,`The Lord has done great things for them.’ The Lord has done great things for us,and we are glad. Restore our fortunes, O Lord,as streams [...]
Psalm 93
1 The Lord reigns. He is robed in majesty; the Lord is girded about strength. The world also is established, and it cannot be shaken. 2 Your throne is established from of old; you are everlasting. 3 The seas have lifted up, O Lord, the seas have lifted up their voice; the seas lift up [...]
