WHEN YOU CAN'T SEEM TO FIND GOD (3 OF 7)
by Jim Perdue
Scripture: Psalm 10:1-18
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When You Can't Seem to Find God (3 of 7)
Series: Summer in the Psalms
Jim Perdue
Psalm 10:1-18
Intro/Attention
We're in a series on Sunday mornings entitled, Summer in the Psalms. We are studying selected Psalms through June and July. *The Book of Psalms is one of my favorite Old Testament books. In fact, there's hardly a day that goes by where I'm not reading from the Psalms somewhere.*
Today, we come to Psalm 10. This psalm is called a ''lament.'' Do you know what that means? That means it's a cry of complaint. That's one reason you can love the psalms. And really, one reason you can love the Bible in general. This is a real book, filled with real people, and real emotions. It doesn't sugarcoat life. The psalmist tells it like it is. I don't doubt that you've probably felt this way before as well.
*And before we even open Psalm 10 to study it this morning, I think it's important to take note of something. You are not always expected to be happy. Some forms of modern Christianity act like it's a sin to be sad. I think that's foolish. If you read the Bible you will notice that there are godly people who are broken, sorrowful, and troubled. And do you know what they do? They let God know about it. Can I show you something we have here at the front of the church? These are boxes of tissues that are used for tears. It's a false front to act like church should always be happy. There must be moments of conviction, brokenness, and sorrow before the Lord. And, it's important for us to be honest with the Lord. In fact, that's what the psalmist does here.* READ TEXT
*I recently heard about a worship service in a small African village. Immediately before the service, a house around the corner had just been burned to the ground because the man who lived there was a suspected thief. A week before that, a tornado had cut through the township, ripping apart fifty homes; five people had been killed. And then that the very night before, a gang hounded down a ...
Series: Summer in the Psalms
Jim Perdue
Psalm 10:1-18
Intro/Attention
We're in a series on Sunday mornings entitled, Summer in the Psalms. We are studying selected Psalms through June and July. *The Book of Psalms is one of my favorite Old Testament books. In fact, there's hardly a day that goes by where I'm not reading from the Psalms somewhere.*
Today, we come to Psalm 10. This psalm is called a ''lament.'' Do you know what that means? That means it's a cry of complaint. That's one reason you can love the psalms. And really, one reason you can love the Bible in general. This is a real book, filled with real people, and real emotions. It doesn't sugarcoat life. The psalmist tells it like it is. I don't doubt that you've probably felt this way before as well.
*And before we even open Psalm 10 to study it this morning, I think it's important to take note of something. You are not always expected to be happy. Some forms of modern Christianity act like it's a sin to be sad. I think that's foolish. If you read the Bible you will notice that there are godly people who are broken, sorrowful, and troubled. And do you know what they do? They let God know about it. Can I show you something we have here at the front of the church? These are boxes of tissues that are used for tears. It's a false front to act like church should always be happy. There must be moments of conviction, brokenness, and sorrow before the Lord. And, it's important for us to be honest with the Lord. In fact, that's what the psalmist does here.* READ TEXT
*I recently heard about a worship service in a small African village. Immediately before the service, a house around the corner had just been burned to the ground because the man who lived there was a suspected thief. A week before that, a tornado had cut through the township, ripping apart fifty homes; five people had been killed. And then that the very night before, a gang hounded down a ...
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