Sermons on Psalms

Sermons on Psalms

When Life Feels Like the Night Shift

Psalm 134 Discussion Questions: What is your favorite worship song and why? Has your body ever done anything in worship as a result of what was happening in your soul? How can we keep praising the Lord central in our lives, even when life feels like the night shift?

Waiting for the Promised King

Psalm 132 Discussion Questions: Have you ever encountered someone who is waiting for God to fulfill a promise that He never made? Have you ever done that yourself? Why do we fall into that so easily? Do you ever have a hard time believing God’s promise that Jesus will return? Did Psalm 132 help boost your confidence in any way? What makes Jesus so much better than any merely human king?

We’ll Be Here

Psalm 129 Discussion Questions: Read 2 Thessalonians 1:3-10. What effect would these words have had on the believers in Thessalonica? How can they have the same effect on us? Why might they not? Have you experienced persecution in your life that has made you long for the justice of God? If not, do you know of anyone who has? How can we reconcile God’s call to love our enemies and God’s call to pray that He would bring justice?

Fruitfulness

Psalm 127 Discussion Questions:   1) Can you think of a time when you were building something in vain? How did you realize it? What did you do about it? 2) Can you think of a time you accomplished something that could only have been done with God’s help? 3) Are you prone to doing too much or too little? How can we know what good works God has prepared for us? (Ephesians 2:10)

Lord Have Mercy

Psalm 123 Discussion Questions: 1) Is there a time in your life when you’ve felt like the Psalmist feels in Psalm 123? 2) Is it ever tempting to think that God doesn’t want to show you mercy? Why? 3) How have you personally experienced the Lord’s mercy?

Joy in the House of the Lord

Psalm 122   Discussion Questions: What’s something that you get excited about that has no eternal significance? (If you’re married, think about how your spouse would answer this question for you!) What keeps you from experiencing excitement and joy as you come into the house of the Lord? Who is someone in your life who has exuded joy as they’ve gathered with other believers? Why do you think they did?  

Lift Your Eyes Up to the Hill

Psalm 121   Discussion Questions:   1) Where are some wrong places you are tempted to look for help when trouble comes? How have they let you down? 2) If you had a powerful, wise, good, loving bodyguard helping and protecting you all the time—day and night—how would that change the way you lived? Why don’t we live that way as Christians? How can we live that way more than we do?

God’s Glory Before Us | Psalm 29

Pastor Ron reminds us of God’s glory and how we can glorify God in his first sermon at Cornerstone. Watch Here Discussion Questions 1. Share any instance when you appreciated the Glory of God this past week. 2. Can you cite an instance when God has given you strength and peace as you recognized His glory in a storm of your life?   (refer to John 16:33) 3. How are John 1:14 and Luke 8:22-24 related to the lessons of Psalm…

Praise the Storyteller | Psalm 105:1-7

Two weeks ago, Terry Shanahan preached on Psalm 8 a message called “Praise the Creator,” which was really encouraging. I thought it would be good to continue our time in the Psalms with a Psalm of celebration, thanksgiving, and praise that I’ve entitled “Praise the Storyteller.” My hope is that we will look back and see the story God has been writing, and it will draw our hearts to praise and glorify him. Today is not just a day to…

Lord of the Storm | Mark 4:35-41

This Rembrandt painting is called “Christ in the Storm on the Lake of Galilee.” It depicts Jesus calming the storm on the Sea of Galilee. While most of the painting is black and dark grays and blues, you can see golden-light and light blue skies in the distance. Two thieves disguised as police officers broke into the Isabella Steward Gardner Museum in Boston and stole it in 1990. If you know where it is, let the FBI know. Jesus has…