As providence would have it, this message on Psalm 49 was preached a week or so after a trillion or so dollars in the U.S. economy just went poof. Some god.
An Epithalamium for the Church
Yesterday I preached on Psalm 45, a glorious wedding poem.
When God Doesn”t Appear to Want to Wake Up
Last Lord’s Day the message was on Psalm 44, and you can find it here.
Judge Me, O God
The sermon last Lord’s Day was on Psalm 43 — on the willingness of the psalmist to invite God to come down and judge his case.
What Merciful People Receive
Periodically I preach through ten psalms, and have now come to the fifth decade of psalms (41-50). Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
An Amos Overview
An overview of the structure and message of the book of Amos can be found here.
Amos for Americans
The sermon here comes to the conclusion of Amos, at least with regard to going through it passage by passage. Next week we are going to be looking at the book as a whole, and then after some applications for a week or two — call it Amos for Americans.
For He Is Small
Throughout the book of Amos, Israel has been preening herself over her wealth, her privilege, her status, her security. But Amos sees how vulnerable she is and pleads that way — Lord God, show mercy for Jacob is small. “Lord God of hosts, have mercy on the United States for we are tiny.” The fact …
More on Amos
The sermon series through Amos continues.
No Salvation for This Nation Without a Savior
The most recent sermon preached on Amos, “No Jesus, No Way,” can be found here.