Sermons on Psalms

Sermons on Psalms

We Believe in God, the Father Almighty

SUNDAY MARCH 6 2022The First Sunday of LenTWe Believe in God, the Father AlmightyExodus 3: 13-15 NRSVPSalm 19: 1-4a NRSVRev mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch Scripture 13 But Moses said to God, “If I come to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say to them?” 14 God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” He said further, “Thus you shall…

Shalom: The Gift of Peace Week Three

sunday february 27 2022Shalom: The Gift of PeacEPsalm 46Rev Jessica Wright Scripture 1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea; 3 though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble with its tumult.4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High. 5…

Refresh: God’s Word

Sunday January 31 2021God’s WordMatthew 4: 1-4; Psalm 119:97-105 NRSVRev Mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch MATTHEW 4:1-4 NRSV1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished. 3 The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” 4 But he answered, “It is written, ‘One does not live…

STILL Better Together WK 4

May 10 2020 Gathering Savior, Like A Shepherd Lead UsRev Mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch WelcomeRev Mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch Song of PraiseYes I Will (CCLI 7105442)Resonate Hymn of PrayerSavior, Like A Shepherd Lead Us (CCLI 24078)UMH 381, Verses 1-4Chancel Choir/Orchestra Pastoral Prayer & The Lord’s Prayer Rev Jessica Wright Children’s TimeApril Kwan/Trish Morehead Gratitude MomentRev Jessica Wright Song of GratitudeYou Are My ShepherdDaybreak Scripture Reading Psalm 23 NRSVRuth Swingle 1 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.2     He makes me lie…

Walking in Darkness

Second Sunday of AdventDecember 8, 2019LIGHT FOR THE PATH: WALKING IN DARKNESSREV. MARY BETH HARDESTY-CROUCHPsalm 27:1, Isaiah 9:2-7 NRSV We can’t fully embrace the light without having experienced the darkness. We’ve all known darkness, both cosmic and personal. Having known and experienced the darkness shapes who we are but it doesn’t define our future. God is sovereign and God holds the future and God lights the Path into His future. 2 The people who walked in darkness    have seen a great…

Light For The Path

Light For The PathPsalm 27:1; Genesis 1:1-5Rev. Mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch First Sunday of AdventCommunion SundayDecember 1, 2019 It all began in darkness and chaos. And then without warning, God spoke and suddenly light flooded the cosmos, clearly separating and defining the difference between darkness and light. Light gives shape and purpose and identity and hope.