by David Phillips | Jan 23, 2011 | Prayers, Word
Psalm 27 (The Message) A David Psalm 1 Light, space, zest¢â‚¬” that’s God! So, with him on my side I’m fearless, afraid of no one and nothing. 4 I’m asking God for one thing, only one thing: To live with him in his house my whole life long....
by David Phillips | Dec 19, 2010 | Prayers, Word
This unique gift of “the God who saves” is Jesus, who is “more than the accumulated best of his ancestors,” Charles Cousar writes in Texts for Preaching Year A. Throughout the Gospel of Matthew, we watch and listen as Jesus reveals the hand of...
by David Phillips | Nov 14, 2010 | Prayers, Word
This morning’s Psalm actually comes from Isaiah. Isaiah 12 (The Message) My Strength and Song And you will say in that day, “I thank you, God. You were angry but your anger wasn’t forever. You withdrew your anger and moved in and comforted me....
by David Phillips | Oct 24, 2010 | Prayers, Word
Psalm 65 (The Message) A David Psalm 1-2 Silence is praise to you, Zion-dwelling God, And also obedience. You hear the prayer in it all. 2-8 We all arrive at your doorstep sooner or later, loaded with guilt, Our sins too much for us¢â‚¬” but you get rid of them once...
by David Phillips | Oct 3, 2010 | Liturgy, Prayers, Word
Psalm 37:1-9 (The Message) Don’t bother your head with braggarts or wish you could succeed like the wicked. In no time they’ll shrivel like grass clippings and wilt like cut flowers in the sun. Get insurance with God and do a good deed, settle down and...
