Recognizing Sin (02/22/2026)

He Sees, He Hears, He Acts (03/22/2026)

Psalm 22  Good Friday is approaching.  The day Jesus is beaten beyond human recognition and nailed to the cross.  Despite the apparent triumph of evil and the end of God’s redemptive plan, Jesus teaches us as the Psalm does, God is not absent.  He has not abandoned us.  He is there.  His silence is not the silence of a jilted lover or an angry and vindictive being.  His silence is part of His perfect will and perfect redemptive plan.  No matter our feelings we can live in the assurance that our God is working all things for our good and His Glory.  Our God sees, our God Hears, our God answers.

Redeemed Life (03/15/2026)

Psalm 32: 6-7, 10-11 Life, as a child of God, should be lived in joy, gratitude, and obedience.  We are truly free, eternally secure, and infinitely loved by the God that brought us out of slavery and into the freedom of His presence.  Living redeemed means inhabiting this reality daily—acknowledging our freedom, embracing our new identity as God’s own, and allowing that transformation to reshape our choices, relationships, and hope for the future.

Redemption From Sin (03/08/2026)

Psalm 32:1-2  What does it mean to be redeemed?  Today we will see many examples of redemption both in the Old Testament and the New Testament.  There will be a plethora (a bunch) of theological terms I will define and explain.  (Each one could be one sermon if not a series in themselves.)  At the end, this is what I want us to remember -  Redemption is an act of God that restores us into relationship with God, brings us joyfully into His grace and mercy, and frees us from the guilt of our sin.

Repenting From Sin (03/01/2026)

Psalm 32:5 Our topic today - repentance. It has far more reaching consequences than just being sorry we did something wrong or, as more often happens, we are sorry that we got caught. It means a total change of life, a total change of direction, a total reorienting of our lives according to God’s will not our own. Until that happens we will never experience true freedom because we will always be enslaved to our sin. For those that repent it means freedom and reconciliation with the God that loves them and desires reconciliation and relationship. Only through repentance can we be freed from enslavement to sin and brought into true freedom with God.

Recognizing Sin (02/22/2026)

Psalm 32: 3-4   With Psalm 32 [/references/bible%2Bnasb95.19.32] as the background, we will focus on verses 3-4 today. We will ask the questions “What is sin?” and “How can I recognize sin in my life?” Though these are questions that apply to believers, it is THE question that must first be answered by an unbeliever before they can become a child of God. Unless they can recognize the sin in their life they will never get to the point of needing or desiring to be reconciled to God. Acknowledging the weight of our sin is vital for our spiritual journey; embracing it allows us to experience God's grace and restoration through repentance.