'Book: Psalms' Tagged Posts

We Won’t Be Shaken Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken. Psalm 55:22 Life can cause you to worry and be shaken. Between work and family, there will always be something to worry about throughout the day. But, Jesus and the Bible both say to not hold on to your worries, but to give them to the Lord, because He doesn’t want you to have to carry those burdens…

Psalm 25 Today we aim to try something different, let us review the words of Psalm 25, read them throughout the day as a prayer to God. Find peace in the words that were written. In you, LORD my God, I put my trust. I trust in you; do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me. No one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame, but shame will come on…

LEarning to Sing Praise the Lord. Sing to the Lord a new song,his praise in the assembly of his faithful people Let Israel rejoice in their Maker;let the people of Zion be glad in their King. Psalm 149:1-2 Did you KNow? Zebra finches are teaching scientists about how humans learn to sing. Like human babies, new finches start out babbling. Through trial and error they eventually learn the rhythms and syllables of their parents’ vocalizations. Almost all animals make sounds…

Coffee With Jesus It’s early morning and you’ve just got up and are trying to wake up. You brew a cup of coffee and sit down to enjoy the ritual that typically wakes you up. How are you spending that time? Do you read the newspaper? Watch the News? Scroll through Facebook? How about spending your first 5 minutes of your “Coffee” time with a conversation with Jesus? Take a moment to prepare for the day, reflect with Jesus to…

Less Stress Stress can cause a ton of issues in our lives, within our family, our work, and our relationship with God. As we let stress overcome our lives it becomes the central focus for us. How do you get yourself out of the throws of stress and leverage your relationship with God to carry the weight of that stress? Why do the nations conspireand the peoples plot in vain?The kings of the earth rise upand the rulers band togetheragainst the Lord and against…

Worship Fully Praise the Lord.[a]Praise God in His sanctuary;praise Him in His mighty heavens.Praise Him for His acts of power;praise Him for His surpassing greatness.Praise Him with the sounding of the trumpet,praise Him with the harp and lyre,praise Him with timbrel and dancing,praise Him with the strings and pipe,praise Him with the clash of cymbals,praise Him with resounding cymbals.Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.Praise the Lord. Psalm 150 REFLECTION: Who do you most identify with in the Christmas story – Mary, Elizabeth, Joseph,…

PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness. Psalm 37:3 Do we pray daily for God to help us focus on Him? As a church body we must ask ourselves what is the mission of the church and for whom is that mission? How do we prepare for the future of Good Shepherd UMC and the people we serve? How do we let our light shine and best serve the…