Psalm 96 is truly a worship psalm. The words sing, proclaim, bless, tell, ascribe, worship, say and tremble are all words that require a personal response to God. I am responsible to act on and live these words. I have to chuckle at how I am to sing to the...

Psalm 8 is not a long psalm, but a jam-packed psalm that defines the glory and majesty of our Lord. In it we see the heavens, children, animals, birds, man, and fish used to reflect the glory of God.  I was particularly taken with the verse 2, “Out of the...

This post is a follow-up message from Pastor Ben's sermon entitled "Praise for Grace & Mercy". [Watch video]We are frail, God is eternal. That is the gist of David’s words in Psalm 103:15, 17, “As for man, his days are like grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourishes....

This post is a follow-up message from Pastor Ben's sermon entitled "Praise!". [Watch video]Psalm 113 calls us to praise God at all times in all places. But shouldn’t our life match what we say? In our sermon prep time last week Chad Ingalls made this point rather well. He said, “You...

This post is a follow-up message from Pastor Ben's sermon entitled "Drawing Near to a Holy God". [Watch video]Often quoted are the words of the Rollings Stones, “You can’t always get what you want.” Now the Rolling Stones are certainly no font of godly wisdom, but these words are certainly true....

This post is a follow-up message from Pastor Ben's sermon entitled "Time Flies, So What?". [Watch video]Psalm 90 is a wake-up call to the brevity of our lives. I believe this past Sunday many of us were challenged with the call to “teach us to number our days, that we may...

This post is a follow-up message from Pastor Ben's sermon entitled "Election Year Hope". [Watch video]Psalm 33 gives us confidence that God is ultimately in control of politics. We can wring our hands, be confused and worry about the present state of politics in our nation, but what does that do?...

This post is a follow-up message from Pastor Ben's sermon entitled "Glory: The Purpose of Praise". [Watch video]This past Sunday we introduced some practical ideas about preparing to worship before you arrive on Sunday morning. Here are a few: 1. Spend 15 minutes praying for the service Saturday night or Sunday...

This post is a follow-up message from Pastor Ben's sermon entitled "The Glory of Children is their Fathers". [Watch video]We saw Sunday in Psalm 127, “Behold, children are a gift of the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward” (v.3). This means that God is the Giver, and we...