Author: biblepreacher
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Psalm 66
Psalm 66 If we take time to count our blessings, we want to praise God! When the psalmist thought about the realities, still the Israelites had challenges. However, when she reflected on what God had done for the country, she wanted to praise God. That is what happens when we think about our individual lives.…
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Psalm 65
Psalm 65 When we have harvest, we can boast our hard works but we can also praise God! We know that we have flaws. We have made many mistakes and committed sins. Still we have harvest. It cannot be just our hard works. Humbly we acknowledge that God allows us to have joy of harvest.…
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Psalm 64
Psalm 64 Faith sees through the current reality! Many times, we are discouraged by the current reality. It seems that God is nowhere. People are doing whatever they want to do. People do not care for others and still they are doing great! Where is justice and where is God? Faith, in this situation, proclaims…
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Psalm 63
Psalm 63 Are you in a wilderness in your life? This is a psalm for you, then. (A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah.) “O God, you are my God, I seek you, my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land…
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Sermon in a nutshell: “Give your life to God!” (Leviticus 1:1-9)
Sermon in a nutshell: “Give your life to God!” (Leviticus 1:1-9) Why do we read the book of Leviticus? We just finished the book of Acts. It was all about the works of the Holy Spirit. We saw how the risen Jesus summoned the disciples and the apostles. We read how the first church started…
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Psalm 62
Psalm 62 What others think of me is none of my business. What God thinks of me is my business. “For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall never be shaken.” People’s opinions are based on their own…
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Psalm 61
Psalm 61 When we are sick, we feel insecure. In this psalm, David cried out to God in his bed. He was so sick and he felt he might die. He even said that he called to God from the “end of the earth.” Even when he was chased by Saul, he did not lose…
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Psalm 60
Psalm 60 When we are defeated, we pray. This psalm has a sub-title: “Prayer for National Victory after Defeat.” Even though David built a great empire in his times, he experienced many defeats in battle fields. He was even chased by his own son, Absalom! However, whenever he struggled in conflicts, he prayed to God.…
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Psalm 59
Psalm 59 Do you have anybody who follows you to kill you? Probably not! However, it was reality for David. King Saul tried to kill David all his life. Saul had this paranoia that David would kill him to be the King of Israel. People praised David for his great victory over Goliath. For David,…
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Sermon in a nutshell: Love (Mission) is still going on (Acts 28:11-31)
Sermon in a nutshell: Love (Mission) is still going on (Acts 28:11-31) St. Valentine is the Saint of Love and his love is still going on! In Catholic tradition, every Saint has some common features. First, they had wonderful achievements through their mission works. Second, many of them went through persecution and martyrdom. Thirdly, they…
