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Psalm 50
Psalm 50 The Acceptable Sacrifice: This is the title of this psalm. Obviously, this psalm is an educational psalm. The psalmist praises God and teaches the audience at the same time. The topic of her lesson is what the acceptable sacrifice to God is. To know the answer, we have to know who our God…
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Psalm 49
Psalm 49 The benefit of faith is to have an eye to see the difference between what is eternal and what is transient. We praise God because we have an eye to see the beauty of eternal one. We do not pursue gold or fame because we know that they are passing away. We know…
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Psalm 48
Psalm 48 Why is Zion strong? Zion is strong only because God is there. The psalmist calls Zion the city of God. As long as God is there, Zion is the city of God. “Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised in the city of our God. His holy mountain, beautiful in elevation,…
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Psalm 47
Psalm 47 God is God whether we worship Him or not. God is not just my God but God of all nations. God rules over the universe. We can either praise Him or ignore Him. Our decision does not make any dent to God! When we praise God, God will be glorified by us! When…
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Sermon in a nutshell: God is with us (Acts 27:1-23)
Sermon in a nutshell: “God is with us!” (Acts 27:1-23) Biggest Loser? Biggest Giver! Our mission committee is launching a fun mission project called, “Biggest Loser? Biggest Giver!” It works like this: 1st step: You pay a registration fee ($30) at the church by Feb. 8. 2nd step: You weigh in at the weighing station…
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Psalm 45
Psalm 45 Ode for a Royal Wedding Psalm 45 is dedicated to the wedding of the king of Israel. We are not kings or queens. We would think that this psalm has nothing to do with us. However, on the other hand, we are all heirs of God’s Kingdom. Each one of us are “spiritually”…
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Psalm 44
Psalm 44 We have heard many stories of faith journey of others. The only problem that we have is that those stories are all the stories of other people. It is not my story. How can I experience God’s power and love myself? The psalmist starts with that dilemma. “We have heard with our ears,…
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Psalm 43
Psalm 43 Prayer to God in Time of Trouble The psalmist goes through lot of troubles. Many psalms are prayers in the times of trouble as the title of this psalm shows. The common theme in these psalms is that the solution is not outside but inside of the psalmist. She does not try to…
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Psalm 42
Psalm 42 Psalm 42 is the first psalm of the BOOK II (Psalms 42–72). Psalms has all five books and we just finished the first book (Psalms 1-41). When we read the Psalm 1 as an introduction (Blessed One), the first book is a good reading for 40 days of meditation. In the Bible, 40…
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Sermon in a nutshell “An opportunity to spread the Gospel” (Acts 26:24-32).
Sermon in a nutshell “An opportunity to spread the Gospel” (Acts 26:24-32). Old ladies are beautiful! Last Sunday I said that old ladies are beautiful. After the Sunday service, I called my mother and made an appointment to have a lunch with her on Monday. I told her again, “Mom, you are so beautiful!” She…
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