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Psalm 18
Psalm 18 Royal Thanksgiving for Victory To the leader. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord, who addressed the words of this song to the Lord on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. This psalm has a long note explaining the background of it.…
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Psalm 17
Psalm 17 The reasons that I have confidence and peace In the psalms, we have many prayers that seek God’s deliverance from the persecutors. This is one of those psalms. In those psalms we can see one common theme: As long as I stay in good relationship with God, I do not have to worry…
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Psalm 16
Psalm 16 Who can cover me? If we watch action movie, we can see cops who cover for each other. During the shooting, one cop runs to go to a target and other cops cover for the runner. In our real life, we also need somebody who can cover us in crisis or difficult situations.…
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Psalm 15
Psalm 15 Who can be with God? God is the Holy One. Can we stay with God? The Bible keeps promising that God is with us and we can worship God. However, when we think about God’s holiness and our sinfulness, I do not know how that can be possible. The psalmist asks the…
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Sermon in a nutshell: “Have your personal testimony ready!” (Acts 21:37-22:21)
Sermon in a nutshell: “Have your personal testimony ready!” (Acts 21:37-22:21) Today we read Paul’s personal testimony. Actually we saw it in a dramatic performance of the story. It is a long text. However, if you tell it as a story, it will take about 3-4 minutes. Basically Paul told about three things: 1) His…
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Psalm 14
Psalm 14 Now is the time to follow God! When we see our reality, there is no hope. When we perceive the reality behind our reality, however, there is hope. What we see is despair but what is behind the world is God’s love. Fools see only the surface. That is why, as the psalmist…
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Psalm 13
Psalm 13 In the middle of darkness, I saw a light. In our lives, the most difficult suffering is not a severe suffering but the suffering that has no fixed ending time or no imaginable consequences. When we face a crisis that has expiration date, we can endure. We can have hope because we know…
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Psalm 12
Psalm 12 Plea for Help in Evil Times This psalm is a prayer in crisis. It is not a financial crisis or physical crisis. It is the crisis of integrity. The whole community is corrupt by deceit and lies. The psalmist deplores: “Help, O Lord, for there is no longer anyone who is godly; the faithful…
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Psalm 11
Psalm 11 The strongest defense plan When people attack me with false accusations, I have some options. First, I can strike back. Second, I can ignore. Third, I can prove my innocence. All these are available options. However, the Bible advices me to trust God and take refuge in the LORD! The psalmist says, “In…
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Sermon in a nutshell: “Expect Opposition against Gospel!” (Acts 21:15-36)
Sermon in a nutshell: “Expect Opposition against Gospel!” (Acts 21:15-36) I frequently go to the gym for exercise. I have found one principle there to be true. To train ourselves, we have to work out using resistance. Without resistance, we cannot grow our muscles. For our muscles to grow stronger, we need greater resistance.…
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