The Book of Psalms: ”Why I Sing, Part 2”

June 18, 2023

Lead Pastor Dan Acker

 

"Praise is the rehearsal of our eternal song. By grace we learn to sing, and in glory we continue to sing. What will some of you do when you get to heaven, if you go on grumbling all the way? Do not hope to get to heaven in that style. But now begin to bless the name of the Lord."  -Charles Spurgeon

 

I Sing Because…
GOD SAVED ME FROM MY SIN.

 

Psalm 65:1-5

 

“Whoever drinks beer, he is quick to sleep; whoever sleeps long, does not sin; whoever does not sin, enters Heaven! Thus, let us drink beer!” -Martin Luther

"Whoever sings is quick to praise, and whoever praises long, does not sin; whoever does not sin, enters Heaven! Thus, let us sing praise!" -Dan Acker

 

Ephesians 5:15-21

 

I Sing Because...

GOD HAS BLESSED ME WITH LIFE

 

Psalm 65:6-13

 

"As a newborn baby breathes and cries, so the signs of life in a newborn Christian are faith and repentance, inhaling the love of God and exhaling an initial cry of distress. And at that point what God provides, exactly as for a newborn infant, is the comfort, protection, and nurturing promise of a mother. "If God is our father, the church is our mother." The words are those of the Swiss Reformer John Calvin ... it is as impossible, unnecessary, and undesirable to be a Christian all by yourself as it is to be a newborn baby all by yourself." -NT Wright

 

2 Corinthians 9:8

 

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