Psalms | Book 1: Christ's battle for the kingdom
Preached on Sunday 11th April 2021, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
Psalms | Book 1: Christ's battle for the kingdom
Sermon Notes:
v1-3. The Good God:
God blesses those who share his care.
v4-10. The Good King:
The caring king, in need of a caring God.
v11-13. The Good News:
God delights in his king, and upholds him forever.
Preached on Easter Sunday 2021, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
Psalms | Book 1: Christ's battle for the kingdom
Sermon Notes:
Listening in to the New Creation…
- The One and the Many
- Call and Response
v1-10. Call: The Song of the Risen King
v11-17. Response: The Cry of His Still-Dying People
Preached on Sunday 21st March 2021, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
Psalms | Book 1: Christ's battle for the kingdom
Sermon Notes:
v1-3 He holds it in:
but bitterness burns under our tongue.
v4-6 He longs to learn:
how quickly life slips through our fingers
v7-13 He lets it out:
because forgiveness brings a smile to our face.
Preached on Sunday 7th March 2021, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
Psalms | Book 1: Christ's battle for the kingdom
Sermon Notes:
Can God be angry with Christians?
The bookends of the psalm: a basic plea (v1, 21-22)
The guts: a bitter lament
v2-8: Even under the cross of Christ,
God’s wrath is horrifying.
v9-20: Even under the stench of sin,
God’s redeemed are never alone.
Preached on 28th March 2021, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
Psalms | Book 1: Christ's battle for the kingdom
Sermon Notes:
When resentment gets your knickers in a twist…
Quiet trust can quell your heats (v1-8)
1. Trust God’s kindness over your eternity:
Lasting care, or a legacy in smoke? (v8-20)
2. Trust God’s kindness over your today:
Gracious giving, or grasping greed? (v21-40)
Preached on 29th November 2020, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
Psalms | Book 1: Christ's battle for the kingdom
Sermon Notes:
1. The human heart: a well of death and deceit (v1-4)
2. The God of love: a fountain of life and light (v5-9)
3. From the depths of the well, drink from the fountain (v10-12)
Preached on 22nd November 2020, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
Psalms | Book 1: Christ's battle for the kingdom
Sermon Notes:
The worst miscarriage of justice in history... which side were we on?
How do Jesus’ true people respond to the world’s hatred of him:
1. Rage against the wrong
2. Rouse the one who cares
3. Rejoice in the righteous God
Preached on 15th November 2020, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
Psalms | Book 1: Christ's battle for the kingdom
Sermon Notes:
A humiliating story... What king would so delight in sharing it?
1. Sing with the king: and share in God’s worth to Him (1-7)
2. Hear how to fear: and share in God’s love for Him (8-22)
Preached over lockdown on 31st May 2020, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
Psalms | Book 1: Christ's battle for the kingdom
Sermon Notes:
A song for the times that praise doesn’t come naturally.
Two places to see God’s trustworthiness:
1) Creation (v4-9)
You can trust God… because planets pour out of His mouth.
2) Providence (10-19)
You can trust God… because your heart is stuck in His eye.
Preached over lockdown on 24th May 2020, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
Psalms | Book 1: Christ's battle for the kingdom
Sermon Notes:
The prayer of a True Shepherd:
Guilt Rots
Grace Rejoices
…So don’t be a mule!
Preached over lockdown on 10th May 2020, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
Psalms | Book 1: Christ's battle for the kingdom
Sermon Notes:
- Two perspectives on a death
- What could God’s king see, that will help us respond with v23 & 24?
Three things that God holds in his hands:
Heavy souls (v5)
Human times (v15)
Hidden treasure (v19)
Preached on 1st December 2019 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
Psalms | Book 1: Christ's battle for the kingdom
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Preached on 24th November 2019 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
Psalms | Book 1: Christ's battle for the kingdom
Sermon Notes:
When the world seems overwhelming:
1. God’s glory thunders from the heavens
a. summoning us in splendour v1-2
b. ridiculing all rivals v3-4
c. popping all pride v5-6
d. shaking the sheltered v7-9
2. God’s grace thunders through the earth v10-11
Preached on 17th November 2019 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
Psalms | Book 1: Christ's battle for the kingdom
Sermon Notes:
Psalm 28: A Song in the Silence
When God seems silent…
1. Hear him plead, in the face of foes v1-5
A humble howl
Regal revenge
2. Hear him praise, in the company of friends v6-9
Preached on 10th November 2019 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
Psalms | Book 1: Christ's battle for the kingdom
Sermon Notes:
Psalm 27: An invitation to beauty
When the world is dark & fearful, stay your heart on the beauty of God
1. How our Messiah clung to God’s beauty
a. He preached it to his heart v1-6
God’s beauty dazzles out the darkness (1-3)
God’s beauty crowds out earthly longings (4-6)
b. He pleaded for it with his Father v7-12
c. He proclaimed it to his people v13-14
2. How to find what He found
Preached on 27th October 2019 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
Psalms | Book 1: Christ's battle for the kingdom
Sermon Notes
Psalms, Book I | Christ’s Battle for the Kingdom
Psalm 26: Trusting Feet
1-3 The king’s appeal lodged
4-7 The king’s evidence submitted
8-12 The king’s hope revealed
God vindicates…
1. …every step that’s walked with him
2. …every Sunday spent praising him
3. …every soul that longs for him