Exhortation: Our call to worship today is from Psalm 118, but before we read it, allow me to provide some context. Verse 22 (which we’ll read responsively) says “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is the LORD’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.” King David had been rejected by …
Leader: Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;ALL: for his steadfast love endures forever!Leader: Let Israel say,ALL: “His steadfast love endures forever.”Leader: Let the house of Aaron say,ALL: “His steadfast love endures forever.”Leader: Let those who fear the Lord say,ALL: “His steadfast love endures forever.” (Psalm 118:1–4 ESV)
Welcome Welcome, and Happy New Year! The turning of a new year invites us not only to look back and contemplate the paths that the Lord has led us on thus far but also to look forward with the expectation that the Lord will guide us into the future as we face new experiences, new …
This is the day that the LORD has made;let us rejoice and be glad in it.Psalm 118:24 The “day that the Lord has made” in Psalm 118:24 is not just any day. The psalmist is not saying “God has made today, just like he did yesterday, and every day that God makes is reason to …