“Songs from the Heart” –  NEW BEGINNINGS

Brian Kenning

13 December 2009

 

·         Coventry Cathedral

 

·         Harvest Festival Bombing

 

·         Different Kinds of Emotions – Psalms

 

1.       Psalms of Orientation:

A season of celebrating God’s creation. love, goodness

 

2.      Psalms of Disorientation:

The jigsaw of life is broken, the pieces scattered

 

3.      Psalms of Re-orientation:

Where signs of promise, hope and new beginnings start to appear

Reminds us that we don’t have to wait for a perfect world in order to have hope, give thanks or find new direction in life

 

·         The Pattern:

i.                    I was in a bad place →

ii.                  God did something I couldn’t do for myself →

iii.                Therefore I will sing a new song, give thanks, tell others of God’s goodness, mercy, salvation

 

Psalm 40

            Read Psalm 40:1-3 NIV

            Read Psalm 40:1-3 Message

 

Psalm 116

            Read Psalm 116:1-6 NIV

            Read Psalm 116:1-6 Message

            Read Psalm 116:12-14 NIV

 

Psalm 18

            Read Psalm 18:1-6 & Psalm 18:18-19 NIV

 

Psalm 118

            Read Psalm 118:1-17 Message

 

The Psalms of re-orientation remind us that we don’t have to wait for a perfect world in order to have hope, give thanks, or find new direction and purpose in life.

God is at work

We can trust in His goodness

We can be confident in His loving kindness

 

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