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Psalm 31 Sermon 3rd draft The passage of scripture we are looking at this morning is a lament Psalm of David. David may have written it about the time he faced Goliath. David could have been talking about the time when he was on the run and hiding out from King Saul.   It might be a prayer that David prayed later in his life when his own son leads a rebellion to take David’s throne. We know for sure that David is crying to the LORD for help. And then when we get the end of the prayer, he is commanding all God’s people, love the Lord. So, the Psalm focuses on two things, facing stress and loving the LORD. Stress is an in big problem for most of us. Many of you have already experienced stress today, it getting ready and making your way to church.   There is stress related to time, money, work, and relationships. We continually have more to do that we have time to do it. I don’t need to convince you that we live in a stressful world. Whether you think of the financial downturn of...

One the greatest needs every person has is for hope. The Christian faith makes a pretty bold claim to be the ultimate hope for all mankind. It makes sense that this claim must be supported by reasons. Here is an outline for a seminar that I give called "Reasons for Hope." 1 Peter 3:15-16 (NIV) "15 But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, 16 keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander. " There are three foundational reasons for the hope that I have in Christ. They are: 1.     The reality of God’s Lordship You will find this in the following Biblical passages:  OT   Gen 15:7, Exodus 20:2, Deut 4:39 NT 1 Tim 6:15, Rev 17:14, Rev 19:16 “The apologetic situation is one in which we are especially to “set apart Jesus...