Building on the Foundation

As we prepare to get into the third Psalm, I would like to revisit the first two briefly and introduce something that just jumped out at me as I was reading the third Psalm. David is a type of Christ, and His writings heavily point to God and His plan for us. As I read through the third Psalm, it seemed very connected to the first two, so I was going to group them together, but then I read further. It’s not just the first three that seem like they go together; it’s the first eight.  Then I kept reading, and what I seem to have stumbled onto is a series of eight groups that lay out the plan God has for us, His people, in poetic form! Naturally, I am super excited to share what I have learned with all of you, so I would like to introduce the first series here and briefly revisit it from the first two Psalms. I hope it gives extra meaning to the Psalms for you as it has for me! The first series, which contains the first eight Psalms, is a mini overview of the overall series and it als...

Have you ever wondered at what point in your life your name gets written in the Lamb's Book of Life? It would seemingly be a turning point in your life, a day when you make a commitment to serve our Creator with all your heart, soul, and might, and not just any old Tuesday. Baptism is an outward symbol of this commitment which takes place in the heart. It is far more than a physical bath, it symbolizes having your sins washed away through the sacrifice of the Son of Almighty God. It is also making a covenant with Him, (more on that later). Have you drowned your old man?   Now before you go commit murder, so that you can answer “yes,”  please consider that I am referring to your old sinful self and not your physical father.   Romans 6:6,  “... our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin .” In order to no longer be a slave of sin we need to kill our old self.  So how exa...