scripture: ephesians 4:26-4:27

Series Big Idea: In a society where substance abuse spreads like wildfire, few of us are untouched by addiction. We may not have the classic “loud” addictions of alcohol, drugs, sex, or porn, but most of us fall into the trap of the more dangerous and devious ones. Our relationship to food, work, or success, for example, can serve the same purpose as heroin for a drug addict. Under each of these desires gone wild is the godly longing for the goodness and restoration Jesus has in store for us. We must own this longing for holy love to live in the healing liberation it can provide. Sermon in a Sentence: Jesus’s holy love holds hands with his holy anger.

Series Big Idea: In a society where substance abuse spreads like wildfire, few of us are untouched by addiction. We may not have the classic “loud” addictions of alcohol, drugs, sex, or porn, but most of us fall into the trap of the more dangerous and devious ones. Our relationship to food, work, or success, for example, can serve the same purpose as heroin for a drug addict. Under each of these desires gone wild is the godly longing for the goodness and restoration Jesus has in store for us. We must own this longing for holy love to live in the healing liberation it can provide. Sermon in a Sentence: Jesus’s holy love holds hands with his holy anger.

Series Big Idea: In a society where substance abuse spreads like wildfire, few of us are untouched by addiction. We may not have the classic “loud” addictions of alcohol, drugs, sex, or porn, but most of us fall into the trap of the more dangerous and devious ones. Our relationship to food, work, or success, for example, can serve the same purpose as heroin for a drug addict. Under each of these desires gone wild is the godly longing for the goodness and restoration Jesus has in store for us. We must own this longing for holy love to live in the healing liberation it can provide. Sermon in a Sentence: Jesus’s holy love holds hands with his holy anger.

The 145th Psalm is known as David’s song of praise. It is the only one with that unique designation. It is known as an acrostic psalm, a way of writing that takes the letter of each Hebrew alphabet to form a verse. In each verse, David speaks praise to God. He connects all aspects of life and ties it back to God. All 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet appear in this song except NUN. There are various theories about this omission ranging from errors in translation or a lost verse. NUN comes from the root word that means snake, and the symbol for that letter resembles a snake. Snakes, of course, are a representation of the devil. Bro. Hughes speculates that leaving this letter out is a way to illustrate that the enemy is not a part of the praise that we give to God. If David were to have included NUN, it would have come between the 13 and 14th verses. The fourteenth verse says that God will uplift the fallen. No matter if the enemy has caused us to fall, God is ready to bring us back to a place of standing. The devil has no place in worship, and David intently left him out of his psalm of praise. When we praise, we force out any opportunity for the enemy to get into our lives. If we learn to praise Him, we can get rid of the snakes in our lives.

The 145th Psalm is known as David’s song of praise. It is the only one with that unique designation. It is known as an acrostic psalm, a way of writing that takes the letter of each Hebrew alphabet to form a verse. In each verse, David speaks praise to God. He connects all aspects of life and ties it back to God. All 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet appear in this song except NUN. There are various theories about this omission ranging from errors in translation or a lost verse. NUN comes from the root word that means snake, and the symbol for that letter resembles a snake. Snakes, of course, are a representation of the devil. Bro. Hughes speculates that leaving this letter out is a way to illustrate that the enemy is not a part of the praise that we give to God. If David were to have included NUN, it would have come between the 13 and 14th verses. The fourteenth verse says that God will uplift the fallen. No matter if the enemy has caused us to fall, God is ready to bring us back to a place of standing. The devil has no place in worship, and David intently left him out of his psalm of praise. When we praise, we force out any opportunity for the enemy to get into our lives. If we learn to praise Him, we can get rid of the snakes in our lives.

Cornerstone in Prescott, AZ exists to glorify God and make disciples of Jesus. Scott Savage serves as our primary teaching pastor. Learn more: PrescottCornerstone.com

Sermon in a Sentence: Jesus' holy love holds hands with his holy anger.

Sermon in a Sentence: Jesus' holy love holds hands with his holy anger.

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