Bible Talks from Psalms

Despite what we might think, coming to Jesus doesn’t guarantee an easy life. In fact, the Bible teaches that hardship and suffering are part of life, for both those who love God and those who don’t. In this Psalm we see David – a man after God’s own heart – calling out to God at a low point in his life, and as we see David express his emotions we also see what difference a relationship with God makes in the lives of those who know him.

'To cry is human, but to lament is Christian'. In Psalm 13 we explore with David the need for every Christian to learn how to lament as well as praise our Lord.

Bible Text: Psalm 1 | Speaker: Marcelo Morbelli | The first Psalm presents us with two realities, two ways for each person to live out their life here on earth. One way leads to true, satisfying happiness, the other, to destruction.

Bible Text: Psalm 1 | Speaker: Ray Galea | Series: Psalms: Refresh our Souls | Psalm 1 answers the life long question, 'How can we find long lasting happiness of the soul?' It is found by rejecting the influences of the world and delighting in God's word.

God has uniquely blessed us humans to rule this world under Him. But everything hoped for us fallen humans is realised in Christ.

Psalm 78 is a call for Christians in every age to remember and value what God has done for us in Jesus Christ on the cross and in His resurrection, and to see the importance of passing that message on to the next generation, so more and more people will know the faithfulness of our great God.

We finish our series in the Psalms this week looking at God’s heart for the nations to know him. When people are happy they sing and they praise whatever has caused their joy, and here we explore God’s intention to bless his people, and those who don’t yet know him.

Asaph struggles with how can God be good to be his people, when those who defy God are the ones blessed.
That tension is only resolved when he enters God`s sanctuary and realises their destiny and his own.

We’ve all seen injustice in the world and wondered where God is in all the mess. This is what the author of Psalm 73 is wrestling with in his own life, trying to understand how God can be good while the godless seem to go on unhindered – even promoted! Clarity is needed to see the world properly, and thank God he gives it to us when we are willing to see things from his perspective.

In a world full of competing voices it is hard to know who or what to listen to. Psalm 19 majestically accounts for how God speaks to us today. It reminds us powerfully the importance of tuning into God's voice and having Gods word as our joy and anchor.