Perfect discernment is displayed by God and Jesus Christ. Evil spirits also have discernment, about the person and work of Christ. Discernment has been evident in the rulers and spiritual leaders of God’s people, but Israel, like children and the foolish who lack judgment, failed to discern God’s purpose and truth.

God-given perception of the nature and meaning of things, resulting in sound judgment and decision-making; in particular the ability to discern spiritual truth and to apply it to human disposition and conduct.

1 God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment: 2 “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah 3 Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. 4 Rescue the weak and the needy;…

Cosmic Geography The divine transgressions we looked at in the previous chapter had something in common. They were both supernatural rebellions aimed at co-opting God’s plan for humanity and the restoration of his rule. In this chapter we’ll look at another rebellion, one that originated with people.…

An Exposition of Psalm 94 By Michael Aubrey CPO 45 December 13, 2006 In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Psalms - BI0213 Introductory Issues: Psalm Type: Psalm 94 mixes together multiple elements of Psalm types together. “Gunkel classifies Ps 94 as a poem of mixed styles: a communal lament…

Council Structure and Business The gods of Psalm 82:1 are called “sons of the Most High [God]” later in the psalm (v. 6). The “sons of God” appear several times in the Bible, usually in God’s presence (as in Job 1:6 ; 2:1 ). Job 38:7 tells us they were around before God began to fashion the earth and…

Our Scripture lesson this morning is just two verses. Once again we focus on Ruth’s profession of faith found in Ruth 1 . But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your…

God-given perception of the nature and meaning of things, resulting in sound judgment and decision-making; in particular the ability to discern spiritual truth and to apply it to human disposition and conduct.

We continue our study through Genesis.

Jesus' Formula for Prayer Introduction: Think: "Prayer" is letting God communicate with you. Five Keys To Effective Praying: I. Praise God. - L- v.9a; 13b A. Acknowledge His holy name. - L- v.9; Psalm 16:8; L- Matthew 7:21 B. Acknowledge His name has authority.- L- v.13b; L-Matthew 28:18 C. Acknowledge…

We continue our study through the first book of the Bible - Genesis.

Introduction This morning as we come to worship, and if you had a chance to read the passage and the title of the sermon, I have a question for you. Where is your delight? As I was looking over this Psalm for today, this phrase seemed to jump out at me. Where do we place our delight? There are many things…

God is a God of Revelation Have you ever participated in a secret gift-giving party, maybe a Secret Santa event at school or work? In this event, you receive a name and secretly give gifts to someone who doesn't know who it is until the big reveal. It can be a lot of fun to disguise yourself and then…

Introduction This Thanksgiving weekend where are you on the scale of thanksgiving? Are you the type of person who is full of thanksgiving because as you look around you there is much to be thankful for in your world? Is your world today seem hard and you are looking to God and you know you are to be…

God demands justice from all in power and all people plead for justice. Belonging to Jesus, the Son of God, we seek to share in his ongoing ministry of justice toward all.

This week Pastor Sam takes us through an overview of the book of Psalms discussing themes, their importance, some challenges to reading the Psalms, and the different types of Psalms.

What does Book III of the Psalms have to offer?