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Intro
Storms can be terrifying.
They can have such raw power that they can destroy homes, flood neighborhoods, tear down trees, and even cause the loss of life.
Martin Luther experienced a storm that forever changed his life in 1505.
Martin’s dad, Hans, sent him to Latin school and then, when Martin was only 13 years old, to the University of Erfurt to study law.
There Martin earned both his baccalaureate and master’s degrees in the shortest time allowed by university statutes.
He proved so adept at public debates that he earned the nickname “The Philosopher.”
Then in 1505 his life took a dramatic turn.
The 21-year-old Luther was returning from his hometown of Mansfeld, Germany, where he had been visiting his parents, on his way to Erfurt, where he studied and had just successfully passed the magistrate exam and a fierce thunderstorm came out of nowhere!
Picture a young man walking on a nice day and the sun is blotted out by black clouds and it begins to rain.
And that rain goes from light to a torrential pour.
And there’s loud thunder and flashes of lightning.
When he retold the story he said that there was a lightning bolt that hit near by and he fell to the ground in sheer terror and began to pray saying: “Help me, St. Anne!
I’ll become a Monk!”
You see this was before he came to an understanding of the gospel of Justification by Faith Alone which started the revolution that changed the history of the church known as the Protestant Reformation so he thought he had to go through saints to get to God..
Hans sent Martin to Latin school and then, when Martin was only 13 years old, to the University of Erfurt to study law.
There Martin earned both his baccalaureate and master's degrees in the shortest time allowed by university statutes.
He proved so adept at public debates that he earned the nickname "The Philosopher."
But this is where it all started.
Out of fear for his life.
Have you ever been in a situation… not necessarily a life threatening situation but one that was not ideal… like facing a test that you haven’t studied for..
And you were like: “God, if you give me a passing grade then I will read my Bible every day this week.”
Like God can be bargained with.
This is what Martin Luther did because he was faced with a storm that was so powerful… so terrifying that he feared for his life.
Do you remember Irma?
Now that was a powerful storm that, if I was honest, inspired fear in me.
I remember driving around just to take a look at the damage that storm caused… There were trees and power lines in the road… streets were under water… people’s homes were without power for weeks and some were even destroyed.
That was a powerful storm.
And this is exactly how David the Psalmist describes the power of the Lord in our text this morning.
So if you have your Bibles why don’t you go ahead and grab those and turn with me to the 29th Psalm.
If you are using a Bible app, I will be reading out of the Christian Standard Bible (CSB).
Then in 1505 his life took a dramatic turn.
The 21-year-old Luther was returning from his hometown of Mansfeld, Germany, where he had been visiting his parents, on his way to Erfurt, where he studied and had just successfully passed the magistrate exam and a fierce thunderstorm came out of nowhere!
Picture a young man walking on a nice day and the sun is blotted out by black clouds and it begins to rain.
And that rain goes from light to a torrential pour.
And there’s loud thunder and flashes of lightning.
While you’re doing that let me just welcome you here this morning and say that if this is your first time, we are so glad that you are here!
If this is your second or one hundredth time here we are also glad to see you (ha ha).
But if you haven’t done so already go ahead and fill out one of those connection cards and make sure on of our leaders with the lanyards get that.
Last week, Pastor Barry opened up for us.
It’s in this Psalm that David is raising his voice asking God to not be deaf to him.
It is here that the voice of the Lord is going to answer.
And David describes the voice of the Lord as being something powerful like a great thunderstorm.
We’ll talk more about that in a couple of minutes.
Before that, there are a couple of observations from this Psalm that I want you to consider.
Okay.
You should be in now and this is the big idea for our time together this morning… When the LORD is the object of our worship, it doesn’t matter what kind of storms you go through in life, he will give you the strength to endure and peace in the midst of it because our future is secure in a King who sits on his throne.
When he retold the story he said that there was a lightning bold that hit near by and he fell to the ground in sheer terror and began to pray saying: “Help me, St. Anne!
I’ll become a Monk!”
So go ahead and stand with me in honor and reverence to God’s Word as we read together beginning in verse 1...
You see this was before he came to an understanding of the gospel of Justification by Faith Alone which started the revolution that changed the history of the church known as the Protestant Reformation.
But this is where it all started.
Out of fear for his life.
Have you ever been in a situation… not necessarily a life threatening situation but one that was not ideal… like facing a test that you haven’t studied for..
And you were like: “God, if you give me a passing grade then I will read my Bible every day this week.”
Like God can be bargained with.
This is what Martin Luther did because he was faced with a storm that was so powerful… so terrifying that he feared for his life.
This is exactly how David the Psalmist describes the power of the Lord in our text this morning.
So if you have your Bibles why don’t you go ahead and grab those and turn with me to the 29th Psalm.
If you are using a Bible app, I will be reading out of the Christian Standard Bible (CSB).
While you’re doing that let me just welcome you here this morning and say that if this is your first time, we are so glad that you are here!
If this is your second or one hundredth time here we are also glad to see you (ha ha).
But if you haven’t done so already go ahead and fill out one of those connection cards and make sure on of our leaders with the lanyards get that.
Okay.
You should be in now.
So go ahead and stand with me in honor and reverence to God’s Word as we read together beginning in verse 1...
THE VOICE OF THE LORD
A psalm of David.
1 Ascribe to the LORD, you heavenly beings,
ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
2 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name;
worship the LORD
in the splendor of his holiness.,o
3 The voice of the LORD is above the waters.
The God of glory thunders—
the LORD, above the vast water,
4 the voice of the LORD in power,
the voice of the LORD in splendor.
5 The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars;
the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf,
and Sirion, like a young wild ox.
7 The voice of the LORD flashes flames of fire.
8 The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness;
the LORD shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.
9 The voice of the LORD makes the deer give birth,w
and strips the woodlands bare.
In his temple all cry, “Glory!”
10 The LORD sits enthroned over the flood;
the LORD sits enthroned, King forever.
11 The LORD gives his people strength;
the LORD blesses his people with peace.
Ascribe to the LORD Glory
29 A PSALM OF DAVID.
1  Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings,
ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
2  Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name;
worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness.
3  The voice of the LORD is over the waters;
the God of glory thunders,
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