Preaching – Assoc. Pastor Vern Giesbrecht – Scripture passages: Psalm 129
Outline:
Introduction
- The “Songs of Ascent” Psalms
Perseverance Is Tough (vv. 1-3)
- LEADER: Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth”—
let Israel now say—
PEOPLE: “Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth,
yet they have not prevailed against me.”
- But they are not despairing (2 Corinthians 4: 8-9)
Perseverance Is Passionate (vv.5-8)
- A concern for God’s kingdom (v. 5)
- Anger – a response to indifference to evil (vv. 5-8)
Perseverance Is God-Focused (v. 4)
- Release of the pain of trials and persecution
- Trust in our faithful and sovereign God (1 Corinthians 10:13)