Pastor Rocky's Blog

The Lord is My Creator and Redeemer

Ps. 19:1, 14 The psalms are poems, songs and prayers to God, and about God. Psalm 19 focuses on the general revelation, and the specific revelation, of God. I. God’s world reveals a creator Ps. 19:1-6 Biblical poetry is based on repeating ideas and truths:...

The Lord is My Stength

Biblical poetry can inspire our imagination and emotions to make Scripture relatable, memorable, and practical. David began Ps. 18 with seven truths about the Lord that he personally experienced Ps. 18:1-3, 16, 17. We can experience these same truths by trusting the...

The Lord is My Delieverer (Rescuer)

David wrote Psalm 18 toward the end of his life as a song of praise to the Lord for delivering, rescuing, saving him from King Saul & others who wanted to kill him 2 Sam. 22. It is included in Psalms for all God’s people to sing. David begins with seven metaphors...

Walk in Step with the Spirit

Ps. 15:1 Who may abide or dwell as a welcome guest in God’s holy presence? 15:2 Walk means lifestyle, it’s how we’re to live Gal. 5:16, 5:25 (to follow, adhere to). The word for uprightly is most often translated, “without blemish.” Our problem is that we are deeply...

It’s Who You Know That Counts

The centerpiece of Psalm 9 is 9:10. The psalms are songs and prayers expressing the full range of human emotions & experiences. We can relate to their emotions and experiences, and we can also trust God as they did. Trust means to rely on or put confidence in....

Righteousness Exalts a Nation

Pr. 14:34 TPT A nation is exalted by the righteousness of its people, but sin heaps disgrace upon the land. Righteousness: right relationship with God, which leads us to live by God’s word Rom. 10:9, 10 2 Cor. 5:21 Jesus said you, his followers, are the salt of the...

Trust God and Tell Him

Ps. 6:3; 13:1, 2 I understand what people mean when they say we shouldn’t question God. We’re not to question God as a demand that he must explain himself and his actions to us. But who better to ask life’s hardest and most painful questions than the Lord? Bringing...

God’s Word is My Guide

I plan to begin a series of messages today from Psalms. The psalms are songs and prayers expressing the full range of human emotions and experiences. We can relate to these inspired words so that we pour our hearts to God and trust him in our life’s experiences. Psalm...