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PREACHING THE PSALMS

PREACHING THE PSALMS. Speaking from the Book that Speaks for Us. Psalms: from Dead Sea Scrolls. PREACHING THE PSALMS. Israel’s Praise and Prayer Book. Israel’s Praise Book Shaped with Purpose. Preaching The Psalms. Israel’s Praise Book. Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,

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PREACHING THE PSALMS

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  1. PREACHING THE PSALMS Speaking from the Book that Speaks for Us Psalms: from Dead Sea Scrolls

  2. PREACHING THE PSALMS Israel’s Praise and Prayer Book

  3. Israel’s Praise Book Shaped with Purpose Preaching The Psalms

  4. Israel’s Praise Book Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, From everlasting to everlasting, Amen and Amen. Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvellous deeds. Praise be to his glorious name forever; May the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen. Praise be to the Lord forever. Amen and Amen. Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, From everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say Amen! Then Psalms 145-150 DOXOLOGICAL ENDINGS Preaching The Psalms

  5. Israel’s Praise Book Written as Poetry suits the purposes of prayer (reflection) and praise. expresses, articulates thought and feeling, including the negative as well as positive. recognisable patterns, yet flexible, adaptable to varied circumstance and mood. blends mind and heart, theology and experience. provides a dynamic existential framework for faith. Preaching The Psalms

  6. Israel’s Praise Book Poems with Patterns • the Psalms are written in different forms (genres). These have been classified in varying ways, but tend to include the following: • praise • lament • thanksgiving • and others such as.... • royal, wisdom, Torah, trust, testimony Psalms • 2. recognising the genre is helpful, but not absolute; and genres often overlap in specific Psalms. Preaching The Psalms

  7. Israel’s Praise Book The Dynamic of Faith orientation disorientation re-orientation lament thanks second move: a surprise Jewish hope Jesus’ resurrection first move: a relinquishment Jewish suffering Jesus’ crucifixion Preaching The Psalms

  8. Israel’s Praise Book The Book that Speaks For Us • Psalms • help us to voice our deepest thoughts and feelings. • enable us to speak individually and corporately. • were on the lips of Jesus, the faithful Israelite. Preaching The Psalms

  9. Israel’s Praise Book The Book so Full of God • In the Psalms you find a • rich concentration of theological insight concerning God. • well-rounded picture of the majestic sovereign God who is loving and faithful. • balanced understanding of the transcendent and sovereign God who is involved in all of life. • God, who can seem absent, yet is very near. all the longing, all the hope of the Psalms fulfilled in Jesus Christ Preaching The Psalms

  10. The Christian’s Prayer Book The Book so Full of Christ • Christians embrace the Psalms, as they are, but also as they are in Christ, because • the Book of Psalms was the Praise Book of Jesus. • he used the Psalms in relation to his life and work. • as great David’s greater son, he fulfils the Messianic vision of the Psalms. • he represents us as the faithful Israelite. Preaching The Psalms

  11. The Christian’s Prayer Book The Book so Full of Christ • Christians embrace the Psalms, as they are, but also as they are in Christ, because • the Book of Psalms was the Praise Book of Jesus. • he used the Psalms in relation to his life and work. • as great David’s greater son, he fulfils the Messianic vision of the Psalms. • he represents us as the faithful Israelite. Preaching The Psalms

  12. PREACHING THE PSALMS Speaking from the Book that Speaks for Us Psalms: from Dead Sea Scrolls

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