Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Battle: Lead Us and Deliver Us

Feb 12, 2025

Explore the destructive nature of envy and its ability to drain joy from life. Discover how Psalm 73 reveals a path to prayer that includes admitting the worst and grasping God's grace. Learn about the significance of true worship and self-reflection in deepening your faith. Gain perspective on life's transient joys through prayer, emphasizing the transformative power it holds. Prioritize divine love over earthly desires to find peace amidst chaos, as exemplified by the hymn 'It Is Well With My Soul'.

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Engaging in prayer is essential for personal growth, helping individuals confront their shortcomings and reflect on their inner lives before God.

Recognizing God's grace transforms perspectives on life's challenges, enabling a reordering of loves that fosters hope and peace amid external struggles.

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The Role of Prayer in Knowing God

Prayer serves as a vital means of understanding both God and ourselves. It allows individuals to reflect on their inner lives in the presence of a holy God, fostering personal growth and awareness. Through this intimate connection, the Holy Spirit can work within us, leading us to recognize our shortcomings and enabling feelings of repentance. This transformative experience highlights how important it is to engage in prayer as a regular practice in one’s spiritual journey.

Intro

4min

Finding Clarity Through Prayer

6min

Confronting True Worship

10min

Gaining Perspective Through Prayer

2min

The Transformative Power of Prayer

13min

Reordering Love: Finding Peace in Divine Devotion

6min

We don’t see that envy is as terrible as it really is. Envy is wanting somebody else’s life. Do you know what that does? It sucks the joy out of the life you actually have.

In Psalm 73, the psalmist is living as good a life as he can, and everything is going wrong. And on top of that, he sees a lot of other people who are corrupt and they’re having a great life. What is the solution? A particular kind of prayer.

There are four things the psalmist does in prayer that can only be done in prayer: 1) he admits the worst, 2) he sees the whole, 3) he grasps God’s grace, and 4) he reorders the loves of his heart.

This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on November 9, 2014. Series: The Prayer of Prayers. Scripture: Psalm 73:1-3, 13-26.

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