The Church of Eleven22

I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. – Psalm 139:14 You are valuable and you should be treated as valuable.

Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain – Psalm 127:1 As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him! – Psalm 34:8 Jesus is not a philosophy to be followed, an idea to be understood or a religion to be practiced. He is the one true God meant to be experienced. He is more than enough to conquer our fears, reign over our circumstances and hear our cries.

Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! – Psalm 100:4 We all live on a continuum between gratitude and entitlement. Do not let this world drag you away from thanksgiving and into despair.

14 “Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name. 15 When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him. – Psalm 91:14-15 Abide in Him because apart from him, you can do nothing.

2 So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory. 3 Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you. – Psalm 63:2-3 Do you see the gospel as merely practical, or do you see Jesus as beautiful and soul-satisfying? The gospel offers us so much more than a religious belief system that doesn’t end in hell. The gospel offers a beautiful journey of discovering and deepening a relationship with JESUS.

3 Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place? 4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart… – Psalm 24:3-4 Who shall ascend the hill? He who has clean hands and a pure heart. The King of Glory must do for us what we cannot do for ourselves.

Oh sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him. – Psalm 98:1 Worship is an overflow of our grateful response to God for who He is and what He has done.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. – Psalm 51:10 No one is too far gone for the far reaching arms of our gracious God.

10 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” 11 The Lord of hosts is with us… – Psalm 46:10-11 Snatch back your faith from your circumstances and place your faith in the sovereign King of the Universe. Experience His goodness. He is for you. He is with you. He is inside of you. At the cross, He makes the war of our enemy against us cease.