July 13th
Join us Sunday morning at 10 am in person or online. Pastor Erick Schuringa presents the second message in our Summer Psalm Series. Psalm 27 “A Psalm of Confidence.”
Psalms cover all kinds of topics. Psalm 27 is about being confident in your trust in God. But Psalms are also very honest and emotional and so in the midst of confidence there are questions and hopes and doubts to be expressed.
July 20th
Join us Sunday morning at 10 am in person or online. Pastor Jolene Veenstra presents the 3rd message in our Summer Psalm Series. Focused on Psalm 131 “Interpreting the Psalms”
One lovely thing about the psalms is how accessible they are to us even though they are thousands of years old and translated from an ancient language that used specific poetic structures. One challenging thing about the psalms is that they appear self evident, yet are thousands of years old and translated from an ancient language that used specific poetic structures. Let's do a quick interpretation lesson this morning to enhance our reading of the psalms. We will then examine Psalm 131 together.
July 27th
Join us Sunday morning at 10 am in person or online. Pastor Jolene Veenstra presents the 4th message in our Summer Psalm Series. Focused on various passages throughout the Psalms “Challenging Imagery in the Psalms”
We often quote inspirational lines from the psalms about looking to the mountains, finding God in the depths, and walking through still valleys. But our favourite psalms also contain lines about devastating our enemies and being punished or abandoned by God. What are we do to with imagery in the psalms that is difficult to connect with or that challenges our own conception of God?
August 3rd
Join us Sunday morning at 10 am in person or online. Pastor Erick Schuringa presents the fifth message in our Summer Psalm Series. Focussing on Psalm 30 “All Over the Map”
I choose Psalm 30 because it highlights some things I think are core to belief in God. First, that we grow through challenging experiences. Second, that we can be really open and honest with God. Finally, that the above things only work if there is a deep trust in God and desire to praise him.