Psalms Sermon Series Overview

Introduction to Psalms:
“The book of Psalms in modern Protestant Bibles includes 150 poetic compositions meant to be sung or spoken by God’s people. The psalms are directed at Yahweh as listener and are intended to express the full range of human emotion for various individual and group settings, such as praise, thanksgiving, petition, and lament. Psalms was Israel’s book of worship and is meant to guide God’s people from generation to generation.” - Faith Life Study Bible

The psalms are typically very personal and are literary works that were purposefully constructed rather than spontaneous sentiments. The majority of the psalms follow traditional poetic norms, such as complex frameworks and literary quotations.

From generation to generation, the psalms provide patterns of praise, adoration, and grief for God's people. The psalms serve to teach Christians and provide words for them to express their sentiments to Yahweh as communal prayers, showing worshipers how to verbalize joyful praise and troubled laments.

The Goal of this Series:
The following are some well-known psalms in our Christian culture. We hope that by diligently preaching through these, our people will grow closer to the Lord and to one another as we seek the heart of the Lord together.