August 31st, 2025
Summer Psalms Series
“The Realized Reality of Sin” - Psalm 38
Tyler Daniels, Pastor and Lead Elder
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Welcome Song: It Is Well (Instrumental)
Everlasting God
Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord
We will wait upon the Lord, we will wait upon the Lord
Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord
We will wait upon the Lord, we will wait upon the Lord
Our God, You reign forever
Our hope, our Strong Deliverer
You are the everlasting God, the everlasting God
You do not faint, You won't grow weary
Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord
We will wait upon the Lord, we will wait upon the Lord
Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord
We will wait upon the Lord, we will wait upon the Lord
Our God, You reign forever
Our hope, our Strong Deliverer
You are the everlasting God, the everlasting God
You do not faint, You won't grow weary
You're the defender of the weak
You comfort those in need
You lift us up on wings
Like eagles
Living Hope
How great the chasm that lay between us,
How high the mountain I could not climb
In desperation I turned to heaven,
and spoke your Name into the night
Then through the darkness Your lovingkindness,
Tore through the shadows of my soul
The work is finished, the end is written,
Jesus Christ my Living Hope
Who could imagine so great a mercy,
What heart could fathom such boundless grace
The God of ages stepped down from glory,
To wear my sin and bear my shame
The cross has spoken I am forgiven,
The King of Kings calls me His own
Beautiful Savior I'm Yours forever, Jesus Christ my Living Hope
Hallelujah, praise the One who set me free,
Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me
You have broken every chain, T
here's salvation in Your Name
Jesus Christ my Living Hope
Then came the morning that sealed the promise,
Your buried body began to breathe
Out of the silence, the roaring lion,
Declared the grave has no claim on me (2x)
Jesus Yours is the victory!
The Lord Is My Salvation
The grace of God has reached for me
And pulled me from a raging sea
And I am safe on this solid ground
The Lord is my salvation
I will not fear when darkness falls
His strength will help me scale these walls
I'll see the dawn of the rising sun, The Lord is my salvation
Who is like the Lord, our God?
Strong to save, faithful in love
My debt is paid and the victory won
The Lord is my salvation
My hope is hidden in the Lord
He flowers each promise of His Word
When winter fades, I know spring will come
The Lord is my salvation
In times of waiting, times of need
When I know loss, when I am weak
I know His grace will renew these days, The Lord is my salvation
And when I reach my final day
He will not leave me in the grave
But I will rise, He will call me home
The Lord is my salvation
Glory be to God the Father, Glory be to God the Son
Glory be to God the Spirit, The Lord is our salvation (x2)
The Lord is our salvation
The Lord is our salvation
Scripture reading
“A psalm of David to bring remembrance.
1 LORD, do not punish me in your anger
or discipline me in your wrath.
2 For your arrows have sunk into me,
and your hand has pressed down on me.
3 There is no soundness in my body
because of your indignation;
there is no health in my bones
because of my sin.
4 For my iniquities have flooded over my head;
they are a burden too heavy for me to bear.
5 My wounds are foul and festering
because of my foolishness.
6 I am bent over and brought very low;
all day long I go around in mourning.
7 For my insides are full of burning pain,
and there is no soundness in my body.
8 I am faint and severely crushed;
I groan because of the anguish of my heart.
9 Lord, my every desire is in front of you;
my sighing is not hidden from you.
10 My heart races, my strength leaves me,
and even the light of my eyes has faded.
11 My loved ones and friends stand back from my affliction,
and my relatives stand at a distance.
12 Those who intend to kill me set traps,
and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me;
they plot treachery all day long.
13 I am like a deaf person; I do not hear.
I am like a speechless person
who does not open his mouth.
14 I am like a man who does not hear
and has no arguments in his mouth.
15 For I put my hope in you, LORD;
you will answer me, my Lord, my God.
16 For I said, “Don’t let them rejoice over me —
those who are arrogant toward me when I stumble.”
17 For I am about to fall,
and my pain is constantly with me.
18 So I confess my iniquity;
I am anxious because of my sin.
19 But my enemies are vigorous and powerful;
many hate me for no reason.
20 Those who repay evil for good
attack me for pursuing good.
21 LORD, do not abandon me;
my God, do not be far from me.
22 Hurry to help me,
my Lord, my salvation. ”
Discussion Questions:
What is the purpose of a psalm “of remembrance”? What is Psalm 38 meant to help us remember? When are we likely to forget it? How does that become a cry for mercy? (See vv. 1-2.)
Consider the reality of God knowing your “every desire”: How is that troubling? How is that encouraging? How should we respond to this? (See vv. 9 ff.)
Why is being “anxious because of [your] sin” a litmus test for faith? How does that feeling move us toward the Gospel? What does it mean if someone doesn’t feel anxious because of sin? How should we pray for them, and how should we engage them? (See v. 18.)
Doxology
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heav'nly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Amen.
Jesus Paid It All (O Praise the One)
I hear the Savior say
Thy strength indeed is small
Child of weakness, watch and pray
Find in Me thine all in all
Jesus paid it all
All to Him I owe
Sin had left a crimson stain
He washed it white as snow
Lord, now indeed I find
Thy power and Thine alone
Can change the leper's spots
And melt the heart of stone
And when before the throne
I stand in Him complete
Jesus died my soul to save
My lips shall still repeat
O praise the one who paid my debt
And raised this life up from the dead (Repeat 3x)