Koinonia Reformed Baptist Church, Magnolia, Tx

Psalm 101: Maintaining Pure Habits ~ Keep Good Company!

As I mentioned in part 1, we can see that Psalm 101 is an excellent blueprint for leadership. I explained the vital importance of maintaining pure habits and discussed guarding our feet, eyes, and mind.  Now let’s look at verse 3. Maintaining Pure Company The third way in which David is going to practice pure habits is to maintain pure company. Notice … Read more

Psalm 15: The Searching Question: Who May Abide with God?

  Have you ever had those moments when it was quiet and no one else was around, where you wondered if in fact you were really saved? I know I have before.     The Bible offers some assurance verses which are quite good.  One of the best ones, I think is in Romans.  It … Read more

Psalm 6: Why We Can Praise God in the Midst of our Trials

Church, do we have the faith to say like Job did to his wife in the face of the most severe trial that any of us could ever go through… can you say, like him, that “even if God slays me… I will trust in Him.” Do we have that kind of faith today?

Psalm 6: Our Heavenly Father Cares About Our Pain

The Psalms comfort us in the midst of our trials and to help us talk to God about our pain. Pastor Dan explains that suffering is never retribution. God cares about our pain. But he encourages us to look deeper to see God’s greater purposes in the midst of the trial.

Psalm 6: Lament Psalm

Psalm 6: Introducing the Structure of a Lament Psalm

With the Lament psalm genre making up more than a third of all of the Psalms, I think it is safe to say that the tone of the book of Psalms is in large part one of sorrow–Sorrow over sin and calling out to God for deliverance from one thing or another.

Psalm 2  In the End, Christ Will Reign. Are You Ready?

Jan 15, 2017 The Proclamation: You are My Son. Today, I have begotten you… (Cont’d from the previous post.) Verses 7-9 tell us of the proclamation. It says, “I will tell of the decree: The Lord said to me, ‘You are my Son; today I have begotten you. Ask of me, and I will make … Read more

Fighting God Psalm 2

Psalm 2 The Utter Futility of Trying to ‘Fight’ God

January 15, 2017 1 Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against his Anointed, saying, 3 “Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.” 4 He who sits … Read more

Psalm 2 Why Do the Nations Rage Against God?

January 15, 2017 1 Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against his Anointed, saying, 3 “Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.” 4 He who sits … Read more

Psalm 1 The Godly Man vs. The Ungodly

Sunday, January 8, 2017 Pastor Dan Woody Pt.3 What Should the Godly Do? Delight in God’s Law Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers. Psalm 1:1 ESV What does the author of the Psalm tell us that the godly are to do instead? Our delight is to … Read more

Psalm 1 What it Means to Be A ‘Blessed’ Man

Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 Pastor Dan Woody Blessed is the man… who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is … Read more