700 Seconds in a Psalm
10 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin DJ Freemyer, PhD for 700 Seconds in a Psalm. Each episode we will examine a different Psalm in depth for sermon inspiration and preparation or for personal devotions. 700 Seconds in a Psalm is a production of djbiblecoaching.com.
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Psalm 100: 700 Seconds in Psalms of Thanksgiving
November 03, 2021 03:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBGiving thanks can easily be dull. We can neglect the components that form and fill the thanksgiving with active and loud engagement. Thanksgiving can be exciting and emotional if we let it. In this psalm, the invitation is to be active and engaged in giving thanks. Psalm 100 issues six calls and six reasons for how and why thanks can be given to the LORD.
Psalm 75: 700 Seconds in a Psalm of Thanksgiving
October 19, 2021 13:00 - 12 minutes - 8.81 MBGiving thanks can easily include some amount of self-praise. Even in the middle of thanksgiving, we can find ourselves boast about what we have obtained or what we hope to accomplish. Psalms of thanksgiving remind us that God is one who raises or lowers us. In this psalm, thanksgiving is plucked to see if our act of giving thanks resonates with the truth that God is the One who establishes or cuts off our lives. Boasting to elevate ourselves when giving thanks can have dire consequences ...
Psalm 50: 700 Seconds in a Psalm of Thanksgiving
September 28, 2021 12:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MBGiving thanks can be hard to do, especially when life is not easy. Even in the most difficult of times we have blessings from God that can lead us to thanksgiving. Psalms of thanksgiving remind us of what God has done so that we give thanks in every circumstance. In this psalm, the natural world offers us good reasons for giving thanks even when others are giving thanks for the wrong reasons. Psalm 50 enables us to examine ourselves and see if our motives for giving thanks come from good ...
Psalm 26: 700 Seconds in a Psalm of Thanksgiving
September 13, 2021 15:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MBGiving thanks can be hard to do, especially when life is not easy. Even in the most difficult of times we have blessings from God that can lead us to thanksgiving. Psalms of thanksgiving remind us of what God has done so that we give thanks in every circumstance. In this psalm, the circumstances of being mis-identified, mis-understood, and mis-judged are still occasions for giving thanks because of what the LORD does in purifying, posturing, and planting us.
Jesus quotes Psalm 22
April 14, 2021 14:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBBefore his death, Jesus cries out a line from a song about being forsaken completely. Jesus is forced to walk from a garden through trials and beatings to crucifixion, and no one cried with him. Jesus is shamed and mocked by everyone, and no one cried with him. Jesus is treated as if he were dead, and no one cried with him. Feeling completely abandoned, Jesus sings in a loud voice a song about being all alone, without a single lamenter to join him, not even God. Why? Why would God aband...
Jesus quotes Psalm 31
March 23, 2021 02:00 - 11 minutes - 8.18 MBJesus dies in complete darkness according to Luke 23:44-46. Without any sign that deliverance was coming, Jesus uses his last few breaths to cry out in trust to God. Rather than respond to the mockery, slander, or insults, Jesus loudly quotes Psalm 31 before he breathes his last. In quoting this psalm, Jesus recognizes that his breaths are in God's hands. Jesus places a valuable deposit, his spirit, into the only secure place. Every Monday in Lent join me for 700 Seconds in a Psalm as...
Jesus quotes Psalm 41
March 15, 2021 14:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBIn John 13:18 Jesus quotes Psalm 41. Jesus had just finished washing ALL of the feet of his disciples. Before he celebrates his last Passover meal with them, he tells them that all of them should follow his example...well all but one. Jesus knew that one was at that moment committed to betraying him. To show the pain this was causing him, Jesus quotes the psalm. By quoting Psalm 41, Jesus invites his followers to join him in living the psalm by serving those in need even when in pain. Eve...
Jesus quotes Psalm 69
March 08, 2021 14:00 - 13 minutes - 9.13 MBThe words of Jesus can be confusing especially when Jesus is quoting the Old Testament. Join DJ Freemyer for 700 Seconds in a Psalm as we prepare for Easter together by looking at Psalms that Jesus quotes during holy week. This series is designed for listeners who want inspiration for preaching or devotions especially during Lent. During our times of need, it can be surprising when the people we expect to help harm us instead. Jesus warns the disciples that the time will come when they...
Jesus quotes Psalm 110
March 01, 2021 02:00 - 12 minutes - 8.96 MBThe words of Jesus can be confusing especially when Jesus is quoting the Old Testament. Join DJ Freemyer for 700 Seconds in a Psalm as we prepare for Easter together by looking at Psalms that Jesus quotes during holy week. This series is designed for listeners who want inspiration for preaching or devotions especially during Lent. Jesus' statement here can feel very confusing in Luke 20. Wait, what? Who is saying what to whom? But when we look at the Psalm, it helps us understand why...
Jesus quotes Psalm 118
February 28, 2021 22:00 - 13 minutes - 9.53 MBThe words of Jesus can be confusing especially when Jesus is quoting the Old Testament. Join DJ Freemyer for 700 Seconds in a Psalm as we prepare for Easter together by looking at Psalms that Jesus quotes during holy week. This series is designed for listeners who want inspiration for preaching or devotions especially during Lent. In this episode, we will look at Psalm 118, which Jesus speaks to the religious leaders in Matthew 21-23. Here, Jesus mentions a "cornerstone that the build...