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Praising Together for Tomorrow: Day 1

Have you explored the Psalms? Find one today that expresses your heart.

by David Joynt on October 30, 2016


PSALM 51:15-17

 

Purer Praise: Church Challenge Seven

Open your Bible in the middle, and what do you find? The Psalms. Worship is at the center of the Bible. In worship, we bring all we are into God’s presence. The Psalms include every human emotion, every human problem, every human dilemma. They have poetry, protest, lament, praise, thanksgiving, intercession, and confession. If your words fail you in prayer, you can find a voice in one of the Psalms. If your questions are not fully formed, you can find them in clear terms within the collection. The Psalms remind us that our worship is never to be a formal exercise, but instead an authentic cry of the heart.

 

Have you explored the Psalms?  

Find one today that expresses your heart.  

Family Focus - Create a family prayer with everyone participating, and include praise, thanksgiving, confession, and intercession. Use a part of a Psalm for each section.

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About the Author
David Joynt

Dave Joynt began his service as a pastor at Valley Presbyterian Church in Paradise Valley, Arizona in September 2014. This meant a move away from the Northeast, where he has a long history, growing up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and then serving congregations in Delaware and New Jersey for a total of 23 years.

Dave was nurtured in a great church in Bethlehem where his parents, Anne and Carey, served as elders. He graduated in classics from Lehigh University where his Father taught, and then from Oxford, where he met his wife Julia. Ordained in 1988, he completed a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1993.

He and Julia have a son, Tristan, and a daughter, Madeleine.

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