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Sermon: A Fifth Decade of Psalms: The Shields of Earth (Psalm 47)

September 21, 2008 / 2008, Sermons

Psalm 47: The Fifth Decade of Psalms: The Shields of Earth Douglas Wilson Christ Church - Moscow, ID A.D. September 21, 2008 Listen Outline INTRODUCTION: Throughout the Old Testament, we are frequently given glorious visions of God’s glorious plan for our fallen world. It is tempting to say that we are given glimpses of this, but when we finally understand what God has promised us, we start to see His promises everywhere. This psalm is one of many examples

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Sermon: A Fifth Decade of Psalms: A Mighty Fortress (Psalm 46)

September 14, 2008 / 2008, Sermons

Psalm 46: A Fifth Decade of Psalms: A Mighty Fortress Douglas Wilson Christ Church - Moscow, ID A.D. September 14, 2008 Listen Outline INTRODUCTION: This next psalm was one of Martin Luther’s favorites, and was the inspiration for his hymn “A Mighty Fortress.” There were plenty of times during the Reformation when everything looked pretty black, and Luther would cheerfully say to Melancthon, “Come, Philip, let us sing the forty-sixth Psalm.” We have considered the importance of dogged tenacity in

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Sermon: A Fifth Decade of Psalms: An Epithalamium (Psalm 45:1-17)

September 7, 2008 / 2008, Sermons

Psalm 45:1-17: An Epithalamium Douglas Wilson Christ Church - Moscow, ID A.D. September 7, 2008 Listen Outline INTRODUCTION: Psalm 45 is an Epithalamium, which is to say, a wedding song. The way it is quoted in the New Testament makes it very clear that the ultimate fulfillment of this psalm is found in the marriage of Christ to the Church. This psalm is unlike any other, and is likely the wedding hymn for the marriage of Solomon to the daughter

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Sermon: A Fifth Decade of Psalms: Like Sheep for the Slaughter (Psalm 44:1-26)

August 31, 2008 / 2008, Sermons

Psalm 44:1-26: The Fifth Decade of Psalms: Like Sheep for the Slaughter Douglas Wilson Christ Church - Moscow, ID A.D. August 31, 2008 Listen Outline INTRODUCTION: The next psalm is a desperate plea for help from God. He is the God of their salvation, and yet He appears not to care. The citation of this psalm in the New Testament shows it to be the plea of righteous martyrs

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Sermon: A Fifth Decade of Psalms: Judge Me, O God

August 24, 2008 / 2008, Sermons

Psalm 43:1-5: Fifth Decade of Psalms: Judge Me, O God Douglas Wilson Christ Church - Moscow, ID A.D. August 24, 2008 Listen Outline INTRODUCTION: The 43rd Psalm is very similar to the one before it, and in a handful of manuscripts it is even included together with it. But rather than consider it as a detached portion of the 42nd Psalm, it is a simpler explanation to consider this as a supplement, composed with the previous psalm in mind, expanding

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Sermon: A Fifth Decade of Psalms: The Breakers of Jehovah (Psalm 42)

August 17, 2008 / 2008, Sermons

Psalm 42: The Fifth Decade of Psalms: The Breakers of Jehovah Douglas Wilson Christ Church - Moscow, ID A.D. August 17, 2008 Listen Outline INTRODUCTION: This next psalm is not attributed directly to David, although it is almost certainly his. The psalm is given to the chief musician, for the sons of Korah to sing. These were probably the descendants of the same Korah who rebelled against Moses in the wilderness (Num. 16)

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Sermon: A Fifth Decade of Psalms: God Helps Those Who Help the Helpless (Psalms 41:1-13)

August 10, 2008 / 2008, Sermons

Psalm 41:1-13: The Fifth Decade of Psalms: God Helps Those Who Help the Helpless Douglas Wilson Christ Church - Moscow, ID A.D. August 10, 2008 Listen Outline THE TEXT: “Blessed is he that considereth the poor : the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble . . . ” (Ps. 41:1-13)

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Sermon: Amos for Americans Pt. 2 (Amos 3:10)

August 3, 2008 / 2008, Sermons

Amos 3:10: Amos for Americans Pt. 2 Douglas Wilson Christ Church - Moscow, ID A.D. August 3, 2008 Listen Outline INTRODUCTION: We have made the distinction between direct and indirect obedience. In the realms of indirect obedience, we noted the importance of starting close to home, and starting with the obvious. As God gives more grace, we may move out from the center. We will be able to see to do this because the beam is now out of our

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Sermon: Amos for Americans Pt. 1(Amos 3:10)

July 27, 2008 / 2008, Sermons

Amos 3:10: Amos for Americans Pt. 1 Douglas Wilson Christ Church - Moscow, ID A.D. July 27, 2008 Listen Outline INTRODUCTION: We have spent a good bit of time considering the applications of the prophet’s words to his original audience, to the Israelites in the northern kingdom of Israel. Lord willing, we will spend two weeks considering how those words may legitimately be applied to us as Americans. This is not a topical sermon so much as it as a

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Sermons: Two Kinds of Light (Amos 5:1)

July 20, 2008 / 2008, Sermons

Amos 5:1: Two Kinds of Light Douglas Wilson Christ Church - Moscow, ID A.D. July 20, 2008 Listen Outline INTRODUCTION: We have finished working through the book of Amos passage by passage, and we need to take a week to look at the structure and message of the book as a whole. Next week, Lord willing, we will come to some detailed applications

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Sermon: The Fallen Booth of David (Amos 8:4-9:15)

July 13, 2008 / 2008, Sermons

Amos 8:4- 9:15: The Fallen Booth of David Douglas Wilson Christ Church - Moscow, ID A.D. July 13, 2008 Listen Outline INTRODUCTION: We come now to the conclusion of Amos, at least in the form of going through it passage by passage. Next week we will look at the book as a whole, and then some applications—Amos for Americans

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Sermon: For He is Small (Amos 7:1-8:3)

July 6, 2008 / 2008, Sermons

Amos 7:1-8:3: For He is Small Douglas Wilson Christ Church - Moscow, ID A.D. July 6, 2008 Listen Outline INTRODUCTION: When we come to chapter seven of Amos, we shift from poetry to prose, from woe-oracles to narrative. The theme and the message are the same as throughout the rest of the book, but the form in which it comes is quite different. In the first six chapters, Yahweh has been the main speaker; now the main speaker is Amos

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Sermon: The Seven-Fold Woe (Amos 5:18-6:14)

June 29, 2008 / 2008, Sermons

Amos 5:18-6:14: The Seven-Fold Woe Douglas Wilson Christ Church - Moscow, ID A.D. June 29, 2008 Listen Outline INTRODUCTION: In this passage, we begin part way through chapter five, and continue on through the entirety of chapter six. Amos eloquently continues to hammer away at the two things that turn God’s stomach—false worship and an opulent, violent stupidity

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Sermon: No Jesus, No Way (Amos 5:1-17)

June 22, 2008 / 2008, Sermons

Amos 5:1-17: No Jesus, No Way Douglas Wilson Christ Church - Moscow, ID A.D. June 22, 2008 Listen Outline INTRODUCTION: In this next section, we are going to have to follow the way Amos arranged the unit, which, although it starts at verse 1, does not match the chapter divisions (vv. 1-17). This section is a chiasm, and again, not surprisingly, it is seven-fold

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Sermon: Swearing By the Temple (Amos 4:1-13)

June 15, 2008 / 2008, Sermons

Amos 4:1-13: Swearing By the Temple Douglas Wilson Christ Church - Moscow, ID A.D. June 15, 2008 Listen Outline INTRODUCTION: We have come to the second of three pointed words from the prophet, addressed to a disobedient Israel. The first begins with “hear this word” (3:1). The second does the same (4:1). The third begins with “hear ye this word” (5:1). God’s judgments are not designed by Him as surprise attacks. Surprise does result, but not because God did not

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