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Psalm 66:1-20

Teach the Text

C. Hassell Bullock

Big Idea: God’s redeeming work in our lives is the extension of his great redeeming acts in history. Understanding the Text This psalm appears to be a hybrid of a hymn, a community psalm of thanksgiving, and an individual psalm of thanksgiving.1It only hints at the adversity that has prompted the psalmist to make and pay his vows of thanksgiving to God in the temple (“when I was in trouble,” 66:14...

2. Psalm 66

Psalm 66:1-20

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

All people (friend and foe alike) must praise God (66:1–4), whether he accomplishes awe-inspiring works in creation (66:5–7), disciplines people (66:8–15), or answers prayers (66:16–20). God’s greatness, moreover, overshadows any fears that the psalmist might have about his enemies (66:3, 7). Although the psalmist does not assume that God will answer his prayers (whether he is serving God or sinni...

3. Corporate and Individual Thanksgiving to the God Who Acts

Psalm 66:1-20

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

This psalm contains both corporate hymnic praise (vv. 1–12) and individual thanksgiving (vv. 13–20). Some commentators (e.g., H.-J. Kraus, Psalms 60–150, vol. 2 of Psalms, A Commentary [trans. H. C. Oswald; Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1989], p. 36), thus believe it consists of two psalms (or their fragments) that were originally separate. But several linguistic features imply they were composed togethe...

4. Mission Impossible

Psalm 66:19-20, 1 Peter 3:13-22

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

Call To Worship One: But truly God has listened; he has given heed to the words of my prayer. All: Blessed be God, because he has not rejected my prayer or removed his steadfast love from me. (Based on Psalm 66:19-20) Collect Gracious Lord, our prayer today is for ourselves and for our departed loved ones. Bind us together as one communion of saints in victory and salvation. Amen. Prayer Of Conf...

5. Easter 6

Psalm 66:8-20, John 14:15-21, Acts 17:22-31, 1 Peter 3:13-22

Bulletin Aid

Amy C. Schifrin

Call To Confession Rather than reading the Acts text at its appointed place, use it here as a Call To Confession/Repentance. It can be followed with a time of silence and the following absolution: Leader: Risen from the dead, risen to new life, Christ Jesus calls you to live in him. May his goodness resound in your voices and may your lives be lived in praise. In him you are a new creation. In hi...

6. Proper 9

Galatians 6:11-18, Galatians 6:1-10, 1 Kings 21:1-29, Isaiah 66:1-24, Psalm 66:1-20, Luke 10:1-24

Sermon Aid

George Bass

THEOLOGICAL CLUE In 1992, the festival of St. James the Elder will occur on Saturday, July 25th, while the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost will fall on Sunday, July 26th (Thus, in 1993, the feast of St. James the Elder, will be on a Sunday). He is the brother of John, the "beloved disciple," and he was the first of the disciples to be martyred and the only one whose death was recorded in the Bible...

7. Proper 23

Luke 17:11-19, Psalm 66:1-20

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

Call to Worship Bless our God, good people. May the sound of our praise be heard by our God, who has kept us among the living, and has led us on our way. Prayer of Confession Universal God, we are continually tempted to localize you, to confine you to a certain place, to a particular time, to a past experience. Forgive the limitation by our faith that does not expect you where we are, in our pres...

8. Easter 6

Psalm 66:1-20, Acts 17:16-34, 1 Peter 3:8-22, John 14:15-31

Sermon Aid

THEOLOGICAL CLUE This Sunday, as the Fifth Sunday after Easter, was known as Rogate Sunday, or Rogation Sunday, which signaled the approach to the three special days of supplication and prayer that preceded the Ascension of our Lord. In most non-Roman Churches, this Sunday became a day for prayers that had, in the minds of most people, only a limited connection with Easter; Rogation Day was a tim...

9. Proper 9

2 Kings 5:1-14, Psalm 30:1-12; 66:1-20, Isaiah 60:10-14, Luke 10:1-24, Galatians 6:1-16

Bulletin Aid

Julia Ross Strope

Call To Worship Leader: It is summer time! Week after week we come here. The space is beautiful, the seating is comfortable, and the company is good. People: We come here to be with each other as we thank God for creation and for divine love. Leader: Together we see the wonderful things God does and we can rejoice. People: Together we also recognize the not-so-good things in our lives. Together we...

10. Proper 23

2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c, Psalm 66:1-20, Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7, Luke 17:11-19, 2 Timothy 2:8-15

Bulletin Aid

Julia Ross Strope

Call To Worship Leader: How wonderful! You’ve come back again! I’m glad to be in this house of God with you. People: With our whole selves, we thank God for the freedom to gather and to support one another on this journey through life. Leader: God is great Mystery and we yearn to experience being surrounded by God’s infinite goodness. People: Yes! We long to feel the ecstasy when God satisfies our...

11. Proper 23

Psalm 66:1-20, Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7, Luke 17:11-19, 2 Timothy 2:8-15

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

READINGS Psalter—Psalm 66:1-12 First Lesson—Jeremiah sends words of encouragement to the exiles in Babylon. Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 Second Lesson—The resurrection empowers the apostle to accept imprisonment and hardship with confidence. 2 Timothy 2:8-15 Gospel—Only one of ten lepers that Jesus healed—a Samaritan—comes back to thank Jesus for his new health. Luke 17:11-19 CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: The gr...

12. Easter 6

Psalm 66:1-20, John 14:15-21, Acts 17:16-34, 1 Peter 3:8-22

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

READINGS Psalter - Psalms 66:8-20 First Lesson - Paul's preaching identifies God with the gospel of Christ's resurrection, sparking both curiosity and ridicule. Acts 17:22-31 Second Lesson - Baptism saves us from sins in the present life for the life of the Spirit in heaven with the resurrected and ascended Christ. 1 Peter 3:13-22 Gospel - The Spirit of truth will counsel disciples after the resur...

13. True Colors

John 14:15-31, Psalm 66:1-20

Sermon

Lori Wagner

Anyone ever have a chameleon as a pet? The chameleon (the word means “ground lion”) is an unusual “old world” creature with independently movable eyes, a helmet head, and fused toes. It is known primarily though for its ability to change color on the rotation of a dime, according to its mood. The chameleon uses this ability to blend into its surroundings, to hide from predators, or to silently app...

14. Easter 6

Psalm 66:1-20, Acts 17:16-34, 1 Peter 3:8-22, John 14:15-31

Sermon Aid

Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

TEXTS FROM ACTS AND PSALMS If there is logic to the selection or combination of these texts, it is not readily discernible, even by stretching one's imagination. The sermon-speech by Paul in Acts works out a kind of "crisis-theology," which insists that necessary changes are currently demanded by the work of God in Jesus Christ. The psalm is a profound expression of piety, filled with vivid image...

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