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1. “Ride Forth Victoriously in the Cause of Truth, Humility and Justice”

Psalm 45:1-17

Teach the Text

C. Hassell Bullock

Big Idea: Great value is put on leaders who, by their own lives, exemplify the virtues of truth, humility, and justice. Understanding the Text Psalm 45 belongs to the genre of royal psalms, which celebrate the king and his reign, not as a lone-standing king, but as a stand-in for Yahweh as king. It is better to think of these psalms as constituting two subgenres, psalms of the heavenly King, which...

2. Psalm 45

Psalm 45:1-17

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

The psalmist depicts the king as a man (literally “fairer than the sons of man”) eternally blessed by God (45:2)—a mighty warrior of excellent character, more powerful than the nations (45:3–5). This king is none other than God (45:6–7; cf. Heb. 1:8–9 and ancient Hebrew tradition). His very garments exude fragrance; he is admired and honored from far and wide (45:8–9). The king, the author declare...

3. In Praise of the King at His Wedding

Psalm 45:1-17

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

Psalm 45, a royal psalm, is unlike any other psalm. Most psalms praise God (with God as the sentences’ grammatical subject), but this one praises the king. It opens with, “You (i.e., the king in v. 1) are the most excellent of men,” and closes with, “the nations will praise you (i.e., the king) for ever and ever.” This departure from the norm is explained by the superscription. This is not a hymn ...

4. An Arranged Marriage

Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67, Psalm 45:6-7

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

Call To Worship Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever. Your royal scepter is a scepter of equity; you love righteousness and hate wickedness. (Psalm 45:6-7) Collect Lord, in our distress you found us and brought us together as your family in Christ. We praise you for your loving kindness. Great is your faithfulness. Amen. Prayer Of Confession While Isaac waited, a great drama was working...

5. The One Right Choice

Psalm 45:6-7, Romans 7:15-25a

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

6. Baptism of the Lord

Acts 10:23b-48, Isaiah 61:1-11, Isaiah 42:1-9, Psalm 45:1-17, Psalm 89:1-52, Luke 3:1-20, Luke 3:21-38

Sermon Aid

George Bass

THEOLOGICAL CLUE The Baptism of our Lord received little or no liturgical attention in the predecessor lectionaries of the several churches; theoretically, it was one of three elements in the Epiphany celebration - Jesus' birth (and the visit of the wise men), his baptism, and his first miracle (sign) at Cana in Galilee. All of that changed with the adoption and appearance of the new lectionaries...

7. Baptism of Our Lord

Matthew 3:13-17, Acts 10:23b-48, Psalm 45:1-17, Isaiah 42:1-9

Sermon Aid

THEOLOGICAL CLUE The theological intention in giving the baptism of Jesus its own special day, the First Sunday after the Epiphany, rather than attempting to restore it to January 6 and reconstruct Epiphany as a unitive event, is several fold: first, it is an important part of the incarnation, as a reaffirmation by God that this man was the Holy Child born in Bethlehem three decades or so in the ...

8. Proper 9

Genesis 24:1-67, Psalm 45:1-17, Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30, Romans 7:7-25

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

READINGS Psalter - Psalms 45:10-17 First Lesson - The arrangement of the marriage of Isaac to Rebekah is made by Abraham through an emissary. Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58- 67 Second Lesson - Paul describes the conflict within us as between the old and the new nature. Romans 7:15-25 Gospel - Jesus describes the contradictions in the behavior of his critics and his happiness at the response of the si...

9. Proper 17

Psalm 45:1-17, Song of Songs 2:1-17, Mark 7:1-23, James 1:17-27

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B. David Hostetter

READINGS Psalter—Psalm 45:1-2, 6-9. A love song [OR] Psalm 45:1-2, 6-9 First Lesson—A romantic song of love includes a touch of spring fever. Song of Solomon 2:8-13 Second Lesson—This reading introduces the 'wisdom literature' of the New Testament. James 1:17-27 Gospel—Jesus teaches that genuine purity is in our inner life, not merely ceremonial sanctity. Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 CALL TO WORSHIP ...

10. Proper 17

Mk 7:1-23 · James 1:17-27 · SS 2 · Ps 45

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B. David Hostetter

CALL TO WORSHIP Give yourselves wholly to prayer . . . always interceding for all God's people, and pray for me that I may be granted the right words to make known God's purpose. PRAYER OF CONFESSION God above us, God around us, God within us, help us to distinguish between your law and the traditions of our society. We are prone to make decisions on opinions that everyone is doing it or that pol...

11. Proper 9

Psalm 45:1-17, Romans 7:7-25, Matthew 11:25-30, Matthew 11:1-19, Genesis 24:1-67

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

OLD TESTAMENT TEXTS Genesis 24 is the story of how the servant of Abraham searches for a wife for Isaac in Mesopotamia and finds Rebekah. Psalm 45:10-17 is the second half of a Marriage Song that focuses on the bride. Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67 - "A Story with Many Heroes" Setting. In many ways the testing of Abraham in Genesis 22 (the lectionary lesson for last week) concludes the Abrah...

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