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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...
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
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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
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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 ...
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
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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
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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
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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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