Scripture: Psalm 45:15-17 Sermon notes III A JOYFUL EVENT. With gladness and rejoicing, v15. Gladness (Heb is plural) > ‘a happy/merry face’ – a glowing countenance; rejoicing > ‘to jump for joy, dance’. This is a time of joy for all concerned. It is the climax of joy for the Bride […]
Tag: Psalms
The King takes His bride
Scripture: Psalm 45:9-11 Sermon notes The loveliness of Christ appears in this section of the Psalm in connection with His bride. The scene is a royal wedding. The gospel frequently employs the illustration of a marriage to set forth various aspects of the relationship between Christ and His people. Cp […]
The loveliness of Christ, Pt2
Scripture: Psalm 45:2 Sermon notes The loveliness of Christ, #2: A lovely man, with a lovely message It is perhaps important again to insist that the content of this Psalm relates to Christ the Saviour. The words of v6-7 are cited in Heb 1:8-9. It is Him that the Psalmist speaks […]
A rich experience of God
Scripture: Psalm 63:5-6 Sermon notes The experience of which the Psalmist speaks is too little enjoyed by God’s people generally. Surely if we are honest we cannot speak very much like this of God. We are conscious of an emptiness rather than a fullness; a hunger rather than a sense […]