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We Are Glad!

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Speaker: Wendell Stoltzfus
Scripture: Psalm 126
April 2, 2023

Sermon Outline

Introduction: "He never committed a pleasure"

  • Ellen Glasgow's father

  • Martin Luther's colleague

1. We are glad! (v. 3b)

  • Psalm 126 is a Luther-type psalm

  • In the Bible, the chief characteristic of the Christian pilgrimage is gladness and joy

    • Not the gladness of lightheartedness

2. Joy past (vv. 1-3a)

  • In the OT, there are many times where God restored His people in hopeless situations

  • The ultimate fulfillment of these verses comes later, with Christ

3. Joy future (vv. 4-6)

  • In this psalm, two images express the joy or anticipation in a seemingly hopeless situation

  • The joy of anticipating what God is going to do -- based on what God has already done -- comes in the context of the pain, suffering, loneliness, of life in this fallen world

4. Conclusion: Joy present

  • First Application: Psalm 126 teaches us how to read the Bible

  • Second Application: A thought exercise

  • Think of a giant scale

  • On one side, put all of your stinking circumstances

  • On the other side, put all that God has done for you in Jesus Christ

  • See which side outweighs the other

  • Consider that all the stuff on the hardship side is part of your preparation for God's eternal kingdom

  • The Verdict found in God's Word

    • Romans 8:18: For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.

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