In Psalm 102, the psalmist starts out with strong lament over the sorry state of his life, but moves to thinking about God’s everlasting nature and compassion, and confidence that God’s goodness will endure and lead to praises by people of all nations. This realization enables him to move forward out of guilt and self-pity. What is the connection, and what does he move toward?

Matthew 5:13-16 (NLT) ; 馬 太 福 音 5:13-16 (CUVS)
Psalm 102 (NLT) ; 詩 篇 102 (CUVS)


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Pastor Ryan’s sermon “Pay Attention to Me!” studies Psalm 13 to delve into the basic question of how we might respond when God seems to be far away and not paying attention to the real life things we are going through.

Matthew 7:7-11 (NLT) / 馬 太 福 音 7:7-11 (CUVS)
Psalm 13:1-6 (NLT) / 詩 篇 13:1-6 (CUVS)
Isaiah 49:13-16 (NLT) / 以 賽 亞 書 49:13-16 (CUVS)

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