Wisdom and Formation Plan

Formation Thread

1. Sermon 1 Psalms 1:1-41:13

   Book One: Blessedness, Lament, and Trust

   To form believers who reject corrupting formation, delight in God's Word, meditate on it continually, and bear steady fruit in godliness.

Sermon Sequence

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   Sermon 1 Psalms 1:1-41:13

   Book One: Blessedness, Lament, and Trust

   The opening book of Psalms teaches the way of the righteous amid conflict, longing, and trust in the LORD.

   Formation

   To form believers who reject corrupting formation, delight in God's Word, meditate on it continually, and bear steady fruit in godliness.

   Prayer for this passage

   Father, grant me the wisdom to turn away from the counsel of the wicked and the paths of sinners, that I might find my delight instead in your Law, meditating on it day and night as my deepest source of life. Make me like a tree planted by streams of water, drawing sustenance from your Word so that whatever I do will prosper and bear fruit in due season. I surrender my heart to this single devotion—that my roots would run deep into your instruction and my life would flourish as a testimony to your faithfulness and truth.

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   Sermon 2 Psalms 42:1-72:20

   Book Two: Exile, Kingship, and Deliverance

   The second book moves through thirst, lament, royal hope, and deliverance under God's saving rule.

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   Sermon 3 Psalms 73:1-89:52

   Book Three: Sanctuary, Collapse, and Covenant Questions

   The third book wrestles with the prosperity of the wicked, the crisis of Davidic hope, and covenant memory.

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   Sermon 4 Psalms 90:1-106:48

   Book Four: The Lord Reigns

   The fourth book answers collapse with the eternal reign of the LORD and the call to return to praise.

   Prayer for this passage

   Lord, you were our dwelling place long before the mountains were born, and you will remain when all earthly supports crumble into dust. Forgive us for anchoring our hearts in the shifting sand of seasons and institutions, when you alone are the eternal refuge that spans every generation. Teach our souls to begin with you, not with ourselves, measuring our brief days against your everlasting existence. We surrender our fear of loss and instability into your hands, choosing to dwell in you as our true home, from this generation forward.

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   Sermon 5 Psalms 107:1-150:6

   Book Five: Redemption, Ascent, Praise, and Hallelujah

   The final book gathers redemption, Torah-shaped wisdom, ascent, and climactic praise into a doxological finish.

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