OT Poetry Archives - Justin Ariel Bailey

Doxology – Psalm 150

The power and prominence of music is worthy of our attention. Music moves us, evokes our emotion, and brings out our humanity like almost nothing else. Don’t just tell me if you believe in an idea. Does it make you sing? If something makes you…

Justin BaileyAugust 19, 2018

Costly Hope Old Testament OT Poetry Psalms Sermons

Drought – Psalm 126

If the story of Scripture is any indication, hope often begins in sorrow and rage, often withers in the wilderness of disappointed expectations. But it also pushes up through the cracks of despair when it has no earthly reason to do so. If hope springs…

Justin BaileyAugust 12, 2018

Old Testament OT Poetry Psalms

Dust – Psalm 90

If you are in transition, or if you woke up this morning and your soul feels restless, or if you are wrestling with the question of where home is to be found, then Moses the man of God has something to say to you today.…

Justin BaileyJuly 22, 2018

Old Testament OT Poetry Psalms Sermons

Dependence – Psalm 23

Psalm 23 tells us that God’s peace, and the promise of God’s presence is possible. In fact, it shows us that it is possible to walk through the darkest, loneliest and most confusing times if we know who God is: the God who goes before…

Justin BaileyJuly 15, 2018

Old Testament OT Poetry Psalms Sermons

Dissonance – Psalm 19

Psalm 19 does something similar for us: it is shock therapy for bored Christians sitting in church wondering whether we will hear anything new. Psalm 19 stops us in our tracks and invites us to listen to the music that is already playing, it drops…

Justin BaileyJune 24, 2018

Old Testament OT Poetry Psalms Sermons

Disorientation – Psalm 3

When our vision is unclear, we have this incredible propensity to walk in circles, to perpetuate cycles of selfishness, to pass the time without making significant progress in holiness and wholeness. And it is not a matter of sudden turns. It is the result of…

Justin BaileyJune 3, 2018

Gospel of Luke New Testament Old Testament OT Poetry Sermons

If Someone Dies, Will They Live Again? – Job 14, Luke 24

The anguish in the question is real. In modern times we are prone to look at earlier eras and think, you know those pre-modern people could believe anything. But the reality and finality of death has always haunted human consciousness. Preached in Memorial Park in…

Justin BaileyApril 16, 2017

Deadly Sins OT Poetry Proverbs Sermons Topical

Deadly Sins: Sloth – Proverbs 24, 2 Peter 1

Sloth is not fundamentally about being lazy with our work, but about being lazy with our love. Scripture speaks a powerful word to our struggle with sloth. It shows us that although we so often withdraw from the demands of love, God’s promises evoke our…

Justin BaileyMarch 26, 2017

Ecclesiastes Old Testament OT Poetry Sermons

Wisdom for the End – Ecclesiastes 11-12

This is wisdom for those who struggle to find meaning in the mundane. This is wisdom for those who find life moving too fast. This is wisdom for those who feel like they don’t fit in the world. This is wisdom for those who caught…

Justin BaileyAugust 23, 2015

OT Poetry

Doxology – Psalm 150

Drought – Psalm 126

Dust – Psalm 90

Dependence – Psalm 23

Dissonance – Psalm 19

Disorientation – Psalm 3

If Someone Dies, Will They Live Again? – Job 14, Luke 24

Deadly Sins: Sloth – Proverbs 24, 2 Peter 1

Wisdom for the End – Ecclesiastes 11-12

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