A Journey Through the Psalms
Our congregation is reading through the Bible together -- we're figuring that half of our people are really rising to the "Year of the Bible" challenge. Many are reading it through for the first time!
We're now in the Psalms. So, today in church, we did something a bit different. Our whole church service was "Psalms." There was no sermon. There was not a set of praise and worship songs. Just Psalms!
We started with Psalm 1 -- and made our way through Psalm 72. (Part 2, Psalm 73-150, will be next Sunday!)
The order went something like this:
Psalm 1 -- Read whole chapter
Announcements -- In Psalm language! (Verily, Thou Bring Thy Children to VBS)
Psalm 5 -- Sing with guitar (the King James Version)
Psalm 6 -- Responsive Reading (alternating verses between leader and congregation)
Psalm 8 -- Sing, "O Lord, Our Lord, How Majestic"
Psalm 13 -- Read aloud -- and then an interpretive dance (to Shane and Shane's rendition)
Psalm 16 -- Read v. 5-11
Psalm 18 -- Sing "Praise the Name of Jesus"
Psalm 22 -- Read v. 1-2
Psalm 23 -- Congregation read aloud in KJV
Psalm 27 -- Solo, classical number, "The Lord is My Light and My Salvation"
Psalm 34 -- Read whole chapter
Psalm 36 -- Sing, "Your Love, Or Lord, Reaches to the Heavens"
Psalm 37 -- Responsive Reading (alternating verses between leader and congregation)
Psalm 42 -- Sing, "As the Deer"
Psalm 46 -- Read v. 1,2,10 & 11
Psalm 47 -- Sing (with children) "Clap Your Hands All Ye People"
Psalm 51 -- Silent Reflection Prayer (put one phrase at a time on the screen to ponder)
Psalm 55 -- Read v. 1
Psalm 56 -- Read v. 3
Psalm 68 -- Responsive Reading. The leader reads the verses, and the congregation, divided into three parts, responded:
1) Sing to God
2) Sing Praise to His Name
3) Extol Him who rides on the Clouds
Psalm 72 -- Read v. 18-19 aloud together for the benediction.
We're now in the Psalms. So, today in church, we did something a bit different. Our whole church service was "Psalms." There was no sermon. There was not a set of praise and worship songs. Just Psalms!
We started with Psalm 1 -- and made our way through Psalm 72. (Part 2, Psalm 73-150, will be next Sunday!)
The order went something like this:
Psalm 1 -- Read whole chapter
Announcements -- In Psalm language! (Verily, Thou Bring Thy Children to VBS)
Psalm 5 -- Sing with guitar (the King James Version)
Psalm 6 -- Responsive Reading (alternating verses between leader and congregation)
Psalm 8 -- Sing, "O Lord, Our Lord, How Majestic"
Psalm 13 -- Read aloud -- and then an interpretive dance (to Shane and Shane's rendition)
Psalm 16 -- Read v. 5-11
Psalm 18 -- Sing "Praise the Name of Jesus"
Psalm 22 -- Read v. 1-2
Psalm 23 -- Congregation read aloud in KJV
Psalm 27 -- Solo, classical number, "The Lord is My Light and My Salvation"
Psalm 34 -- Read whole chapter
Psalm 36 -- Sing, "Your Love, Or Lord, Reaches to the Heavens"
Psalm 37 -- Responsive Reading (alternating verses between leader and congregation)
Psalm 42 -- Sing, "As the Deer"
Psalm 46 -- Read v. 1,2,10 & 11
Psalm 47 -- Sing (with children) "Clap Your Hands All Ye People"
Psalm 51 -- Silent Reflection Prayer (put one phrase at a time on the screen to ponder)
Psalm 55 -- Read v. 1
Psalm 56 -- Read v. 3
Psalm 68 -- Responsive Reading. The leader reads the verses, and the congregation, divided into three parts, responded:
1) Sing to God
2) Sing Praise to His Name
3) Extol Him who rides on the Clouds
Psalm 72 -- Read v. 18-19 aloud together for the benediction.
Cool idea, Mark. Keep up the good thoughts. I really appreciate you. God bless.
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