Trinity Church of Lake Nona

Today’s Text: Psalm 119:97-104 Today’s Song: Come Thou Fount  Notes:  Today we look at Psalm 119: 97-104 Paul calls us to not be conformed by the world but to be transformed by the renewal of our minds. This Psalm tells us how.  Here we have a compressive survey of what the word can do for our minds. This…

Today’s Text: Psalm 119:89-96 Today’s Song: Leaning on the Everlasting Arms  Notes:  Today we continue our look at Psalm 119: 89-96. And we ask: How do we experience this security and stability? Here is the Charles Spurgeon Quote: That Word which has preserved the heavens and the earth also preserves the people of God in their time of trial. We…

Today’s Text: Psalm 119:89-96 Today’s Song: He Will Hold Me Fast  Notes:  Today we move into a new section (89-96).  Here the keyword is “forever” and we learn about our stability (89-92) and our security (93-96).  This is a great gift, especially at times like this. 

We are dedicating Friday’s for prayer and fasting. Why? Historically, the church has fasted on Friday. Friday was the day Jesus was crucified. It was a day of humiliation. A day of bearing the sins of others. And historically it has been a day of collective fasting and prayer.  Therefore, we dedicate Fridays to fasting and…

Today’s Text: Psalm 119:81-88 Today’s Song: The Lord is My Light  Notes:  Today we continue in (81-88) and learn a lesson on how to wait well.  Waiting is something we all have to learn. Here we learn how to wait well in the midst of very difficult circumstances.  In this section, there is a dynamic back…

Today’s Text: Psalm 119:81-88 Today’s Song: Jesus, I Am Resting  Notes:  Today we move into a new section (81-88) and learn a lesson on how to wait well.  Waiting is something we all have to learn. Here we learn how to wait well in the midst of very difficult circumstances.  In this section, there is a…

Today’s Text: Psalm 119:73-80 Today’s Song: Holy, Holy, Holy  Notes:  Today we continue to look at how this Psalm gives us a game plan to order our inner world.  And we see the ways the Word deals with our discouragement, confusion, shame, sadness, unsteadiness, and fear. 

Today’s Text: Psalm 119:73-80 Today’s Song: Revive Me Notes:  In this section, we are given a plan for ordering our inner world. Because God has fashioned and formed us, we can fashion and form a healthy inner life.  This is a great gift, especially at times like this. 

We are dedicating Friday’s for prayer and fasting. Why?  Historically, the church has fasted on Friday. Friday was the day Jesus was crucified. It was a day of humiliation. A day of bearing the sins of others. And historically it has been a day of collective fasting and prayer. Therefore, we dedicate Fridays to fasting and…

Today’s Text: Psalm 119:65-72 Today’s Song: As the Deer  Notes:  Today we will take a closer look at what we learn about God’s goodness in the school of hard knocks.  65-68: Lesson 1 – School of hard knocks: God is God; God does Good69-72: Lesson 2- School of hard knocks: taking sides and learning the lesson; 

Today’s Text: Psalm 119:65-72 Today’s Song: Gracious Redeemer  Notes:  This section teaches us lessons from the school of hard knocks.  Key Word: good: 6x’s.  We learn: – what good is…– how to appreciate it… – where to find it… – where does it come from… – what are its demands&...

Today’s Text: Psalm 119:61-64 Today’s Song: Rock of Ages Notes:  Psalm 119:57-64 is framed around two great truths: 1. The Lord is my portion (57) 2. The earth is full of His lovingkindness (64)  And it teaches us how to live in the light of these two realities.  Today we will look at the second one: the loving…

Today’s Text: Psalm 119:57-60 Today’s Song: I Need Thee Notes:  Psalm 119:57-64 is framed around two great truths: 1. The Lord is my portion (57) 2. The earth is full of His lovingkindness (64)  And it teaches us how to live in the light of these two realities.  Today we will look at the first one. 57-60 gives…

Today’s Text: Luke 18:7 Today’s Song: Knowing You (All I Once Held Dear) Notes:  This has been an extremely difficult few days for many people.  But Jesus promises to bring justice to those who cry out.  Today I am joined by a very special guest as we cry out together. 

Today’s Text: Psalm 119:49-56 Today’s Song: This Is My Father’s World  Notes:  The beautiful thing about the Psalms is that they give us a song, a prayer, for every situation.  In this Psalm, we are drawn into three situations that everyone feels and experiences at some point.  Are you experiencing any of these now? Here is…

Today’s Text: Psalm 119:49-56 Today’s Song: When I Survey  Notes:  The beautiful thing about the Psalms is that they give us a song, a prayer, for every situation.  In this Psalm, we are drawn into three situations that everyone feels and experiences at some point.  Are you experiencing any of these now? Here is the place…

Today’s Text: Psalm 119:41-48  Today’s Song: Peace Be Still  Notes:  Again, today we look at Psalm 119:41-48.  In this powerful section we are given both the words we need…and told what kind of people we need to be. And every day, we see, more and more, the need for people who live like this…and talk like…

Today’s Text: Psalm 119:41-48  Today’s Song: Before the Throne  Notes:  Today we begin to look at Psalm 119:41-48.  In this section, every verse begins with the word “And.” What we see here is that God has joined together certain things and we are wise to keep them together. 

Today’s Text: Psalm 119:33-40  Today’s Song: Be Thou My Vision  Notes:  The past few sections have focused on external battles: the four-fold frustrations and dark nights of the soul. In this section, we move internally: to our internal battles.  Here the great challenge is: to keep our heart (the battel for what we love) to keep our…

Today’s Text: Psalm 119:25-32  Today’s Song: Holy, Holy, Holy  Notes:  7-prayers for days of darkness: – In times of depression, we need divine truth revealed, grasped, and meditated upon. (25) My soul clings to the dust… Revive me life according to your word  Teach me your statutes Make me understand the ways of your precepts (application of y...

Today’s Text: Psalm 119:25-32  Today’s Song: The Lord Is My Light and My Salvation  Notes:  The beauty of the Psalms is that they give us a song for every age and stage…for every situation of life.  In the passage today we are given a song and seven prayers for when we experience times of depression and…

Today’s Text: Psalm 119:17-24  Today’s Song: Gracious Redeemer  Notes:  In the midst of life’s frustrations, why does the Psalmist ask for God to open up his eyes?  How can that help?  Listen to find out. 

Today’s Text: Psalm 119:17-24 Today’s Song: The Lord is My Light  Notes:  Today we move into the third section of Psalm 119.  In the Psalms there is a song for every season and situation.  Here we see how to deal with four different situations of frustration and discouragement.  19: He is a stranger at home  20:…

Today’s Text: Psalm 119:9-16  Today’s Song: Gracious Redeemer Notes:  Verse 9 asks the most important question you can ever ask:What is the trajectory of your life? What is the path you will walk down? And verses 10–16 give the answer: A life totally absorbed in the Word.  Notice: how the Word takes up the whole person: mind, emotions, will.…

Blessed Lord, who caused all Holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience and the comfort of your Holy Word we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which you have given us in…