Teaching From The Psalms
I thought I'd put a post up listing what I'm currently planning to teach this summer at camps and Vacation Bible Schools. I'm planning to do something a little different this year, and I'm partly wondering if I'm crazy to do this with groups of children...I'm planning to teach from the book of Psalms. Which is kind of funny, because Pastor Kevin has been teaching from Psalms at church on Sunday nights. But so far, the Psalms I'm planning to teach from and the Psalms he's been teaching from haven't really overlapped too much...so I guess I'll have to prepare my own notes.
It's tough to figure out how to put together a series of messages for camps and VBS, because they are all a different length. When I do junior camp at CGN, I have six sessions. When I do teen camp there I have eleven. When I do VBS I have five sessions, and when I do Fairhaven teen camp I only have four. So, I'm going to list all the psalms that I'm preparing lessons on. The ones with a star next to them are the ones I'm doing for Vacation Bible Schools. (Jonathan, that's FYI, since you mentioned you wouldn't mind knowing in advance what "theme" I might have)
Psalm 1*
Sin and righteousness
Psalm 20
Our dependence on God
Psalm 22*
Jesus, the Forsaken Savior
Psalm 24
Preparing For The King
Psalm 29
Eternal, Mighty God, who gives strength and peace
Psalm 42
Discouragement, Despair, Mistreatment, and Hope
Psalm 95*
Hearing the voice of Our Shepherd
Psalm 125*
Trusting God and choosing the right path
Psalm 126
Persevering in troubled times
Psalm 127
Building A House - what really matters in life
Psalm 133*
The blessing of unity and brotherhood
Along with this, I'm also planning to teach my Psalm 125 song at all the camps/churches I go to.
Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion
Which cannot be shaken but endures forever
As the mountains surround Jerusalem
So the Lord surrounds His people now and evermore
Do good, oh Lord (do good, oh Lord)
To those who are good (to those who are good)
To those who are upright in heart
Do good, oh Lord (do good, oh Lord)
To those who are good (to those who are good)
To those who are upright in heart
Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion
Which cannot be shaken but endures forever
As the mountains surround Jerusalem
So the Lord surrounds His people now and evermore
But those who turn (but those who turn)
To crooked paths (to crooked paths)
The Lord will lead them away
But those who turn (but those who turn)
To crooked paths (to crooked paths)
The Lord will lead them away
Posted On Apr 4, 2006 at 4:43 AM
On Apr 6, 2006 Laura wrote: That sounds like a great idea - I hope some of my siblings will end up at Camp Good News the same week that you are, so they can tell me how it goes :-)
Doug Replied: Well, I hope it's a good idea. The thing that makes me a little nervous about it is, I tend to be a "storyteller", and some of the Psalms you can't really approach that way.
On Apr 7, 2006 Doug wrote: I was thinking recently about how many Psalms I've written music for, and realized there was more than I thought...
Psalm 20, Psalm 24, Psalm 29, Psalm 43, Psalm 95, Psalm 96, Psalm 103, Psalm 125, Psalm 126, Psalm 136, Psalm 145
On Apr 7, 2006 Doug wrote: And, speaking of which, here are a couple things I wrote this week, recorded this morning:
Psalm 95
What A Friend We Have In Jesus
On Apr 8, 2006 Trent wrote: Great new (revised, newly rendered??) songs! I enjoyed listening (wish i had an ipod). I couldn't help but notice your CGN schedule. It made me smile. Guess what week I am going to be at Camp???
Later my Friend,
Trent
ps
I hope to have my posting done later today.
Doug Replied: Are you at camp between my two weeks again? So we have a balogna sandwich again?
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