Forsaken for His Family

Psalm 22 is the heart’s cry of the forsaken Messiah.

Sermons, Heath Jarrett, PsalmsLiving HopeMarch 29, 2024Psalm 22, Good Friday, Holy Week 2024, Psalms, Gospel, Salvation, Substitutionary Sacrifice, Jesus' Family

The Son of Psalm 2

Did you know that Psalm 2 is a gospel song?

Heath JarrettLiving HopeJanuary 30, 2024Christianity, Living Hope Chico, Chico Living Hope, Gospel, Psalm 2, Son of God, Son of David, King David, Psalms, Salvation, Hebrews 12:22, Galatians 4:26, Revelation 21:2, Psalm 110

Exalted in the Earth

God is the source of nourishment within the fortress he has established around his people.

Christopher RaleyLiving HopeNovember 1, 2023Christianity, Living Hope Chico, Chico Living Hope, Gospel, Psalm 46, Zion, Mt. Zion, Israel, Hebrews 12, Exodus 14, Psalms, Messiah, Peace, Peace with God, World Peace, New Covenant

The Form of Lament

The Psalms provide a shape for our sorrows.

Christopher RaleyLiving HopeFebruary 23, 2022Christianity, Living Hope Chico, Chico Living Hope, Lament, Psalm 20, Psalms

Waging War

What does the battle for God’s Kingdom really look like?

Christopher RaleyLiving HopeOctober 5, 2021Christianity, Living Hope Chico, Chico Living Hope, Church, Gospel, Great Commission, Spiritual Warfare, Psalm 18, Psalm 18:34, Love your enemies, Psalms

King on Zion

The judge of all the earth is also the only refuge for sinners like us.

Christopher RaleyLiving HopeApril 6, 2021Christianity, Living Hope Chico, Chico Living Hope, Psalms, Psalm 2, Kingdom of God, King David, Acts 13, Mt. Zion, Salvation, Bible Prophecy, Sin, Hope, God's Wrath, Judgment

The Blessed and the Wicked

What does a blessed man look like?

Sermons, Christopher RaleyLiving HopeMarch 29, 2021Psalms, Psalm 1, Blessing, Sin, King David, OLD TESTAMENT, Salvation, Scoffing, Fear, Political power, Happiness, Righteousness, Parallelism, Hebrew Poetry, Pride, Wickedness

Excuses of the Heart

God isn't after our religiosity; He’s after our hearts.

Christopher RaleyLiving HopeMarch 22, 2021Christianity, Living Hope Chico, Chico Living Hope, Psalms, Psalm 51, King Saul, King David, Sacrifice, Rebellion, Obedience, Humility, Forgiveness, Scripture, God's Word, Thanksgiving

Path of Hope

Open your Bible and let Psalm 77 take you down the path of hope.

Christopher RaleyLiving HopeOctober 11, 2020Christianity, Living Hope Chico, Chico Living Hope, Psalms, Psalm 77, Hope, Prayer, Faith, Old Testament, Complaining

The Joyful Harvest

We continue to go through difficult times, whether from a virus or from fires. So often we try to deal with problems by dismissing them. But the Psalms offer a different way.

Christopher RaleyLiving HopeOctober 4, 2020Christianity, Living Hope Chico, Chico Living Hope, Psalms, Psalm 126, Hope, Faith, hope, Old Testament, Restoration, Salvation

Mount Zion

“God is the source of nourishment within the fortress he has established around his people. . .”

Christopher RaleyLiving HopeSeptember 15, 2020Christianity, Living Hope Chico, Chico Living Hope, Psalms, Psalm 46, Hebrews 12, Mt. Zion, Salvation, Hope, Suffering, Old Testament, Biblical Theology

Salvation from Wrath

What does the fear of the Lord have to do with being a Christian?

Christopher RaleyLiving HopeSeptember 8, 2020Christianity, Living Hope Chico, Chico Living Hope, Psalms, Psalm 34, Salvation, God's Wrath, Suffering, Fear of God, 1 Samuel 21