Sermons by Rev. Tyler Dirks

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Senior Pastor

The Power of Lamentation

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Sermon Text: Psalm 6 Outline: The Depth (vv.1-5) The Dependence (vv.6-7) Delighting in the Dominance (vv.8-11) Reflection Questions: What’s the biggest problem in the world? What’s your reaction to it? (e.g. Anxiety? Anger? Apathy? Lamentation?) What’s something that you’re afraid, ashamed, and/or embarrassed to admit about yourself? Do you actually rely on God’s grace to […]

The Effect of God’s Presence

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Sermon Text: Psalm 46 Outline: Secure (vv.1-3) Enlivening (vv.4-7) Awe (vv.8-11) Reflection Questions: How do you feel about God’s never-ceasing nearness? Does it make you nervous? Does it frustrate you? It is comforting (why or why not)? What would you do if the most manifestly reliable, constant, fixed point in your life went away? After […]

By Fear or By Faith

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Sermon Text: Psalm 27 Outline: Knowing Your Stronghold (v.1) Acknowledging What Scares You (vv.2-3, 11-12) Striving for the Stronghold (vv.4-10, 13-14) Reflection Questions: What makes you feel confident? What is the one thing you must have, or else nothing in life matters? What risks have you taken in life that enabled you to KNOW (as […]

Live Alone By Mercy

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Sermon Text: Psalm 51 Outline: Being Bothered by Yourself (vv.1-5) Being Renovated by God (vv.6-12) Being a Member of God’s Household (vv.13-19) Reflection Questions: Where have you recently seen in yourself the MASSIVE impulse to cover-up, downplay, or deny the bothersome and alarming things about yourself? Who really bothers you these days? How and why […]