When Being Right Turns Into Revenge
Sunday, August 9, 2026
Scriptures: Psalm 7
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In this sermon on Psalm 7, Jeremy explores how scripture allows us to bring our unfiltered emotions, frustration, and pain before God without needing to sanitize them. By examining the poem's ancient superscription and metaphors—such as nefesh (neck/soul) and af (nose/anger)— Jeremy demonstrates how our physical bodies and emotional states are deeply intertwined. The sermon examines the fine line between a legitimate longing for vindication and the dangerous temptation toward personal vengeance. Ultimately, bringing our raw anger into God's presence frees us from destructive cycles and allows us to choose the path of peace and trust in divine justice.
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Community is shaped by the conversations we share. These questions and reflections are a tool to help you meaningfully engage with the themes of this week's teaching.
Summer Discussion Guide 2026If your group is meeting this summer and wants to talk about the sermons, here are a few questions that you could use to engage with our teaching.
What specific part of the message resonated with you the most? Why do you think that particular part, or idea, or story caught your attention?
Did the sermon speak into a particular struggle or question in your life or your faith journey right now?
How did the message challenge or encourage you personally?
And what do you think the application could be for our church community? Was there anything that could strengthen or stretch us as a church?
How did the exposition of the scriptures used in the sermon provide you with a new perspective of deeper understanding?
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It is good to remember that the conversation experience in the group is shaped by the personal stories of those who participate in it and how willing the people are to be open and vulnerable in the group.So if you’re leading the discussion, feel free to model and encourage person-centred and story-centred sharing by reflecting on how some parts of the sermon resonate with you personally.
——Additionally, what contributes to a more authentic group discussion is when people can share not about the abstract and theoretical applications, but one or two practical things they are taking away from either the sermon or the discussion.
So, you can end your time together with this question:
What is one thing you are taking away from either the sermon or the discussion we’ve just had?
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CALL TO WORSHIP Psalm 108
MUSIC Curated by Rebecca KS.
Cody Carnes - Firm Foundation
All Sons and Daughters - Great Are You Lord
Bethel Music - God I Look to You
Bethel Music - Goodness of God
EUCHARIST INVITATION
Written by Yelena Pakhomova
Today we gather around the Eucharist table to centre ourselves in the story of grace.
The story that invites us to come as we are and find mercy.
The story that reminds us of God’s unbreakable commitment to us and to the world God loves.On the night when Jesus was betrayed, he gathered with a group of friends at the table.
While they were eating, Jesus took the bread, blessed it, broke it and gave it to his friends, saying, “This is my body, given for you.”
Then he took the cup, blessed it and gave it to them, saying,
“Drink this to remember that my life is poured out for you.”So, receive this invitation:
Come to this table, not because you must but because you may,
Not because you are strong, but because you are weak.
Come, not because you have done the work to be here and you deserve these gifts,
But because you need mercy and help always.
Come, because you love God a little and want to love God more.
Come, because God loves you and gives you life, always.
Come and meet the risen Jesus, for we are Christ's body.
Before we come to the table, let us pray:Loving God, who welcomes us to this meal,
We give you thanks that you meet us here.
As we break the bread and crush the grapes,
May we be aware of your presence,
And know that your goodness and grace are always within reach.
Amen
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Summer Songs Series
