• The first song in the Bible – Exodus 15:1-21
  • Sang to praise and magnify God
  • For their redemption from Egypt
• The song in Judges 5
  • Sang to praise God
  • For their redemption from the Canaanites
• The song in II Samuel 2
  • Sang to praise God
  • For his redemption from his enemies
• Romans 15:9-12
  • Sing to praise God
  • For redemption provided in Christ Jesus
• Ephesians 5:18-20
  • Sing to praise God
  • For redemption in Christ Jesus
• Colossians 3:15-16
  • Sing to praise God
  • For redemption in Christ Jesus
  • To teach and admonish one another
• James 5:13
  • Sing to praise God
  • For redemption in Christ Jesus
• I Chronicles 16:23-25; Psalms 13:6

• Dim eyes
• Open eyes
  • Psalms 119:18; Acts 26:18
• Contentment
  • Matthew 11:28-30
  • Philippians 4:11
  • Luke 3:10-14
  • I Timothy 6:6-8
  • Hebrews 13:5
• Pay attention
  • Genesis 2:15
  • Job 12:7-10
  • Psalms 19:1
  • Romans 1:19-20
  • Psalms 145:5
  • Acts 14:17
  • Psalms 8:3-9
  • Psalms 147:8-11
• Morning glory
  • Psalms 19:7-10
• Coffee shipment
  • Matthew 11:15-17
• Children
  • Matthew 18:2-6
  • Mark 10:13-16
  • Matthew 21:12-16
• Be thankful
  • I Thessalonians 5:16-18
• Be positive
  • Philippians 4:12-13
  • Romans 8:28
• Enjoy life
  • James 1:17
  • I Timothy 6:17-19
• Do not be anxious
  • Matthew 6:25-27

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• Psalms 77-97

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• Psalms 33:1-9
• Charles Darwin
  • HMS Beagle
  • The death of his daughter Annie Darwin impacted him very strongly.
  • The Origin of Species, 1859
• We need to be honest about the universe.
  • Romans 1:18-23
  • There are boundaries to science. Science will never be able to find an invisible God.
  • Evolutionists have a “prior commitment” to naturalism.
  • I Kings 18:26-29 – No one answered because Baal does not exist! The Baal worshipers were completely devoted to a god for which they had seen no evidence of existence.
• We need to be honest about the Bible.
  • Prophecies of Cyrus:
    • Isaiah 13:17-19; 44:28-45:3
  • Prophecies of Jesus:
    • Isaiah 53:7 à Matthew 27:12
    • Isaiah 53:9 à Matthew 27:57
  • Nostradamus (1500s AD)
  • Jeane Dixon (1900s AD)
  • II Peter 1:19-21
• We need to be honest about ourselves.
  • Statistically, geography is a great predictor of beliefs.
  • Why do you believe what you believe?
  • John 4:28-42
  • Matthew 27:18 – They handed Jesus over because of envy.
  • We have to try to fight our own biases and be honest with ourselves.
  • John 20:24-31