Episode 134

#134 Psalms, How to walk with Jesus in every part of life

We may not think of Psalms as a book of the Bible about discipleship, but in reality, it is one of the most instructive books in the Bible to help us follow Jesus in all areas of life, which is the essence of being a disciple.

Dallas Willard described discipleship in this way,

We need to be clear in our heads about what discipleship is. My definition:
A disciple is a person who has decided that the most important thing in their life is to learn how to do what Jesus said to do. A disciple is not a person who has things under control or knows a lot of things. Disciples simply are people who are constantly revising their affairs to carry through on their decision to follow Jesus. http
://www.dwillard.org/articles/individual/rethinking-evangelism

The key part of his definition that applies to our lesson is: “people who are constantly revising their affairs to carry through on their decision to follow Jesus. “

Psalms will help us see what that means as they show us how God’s people interact with Him in many areas of life—all areas of life—including those we don’t think God cares about.

In this lesson, we’ll look at Psalms of Praise, Salvation History, Lament, and Imprecatory Psalms (these are the hard ones that call down judgment and curses on enemies). I’ll give examples of these specific types and THEN application suggestions and what we can learn from that Psalm for our walk with God and growth as Jesus’ disciples.

Link to blog and notes/transcript: https://wp.me/pazrJD-C1

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Yvon Prehn

Yvon Prehn is the founder and primary content creator for Bible805.com, a ministry is about helping you know, trust, apply, and teach the Bible.
No matter what else she was doing, (various jobs to support her ministry habit) Yvon has taught Bible classes pretty much all her life. She started teaching kindergartners in Sunday school when she was in third grade; had her own little class of fourth graders when she was in sixth grade, took over her high school youth group when she was 16-years-old when the sponsors at the little Presbyterian Church she was attending in Colorado Springs left town, and she’s never stopped teaching the Bible.
She’s taught in various situations in a variety of home studies and churches for many years and in addition to live classes, she currently has an extensive online Bible teaching ministry that includes classes, eBooks, training videos, podcasts, and the online Bible805 Academy (www.Bible805Academy.com), a totally free resource center that equips others to teach the Bible and an ever-growing YouTube channel, www.Youtube.com/Bible805. Links to her various resources are available at www.Bible805.com.
She currently attends Community Presbyterian Church in Ventura, CA.