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  • Jimmy Stewart avatar

    Psalms 137

    Contributed by Jimmy Stewart on Nov 13, 2004
    based on 67 ratings
     | 23,948 views

    No matter what is going on in life, praise the Lord!

    Psalms 137 If you know much about OT literature/writings, you will know that a lot of times, especially in Psalms, that the stories were written as poetic expressions of personal feelings/emotions, due to the circumstances, good or bad, that was taking place in the writers life. One of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    I Sat Down And Hung Up My Harp!

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 8, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,212 views

    Sometimes negative things happen to us. Our enemy is trying to steal your song! We must keep singing! A song can rock the jail house!

    I SAT DOWN, THEN I HUNG UP MY HARP? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com Psalm 33:3 Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise. I. HOW CAN WE SING? I SAT DOWN AND CRIED. THEN I HUNG UP MY HARP? Psalm 137:1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Engaging The Enemy

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 8, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,058 views

    Psalm 137 begins with heart-breaking pathos and ends with shocking hostility.

    Psalm 137 begins with heart-breaking pathos and ends with shocking hostility. The children of Israel were taken by force from their homeland, a place given them by God. In captivity they sat by the edge of the Euphrates and wept, overcome with despair. Anyone who has suffered a significant loss ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Malcolm Coby avatar

    Dreams, Tears And A Song

    Contributed by Malcolm Coby on Feb 22, 2010
    based on 8 ratings
     | 16,591 views

    We have dreams that are interrupted by situations that result in tears, but God gives us a song of hope and a pre-determined purpose.

    Dreams, Tears and A Song Scripture Text: Psalm 137:1-4 Focus: HOPE, PURPOSE, and RESTORATION The hopes and dreams of people are often shattered by the unexpected or the undesired events of life. This is a word about the process of restoration. We have dreams that are interrupted by ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Maurice McCarthy avatar

    You Don't Have The Right To Remain Silent Series

    Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Jan 16, 2012
    based on 10 ratings
     | 19,191 views

    Background for Nehemiah series, motivating the decimated. In this message we talk about the morale of the Jews who long ago had hung up their harps and how Nehemiah had to some how motivate them to build again.

    You Don't Have the Right to Remain Silent PPT 1 - Series slide Last week we began our series on the book of Nehemiah, "Rebuilding and Restoring," by reading the first four verses of chapter 1 and noting that the people living in Jerusalem were living in great reproach and distress behind broken ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Spencer Miller avatar

    How To Get Out Of Babylon

    Contributed by Spencer Miller on Jun 29, 2010
    based on 17 ratings
     | 37,850 views

    Babylon is more than a ancient land mentioned in the Bible. Babylon is anywhere we as believers don't belong. It is being held captive by the devil.

    INTRODUCTION: The sentiment of the Israelites during this difficult time in their history is summed up there in the fourth verse. "How shall we sing the Lord's song in this strange land?" In other words, we really don't belong here in Babylon. We are aliens here. We are refugees here. We are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Jerry N. Watts avatar

    Singing In A Foreign Land

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Feb 20, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 18,034 views

    Have you lost your song in a foreign land or ’far country’? The Jewish people did in Babylon...this message offers helps on how to return...(the audio has much more than does the manuscript)

    Singing In a Foreign Land Psalm 137:1-4 * Our Psalm today is written by some unknown writer toward the end of the Jewish captivity. It appears to be a report of the feeling of the Jewish people at this time. In it, we can discover some common truths that we have with the Jewish people. Let’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Hanging Up Your Harp

    Contributed by Darren Felarise on Sep 29, 2019
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,484 views

    The Devil may never get you to do drugs, drink, or smoke, but if he can just get you to hang up your harp & sing a silent song, he's got you.

    Ps 137:1-4 137 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. 2 We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. 3 For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Mark A. Barber avatar

    Blue Christmas: A Reflection From The 137th Psalm

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Dec 12, 2020
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,774 views

    Sometimes it is hard for people to be merry in the Christmas season.

    Blue Christmas: A Reflection from the 137th Psalm Christmas is supposed to be a season of joy. It is a time we reflect upon the heavenly army singing “Peace on Earth and goodwill to men. Even the world joins in with Christmas lights and parties and singing songs like “Have a Holly Jolly Christmas. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Sam McCormick avatar

    Psalm 137 Series

    Contributed by Sam Mccormick on Mar 11, 2020
     | 10,244 views

    A lament for fallen Jerusalem - either prophetic or written in captivity. The psalmist grieves deeply for Zion and pledges to never forget.

    For Sermon Central researchers: I have posted a series of 15 sermons on the Psalms. In recent personal studies I have found the psalms to be richer and more thought-provoking than I had fully appreciated. I had too often swept swiftly through psalms without slowing down to inquire as thoroughly as ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Hope In The Midst Of Hopelessness (Believing Hope)

    Contributed by Cesar Datuin on Jan 8, 2022
     | 8,594 views

    As the new year comes this 2022, is it still a happy new year in the midst of the pandemic? This exhortation tries to see where can we get that desired hope even in the midst of hopelessness.

    Introduction: Good morning to all and Happy New Year. We may feel different as the settings now is similar to what we have in 2020, when everyone needs to be safe in their own homes, that’s why we are now in our online Sunday Worship and Healing service starting this Sunday. As we welcome 2022, ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    We Hung Up! Hang Up And Count To Three?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 4, 2022
     | 2,334 views

    How easy is it to just HANG UP on life? Israel hung their instruments of praise of because of hard times.

    WE HUNG UP! Hang up and count to three? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com HAVE YOU EVER HEARD THE MYTH OF THE THORN BIRD? There is a legend about a bird that only sings once in its life. The legend of the THORN BIRD’S SONG is the sweetest song ever sang on this earth. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Ron Ferguson avatar

    The Songs Of Ascent – Part 8 – Psalm 126 – Sow In Bitter Tears And Reap The Joyful Harvest Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 2, 2023
     | 2,720 views

    Why is it we are slow or forgetful to recall the good things the Lord has done for us; not JUST the good things, but GREAT things. Those who sow in tears will reap in joyful shouting. Some forget what God did for them. Never lose hope for joy will come.

    THE SONGS OF ASCENT – PART 8 – PSALM 126 – SOW IN BITTER TEARS AND REAP THE JOYFUL HARVEST Psalm 126:0 A Song of Ascents. [A]. NOT A DREAM, NOT AN ILLUSION, BUT NOW REALITY {{Psalm 126:1 “When the LORD brought back the captive ones of Zion, we were like those who dream.”}} “I just can’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Gene Gregory avatar

    Dealing With Grief

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Mar 12, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,748 views

    Dealing with grief in a church after the son of our worship leader was killed in a traffic accident

    Dealing with Grief Tuesday morning, I woke up to a text from Marc telling me Reece had been in a motorcycle accident, and that they were on their way to Tampa. I woke Gladys up, told her about Marc’s message, asked her to pray, and headed to Tampa. I called Marc shortly after I left and told him ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Growth: Buried Talent Attitudes

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 22, 2023
     | 1,262 views

    WHAT ARE WE DOING? WHAT ARE WE TEACHING? How easy can it be to bury our talents and never develop or grow them? Are we hangs our harps in the trees?

    BURIED TALENT ATTITUDES By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes) (Two part lesson) **ATTITUDE: the way you look at life, a settled way of thinking, the expression of how you feel, predisposition or tendency to respond positive or negative, mindset, A SETTLED ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God