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  • Singing The Lord's Song

    Contributed by John White on Dec 20, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 23,634 views

    An appeal to God’s people to live a life of real praise, bringing glory to God and a witness to the world around them.

    SINGING THE LORD’S SONG Psalm 137:1-4 "By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us [required of us] ...read more

  • Don't Hang Up Your Harps & Don't Stop Singing

    Contributed by Vincent Oliver on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 75 ratings
     | 73,254 views

    Eulogy for Derro "Smitty" Smith, a faithful church organist. Sermon can be easily adapted to encourage continued Chritian service.

    Psalm 137:1-6 “By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. 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 the ...read more

  • Children Our Heritage: Nurture Them

    Contributed by Nigel Martin on Jun 19, 2007
    based on 21 ratings
     | 55,043 views

    Children are very important to God and form an integral part of our family system. Children are indeed our heritage and we must indeed nurture them

    Sermon title: Children our heritage: nurture them Date: Sunday May 28, 2006 Jordan Road New Testament Church of God TEXT: Psalm 127:3-5; Mark 10:14; Ephesians 6:4; Ephesians 6:1; Deuteronomy 4:9; Proverbs 22: 6, 23:13, 29:15 Introduction Children are indeed our heritage and we must ...read more

  • You Don't Have The Right To Remain Silent Series

    Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Jan 16, 2012
    based on 10 ratings
     | 18,985 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

  • Dreams, Tears And A Song

    Contributed by Malcolm Coby on Feb 22, 2010
    based on 8 ratings
     | 16,414 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

  • Singing In A Foreign Land

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Feb 20, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 17,829 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

  • The Burden Of The Backslidder

    Contributed by W. Alderman on Dec 27, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 11,178 views

    This shows how sin can rob one of his song...

    THE BURDEN OF THE BACKSLIDDER Psalms 137:1-4 W. Max Alderman INTRODUCTION: This is the record of the Jews in their Babylonian captivity. While back in Jerusalem they were free, but now they are in bondage. They once enjoyed the blessings of the ...read more

  • Time To Pick Up Your Harp

    Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Jan 14, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,167 views

    the Lord is my strength and song

    Time To Pick Up Your Harp Psa 137:1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. Psa 137:2 We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. Psa 137:3 For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us ...read more

  • Engaging The Enemy

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 8, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,940 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

  • How To Get Out Of Babylon

    Contributed by Spencer Miller on Jun 29, 2010
    based on 17 ratings
     | 37,320 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

  • The Lost Song In A Backslider’s Life

    Contributed by David Radcliff on Mar 11, 2016
     | 6,745 views

    How to regain your joy.

    THE LOST SONG IN A BACKSLIDER’S LIFE Text: Psalm 137:1-7 INTRODUCTION: Here is a song soaked with tears. A backslidden people have lost their ability to sing the Lord’s song. The harps that were dedicated to give praise to God are silent now by the River of Babylon (world). The harps ...read more

  • Don't Lose Your Song

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 25, 2016
     | 19,643 views

    What can take away our song? (Title and material taken from Brandon Web at: http://www.brandonweb.com/sermons/sermonpages/psalms81.htm)

    HoHum: Kory Wilcoxon- Gary, who was in his 50s, was mentally disabled, and had the mental capacity of a six- or seven-year-old. He also had one of the worst singing voices I’ve ever heard. His singing was slurred and never close to the right key. And he didn’t have the social ...read more

  • God's Enduring Love

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Jun 1, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 20,657 views

    Message uses God's dealings with Israel to teach about the love of God.

    God’s Enduring Love Jeremiah 31:3-4 Richard Tow 8/21/16 Intro Our text this morning is Jer. 31:3-4. “The LORD has appeared of old to me, saying: ‘Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you. 4 Again I will build you, and you shall be rebuilt, O ...read more

  • Don't Kill The Mockingbird

    Contributed by J Richison on Aug 10, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,302 views

    We must not lose our song in the darkness of night.

    Don't Kill The Mockingbird “To Kill a Mockingbird” was a novel published in 1960 by a lady named Harper Lee. It was a book dealing with racial inequality. Based on a story of a white attorney representing a black man who was accused of raping a white woman. The book was made into a movie in ...read more

  • Psalm 137 Series

    Contributed by Sam Mccormick on Mar 11, 2020
     | 9,684 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