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S3:103 Psalm 17 May 28, 2024

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How do we rightly respond to being hurt by others? In Psalm 17, David cries out to God as he is on the run from Saul, who is trying to kill him out of jealousy. Today, Join the Journey Editor Jayci Williams and Emma talk about how David trusts in God’s control of the outcome and appeals to God’s character, love, and promises.
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S3:102 Psalm 16 May 27, 2024

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What does it look like to be kept by Christ? In today’s episode, podcast editor Katie Riley and Emma Dotter discuss about how through Christ, we get to experience both safety and freedom. Katie describes God’s will and rules not as a tightrope or a line we must stay on, but a path with borders.
Additional Scripture in the Passage:
Galatians 3:3, “Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh?”
Romans 8:31, “If God is for us, who can be against us?”
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S3:101 Psalm 15 May 24, 2024

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How can sinful people dwell in the presence of a holy God? Today, faithful Watermark Staff member Emily Hope and Emma Dotter unpack Psalm 15 and its question, answer, and assurance. Because holiness is only possible through the Holy Spirit, it is through His faithfulness and sanctification that we can fully hope in the promise at the end of the chapter, that in full surrender to Him, we can never be shaken.
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S3:100 Psalm 14 May 23, 2024

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People want to believe their goodness makes them worthy of God’s reward, so do all good people go to heaven? Emma Dotter for the 100th episode interviews Watermark Staff Member, David Penuel! The psalm starts with a problem and ends with a solution. So, do good people go to heaven? Actually, only good people go to heaven, the goodness that comes from redemption in Jesus Christ!
Additional Scriptures in this Podcast:
Genesis 1:27, “So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.”
Romans 3:10-12, “None is righteous, no not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God.”
Romans 3:23-25, “All have sinned, and all fall short of the glory of God…”
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S3:099 Psalm 13 May 22, 2024

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Today we’re looking at a Psalm of lament. It’s only 6 verses long! As Watermark Institute student Hannah and Watermark High School Student, Noah Self show us, God can use broken, imperfect people to accomplish His purposes! And when we’re clouded by fear, we can lose sight of who God is; but, God never truly leaves us. In today’s episode, Noah and Hannah talk all things Psalm 13.
Additional Scripture referenced in this Podcast:
Colossians 3:23 - working for the Lord rather than people
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S3:098 Psalm 12 May 21, 2024

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Why do our words matter? Why do our words matter? Today, Emma Dotter talks through Psalm 12, where David is crying out to God for help because he sees how people are hurting one another with their words. As Proverbs 18:21 says, the tongue has the power of life and death, which means our words can either tear people down or build them up. Maybe you personally have been hurt by the words of others, whether careless or intentional. We can find hope knowing that God sent His Son, the Word made flesh to dwell among us and bring life abundant to those who trust in Him as Savior and Lord. Take some time to reflect on how Psalm 12 encourages us to be careful with our words.
Additional Scripture Referenced:
Proverbs 6:16-19, a lying tongue is an abomination to the Lord
Proverbs 12:22, “lying lips are detestable to the Lord”
John 8:44, the devil “is a liar and the father of lies”
Revelation 21:8
Proverbs 18:21, “death and life are in the power of the tongue”
Colossians 4:6, “let your speech always be gracious”
John 3:16
Proverbs 15:1-2, “a soft answer turns away wrath”
John 1:14, “the Word became flesh and dwelt among us”
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S3:097 Psalm 11 May 20, 2024

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The Lord is the one that we have to take refuge in! When Psalms compares the attacks of the enemy to a bow and arrow, what does that mean? Today, Emma Dotter & Watermark Staff Member Tess Brag unpack arrows and the Lord’s being a refuge of the heart. This passage shows that the enemy will come for the hearts of people, and that’s why we must look to God as our refuge.
Additional Scriptures used in this passage:
Ephesians 2:8-9, “For by grace you have been saved through faith, this is not your own doing, it is a gift of God, not a result of works so that no man may boast.”
John 10:10, “The thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
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S3:096 Psalm 10 May 17, 2024

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There is an underlying lie that Christians can believe that says that we can’t say the things that we are really feeling to God. Today, Emma Dotter and faithful Watermark Staff Member, Neil Monroe combat that lie. Neil explains that we have a God who isn’t just sympathetic, or concerned about something bad happening, but empathetic, where He is putting Himself in our shoes.
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S3:095 Psalm 9 May 16, 2024

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How do we practically think about God’s thoughts and ways being higher than ours? Our desire for control can result in us wanting control when in reality, the judgment and control of God is best. Emma Dotter interviews Paige Ward, and she shares the way she showed the love of God to people in her everyday work.
Additional Scriptures used in the Podcast:
Ephesians 2:8-9, “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing, it is a gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast…”
Isaiah 55:9, “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”
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S3:094 Psalm 8 May 15, 2024

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How do we wrap our minds around science and the Bible going together? Oftentimes, people put these two things at odds. Emma Dotter interviews Brett Bruster and they explain how Psalm 8 shows God at work. Brett shares about how science truly can point to the Creator.
Additional Scriptures in the Podcast:
Psalm 19: The heavens pointing to the creator.
Romans 1:20, “Ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
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