Sermon Outline 11.30.2025
Teach Us to Number Our Days—Psalm 90—First Sunday of Advent
Introduction
I. God’s Eternity and Our Frailty (vv. 1–6)
II. God’s Wrath and Our Sin (vv. 7–11)
III. God’s Mercy and Our Hope (vv. 12–17)
Conclusion
Introduction
I. God’s Eternity and Our Frailty (vv. 1–6)
- Moses begins with a foundation for Advent hope.
- He begins with God as “the substance and source of all things.”
- Moses then turns to us. Mortality is a theological statement.
II. God’s Wrath and Our Sin (vv. 7–11)
- Moses does not blame aging or biology for death.
- Death entered the world through sin. That is the central diagnosis of Psalm 90.
- Death is the proof of divine displeasure.
- Moses tells us our sins lie open before God.
III. God’s Mercy and Our Hope (vv. 12–17)
- The hinge of the psalm is verse 12.
- Wisdom is seeing life in light of eternity.
- God does not promise a pain-free life. He promises a joy deep enough to endure pain.
- We cannot make our lives last. God can make them matter.
Conclusion
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