My Highest Joy

My Highest Joy

A sermon given at Hope Anglican Church at Leppington in Sydney on Psalm 137.

Sermon Outline

1          The Horror Verse of the Bible

            a          the ethics of war

            b          the happy – blessing

 2         The Psalm

            a          invitation to sing

  b          my highest Joy

  c          the enemies of Zion

 3          The Background

4          The Fulfilment

 5          The Crucial Verse

   a          the genuine horror of sin

   b          the retributive nature of justice

   c          the corporate nature of sin and justice

   d          the reality of one’s highest Joys

   e          no forgiveness without atonement