“A restored Soul in Psalms”. Pastor Bill Tyrie shared from Psalms 42:1-2, Psalm 63:1 and John 4:13-14 ‘Applying the “Thirst” principle’

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Psalm 42

For the director of music. A maskil[[c](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+42%3A1-2&version=NIV#fen-NIV-14557c)] of the Sons of Korah.

1 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.

2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?

Psalm 63

A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.

1 You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you;

I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you,

in a dry and parched land where there is no water.

John 4:13-14 (NIV)

13 Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, 14 but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

We are looking at our soul for the first part of the year, as part of our spiritual focus on Restoration 2021.

On Sunday we commenced a new preaching series called “A Restored Soul in Psalms”

Psalm 23:1-3 (NIV)

“The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.

He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul.”

The message is entitled “Applying the “refresh” principle to our Soul”

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The first Sunday in February is Vision Sunday - a special date in our yearly calendar - where we reflect on the spiritual direction that the Lord is guiding us

Back in 2015 when I was appointed senior pastor, the Lord gave me a spiritual focus for us as a Church covering a seven-year period

2015- Connection

2016- Faith

2017- Hope

2018- Love

2019- Growth

2020-Fruitfulness

And 2021 marks the final piece in this journey, our year of Restoration

The “seventh year” has spiritual significance in the Old Testament

Where in Leviticus 25, God directs Israel, that the land must rest, no planting at all

An opportunity to restore vital nutrients to the soil, that had been drained by constant use

And Jesus also, spoke about us as believers finding rest

In Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV) he says

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

This is our memory verse for 2021.

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Blessings,

MCC