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Learning to Pray in the School of the Psalms Scripture: Psalm 16:1-11 Date: August 9, 2026 Theme verses: Psalm 16:1-2, 5-11 A sermon preached by Russell Smith at Madeira-Silverwood Presbytrerian, Cincinnati, OH Psalm 16 takes up a question that feels very contemporary: What is enough? We live in a consumeristic society, in a world continually telling us, "You need more. You do not have enough." How much is enough? Psalm 16 helps us answer that question, but it begins somewher

Praying in the School of the Psalms What Do You Seek? Psalm 27:1-14 August 2, 2026 Theme verses: Psalm 27:4, 8, 13-14 A sermon preached by Russell Smith at Madeira Silverwood Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati, Ohio. We have finished Sabbath month, and now we are moving into a new series for August: learning to pray in the school of the Psalms. The Psalms are the ancient hymnbook of Israel, but they are also its ancient prayer book. They were frequently on Jesus' lips, frequentl