What does Psalm 103 teach us in A New Start and an Old Promise?

In this New Year's sermon on Psalm 103, Dr. Toby Holt of New Geneva Theological Seminary teaches that while everything in life changes, the character of God and His covenant love for His people never do. Drawing on King David's own hardships, Holt contrasts the merciful, gracious God of Scripture with the dispassionate pagan deities of the ancient world, showing that God does not deal with us according to our sins but removes our transgressions as far as the east is from the west. The abiding hope of the believer is an old, unchanging promise: God's mercy is from everlasting to everlasting upon those who fear Him and keep His covenant.

Questions this sermon answers:

1. What is the main issue in this passage? In this New Year's sermon on Psalm 103, Dr.

2. How does this text point us to Christ? It shows the need for God's grace and the hope fulfilled in the gospel.

3. How should Christians respond? With faith, repentance, and renewed trust in the Lord's Word.

"The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in mercy. He will not always strive with us, nor will He keep His anger forever. He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor punished us according to our iniquities." - Psalm 103:8-10 (NKJV)

Dr. Toby Holt is President of New Geneva Theological Seminary, and his sermons have been downloaded more than 1.9 million times on SermonAudio. Find more verse-by-verse Bible teaching at newgeneva.org; support this ministry at newgeneva.org/give.