Every year, Jews from around the world made four pilgrimages up to Jerusalem for various feasts and sacrifices. These journeys reminded them of God’s goodness as they went to the Temple to worship, and they helped refocus on God’s ways as they returned to their regular routines.
Jerusalem is over 2500 feet above sea level, so the pilgrimage there was a physical workout as well as a spiritual workout. These workouts were beneficial for God’s people, preparing them to minister in their cities in the following months.
The Book of Psalms contains 15 songs that these pilgrims would sing to and with each other as they traveled up to Jerusalem. These Psalms of Ascent are still instructive for Christians today.
Please join me for this look at the life-changing truths these pilgrimage songs can still teach today to all of God’s people. We would love to have you join us in person, but if you are unable to do so you can watch the videos of these messages on my YouTube channel.
Here’s what we have covered so far:
- Worth The Effort (Psalm 120)
- Kept To Keep (Psalm 121)
- The Throne Of Shalom (Psalm 122)
- I Only Have Eyes For You (Psalm 123)
- Eternally Confident (Psalm 124)
- Don’t Fight Fire With Fire (Psalm 125)
- Our Musical Testimony (Psalm 126)
- The Wait Of Parenting (Psalm 127)
Craig T. Owens 
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