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Pastor Mike Impact Ministries
A daily chat with Pastor Mike and other resources to encourage listeners to connect with the Word of God and grow in their faith.
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Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 65:1-4 - "Blessed Is the Man You Choose..."
Psalm 65 is a beautiful Psalm that I look forward to reading and meditating on the fifth day of every month! From the title we know that this is another of…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 64:1-10 - "But God Shall Shoot at Them..."
But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; Suddenly they shall be wounded. So He will make them stumble over their own tongue; All who see them shall flee…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 64:1-10 - Shrewd Schemes Against Us
Psalm 64 is the psalm of the poisonous tongue. All we really know about this psalm is that it was one of David's. Opinions differ as to when he wrote it. Some…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 63:1-11 - "Rejoicing In God"
"But those who seek my life, to destroy it, Shall go into the lower parts of the earth. They shall fall by the sword; They shall be a portion for jackals. But…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 63:3-8 - "My Lips Shall Praise You"
I never realized until we started this series of chats in the Book of Psalms, that David wrote so many of them when he was in the depths of despair, in the…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 63:1-2 - "Early Will I Seek You"
The title of Psalm 63 tells us that David wrote this psalm and that he was in the wilderness of Judah. As you read through this psalm you will notice the…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 63:1-11 - "Knocked Down but Not Knocked Out"
O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water. So I have…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 62:9-12 - "I Shall Not Be Shaken"
Welcome to the first day of a new month! For some reason, I get motivated by thinking about the “first day”! God gives us the first day of the week, the first…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 62:1-8 - "He Only is My Rock..."
Spurgeon called Psalm 62 The “Only” Psalm! This is another of David’s psalms that could have been written on any number of occasions. It might have been…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 61 - "Lead Me to the Rock..."
"Lead me to the rock that is higher than I." Spurgeon called Psalm 61 a pearl, little but precious! David could have written this psalm during any of the many…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 60 - The Tragedy of War
Psalm 60:1-12 To the Chief Musician. Set to ‘Lily of the Testimony.’ A Michtam of David. For teaching. When he fought against Mesopotamia and Syria of Zobah…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 59:6-17 - Depending on God to Defend Us
So far, we have learned from the title of Psalm 59 that David is in danger of his life. But David, already has learned by experience that he can depend on God…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 59:6-17 - Trusting the LORD of Host
From the title of Psalm 59 it is obvious that David is in danger of his life. But David, already has learned by experience that he can trust God to deliver him…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 59:1-5 - "Awake
Awake to help me, and behold! You therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, Awake to punish all the nations; Do not be merciful to any wicked…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 58:1-11 - "Surely There is a God Who Judges..."
Psalm 58 is another one of David's imprecatory Psalms. An imprecation is a curse that invokes misfortune upon someone. Imprecatory psalms are those in which…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 58:1-5 - Unjust and Abusive Leaders
Psalm 58 is another of David's Michtam Psalms, one written to be engraved upon the mind and conscience. It was a Psalm to be remembered with an important…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 57:6-11 - "My Heart is Fixed, O God..."
David shares with us some responsibilities and privileges that we as believers have every day. First, David made each day a day of prayer and so should we (vv…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 57:1-5 - "In the Shadow of Your Wings..."
Psalm 57 is a Psalm that historically follows the preceding Psalm. Remember Psalm 56 was written by David after he had been captured by the Philistines in…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 56:5-13 - "I Will Praise His Word"
In God (I will praise His word), In the LORD (I will praise His word), In God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? Vows made to…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 56:1-4 - Fear or Faith
As we begin our study and meditations on Psalm 56 we again need to remember that the Psalms are not in the historical order in which they took place. David…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 55:16-23 - "And the LORD Shall Save Me"
David wrote Psalm 55 when he was fleeing for his life because his son Absalom had stolen the hearts of the people and turned them against his father. You can…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 55:9-15; 20-21
This is another one of the Psalms that David wrote when he was fleeing for his life because his son Absalom had stolen the hearts of the people and turned them…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 55 - "Cast Your Burden Upon the LORD"
Psalm 55 is another of the “Maschil Psalms”. Or what is also called here a “Contemplation of David. There seems little doubt that David wrote this psalm when…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 54:1-7 - The Best Teacher
You might have heard the saying, “The best teacher is experience”. No doubt in some ways this is true but honestly it is possible that an experience might get…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 54 - "Hear My Prayer, O God"
"Save me, O God, by Your name, And vindicate me by Your strength. Hear my prayer, O God; Give ear to the words of my mouth. For strangers have risen up against…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesProverbs 31:28-31 - Happy Mother's Day
Happy Mother’s Day! Today, I want to take time to honor our mothers. I have been especially blessed with three of the greatest mothers in the world in my own…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 53 - "No, Not One"
Psalm 53 is almost a verbatim repeat of Psalm 14. When God repeats something in Scripture, it is for a reason, and it should definitely get our attention. Even…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 53 - "They Are Corrupt..."
Have you ever wondered where corruption comes from? Well, Psalm 53 gives us a pretty good idea where to look for its source. But first we need to get a little…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 52 - "The Goodness of God Endures Continually..."
In this Psalm, David is writing about his thoughts and emotions that he experienced when he heard that a very wicked man by the name of Doeg has told King Saul…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 52 - Responding to Evil People
As we study through the Psalms, we need to remember that they are not in order as to when they took place in history. Psalm 52 actually took place years before…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 51:13-19 - "My Mouth Shall Show Forth Your Praise"
“Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners shall be converted to You. Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, The God of my salvation, And…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 51:8-12 - "Renew A Right Spirit Within Me"
In Psalm 51 we are talking about getting right with God! Years ago, I heard a message on another verse in Proverbs that has stuck with me over the years. “The…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 51:8-12 - "Create In Me a Clean Heart..."
Psalm 51 is King David’s public confession of his sin! Instead of blaming others or making excuses, David knew the real problem was in his own heart! I’ll…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 51:8-12 - "Restore to Me the Joy..."
Sin will at first fascinate us, but then it assassinates us. It first thrills us, but then it kills us. Jesus warned us in John 10:10 that the “thief has come…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 51:1-7 - "Behold, You Desire Truth..."
Psalm 51 is King David’s public confession of his sin! He knew that God desired for him to be honest and truthful in his heart about what he had done. If we…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 51:1-7 - "I Have Sinned"
Psalm 51 is King David’s public psalm and confession of repentance! After Nathan the Prophet confronted David with his sins of adultery with Bathsheba and the…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 51:1-4 - "You Are the Man"
Psalm 51 is King David’s public psalm and confession of repentance! Today, 1,500 years after his reign as king over the nation of Israel, King David is still…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 51:1-4 - "Have Mercy on Me, O God"
Today we begin looking at Psalm 51. This is the fourth of the Penitential Psalms. Psalm 6 is the first of seven "penitential psalms" in which the writers are…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 50:22-23 - "You Who Forget God"
Today we will be finishing our chats on Psalm 50 and when we do, we will be one-third of the way through the book of Psalms! We need to remember that Psalm 50…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 50:16-21 - A Message for the Religious Hypocrite
Psalm 50 begins by reminding us that God is the “Mighty One” and one day He is coming as the “Judge of the whole earth”. “God has already spoken” (v. 1) to us…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 50:7-15 - "Offer to God Thanksgiving"
The Psalmist introduces this message with a reminder that God is a holy and righteous Judge (vv. 1-6). In the first verses of this chapter, God reminds us that…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 50:7-15 - Heartless Worshipers
The Psalmist introduces this message with a reminder that God is a holy and righteous Judge (vv. 1-6). In the first verse we read: “The Mighty One, God the…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 50:1-6 - "For God Himself is Judge"
When we as believers are experiencing and enjoying the wonderful blessings of the LORD, we are so prone to wander from Him and focus on the blessings instead…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 50:1-6 - "Our God Shall Come..."
Remember we said that Psalm 49 is a message, a sermon. It was a message of warning and instruction about the deceitfulness of riches. Psalm 50 is similar, in…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 49:16-20 - Don't Envy the Wealth of Others
Psalm 49 is a message warning us about the deceitfulness of riches. Jesus talked about this same truth in His parable on the Sower who sowed his seed on four…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 49:13-15 - Wealth Does Not Determine our Destiny
Psalm 49 is a sermon. It is a message warning us about the futility and vanity of thinking that wealth can buy you happiness or even life itself. There are…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 49:5-12 - Wealth Cannot Prevent Death
Remember yesterday I said that Psalm 49 is a sermon. It is a message warning us about the futility and vanity of thinking that wealth can buy you happiness or…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 49 - The Preaching Psalm
I like what the great Bible commentator Matthew Henry said about this Psalm in his introduction to it. “This psalm is a sermon, and so is the next. In most of…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 48:1-14 - "Tell it to the Generation Following"
Psalm 48 is the third of three Psalms (Psalm 46, 47 and 48), written to commemorate the defeat of the Assyrian army in the days of Hezekiah that we read about…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 48:1-3 - "The City of the Great King"
This is our 1,100th Pastor’s Chat since we started doing them back in March 2020. I trust they have been as much a blessing to you in reading and listening to…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 47:5-9 - Our God is King Of All the Earth
As we continue to look at Psalm 47, we need to remember that Psalms 46, 47, and 48 go together. If we will humble ourselves as King Hezekiah did and believe…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 47:1-5 - Our Awesome God
We can imagine that the Hebrews were delirious with delight. History had known nothing like it. It was a defeat to the pride and might of King Sennacherib, a…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 47 - "Sing Praises, Sing Praises..."
We believe that Psalms 46, 47, and 48 were written on the occasion in Israel’s history when the Assyrian King Sennacherib had surrounded the city of Jerusalem…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 46:8-11 - "Be Still and Know That I Am God"
What do you do when disaster strikes? Who do you turn to when you are overwhelmed with trouble or circumstances beyond your control? I would suggest that you…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 46:4-7 - "There is a River"
We need to remember that Psalm 46 was written to celebrate the victory that the LORD of Hosts gave to Hezekiah and the people in Jerusalem when He sent an…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 46:-1-3 - "A Very Present Help in Trouble"
Most of us or either in trouble, or we just came out of trouble, or we are headed for trouble. For sure that is the story of every person’s life. Job sure…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 46 - God is Our Refuge and Strength
Psalm 46 is a very well-known Psalm and is famous for being thought to be the inspiration and basis for Martin Luther’s hymn, “A Mighty Fortress is our God.”…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 45:7-17 - Jesus, The Glorious Bridegroom
Psalm 45 is a beautiful wedding song that is really all about Jesus Christ the Messiah, Who He is and what He has done and what He is going to do for His bride…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 45:1-7 - Jesus is the Righteous King
Psalm 45 is a beautiful wedding song that is really all about Jesus Christ the Messiah, Who He is and what He has done and what He is going to do for His bride…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 45:1-5 - The Gracious Son of Man
Yesterday we celebrated the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, not only in our local sunrise services and church services, but with millions and millions…