# Sermon: The Lord Our Keeper (June 14, 2026)

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Podcast: [Oaks Parish](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oaks-parish-6397049)
Published: 2026-06-15T15:39:29+00:00
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Scripture Text: Psalm 121 Bryan Buck (Series: Psalms of Ascent) Quotes for Reflection Steven Lawson, Holman Old Testament Commentary Making the trip to Jerusalem required making an upward ascent in elevation into the holy city to attend the feasts. There were no paved roads but, for the most part, only well-trodden paths across the valleys, along the side of rivers, and over mountain passes. This psalm recounted the arduous journey and the abundant strength they found in the Lord himself to complete their trip. God himself was their strength, sustainer, supporter, and Savior from all harm. Timothy Keller, Center Church The gospel, if it is truly believed, helps us out of the extreme neediness that is natural to the human heart….without the Spirit, our hearts don’t really believe in God's delight or grace, so they operate in their default mode. But the truths of the gospel, brought home by the Spirit, slowly but surely help us grasp in a new way how safe and secure, how loved and accepted, we are in Christ. Through the gospel, we come to base our identity not on what we have achieved but on what has been achieved for us in Christ. And when the gospel, brought home to our hearts, eats away at this sin-born neediness, it destroys the inner engines that drive sinful behavior. Elizabeth Elliot, Your Suffering is Never for Nothing Where does this idea of a loving God come from? It is not a deduction. It is not man so desperately wanting a god that he manufactures him in his mind. It’s he who was the Word before the foundation of the world, suffering as a lamb slain. And he has a lot up his sleeve that you and I haven’t the slightest idea about now. He’s told us enough so we can know that suffering is never for nothing. Application Questions 1. What ascent are you making righ…

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