“Fearfully and Wonderfully Made” – Psalm 139 January 17, 2021 / in Sermon / by Cindy Marsman Pastor Eddie Lutz, Grace Evangelical Free Church, Cincinnati, Ohio So is a rabbit. 15 My [] frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. 2) Psalm 139 was penned by King David. Psalm 139 (Wonderfully Made) by Danielle Rose Skorich from her latest album, "Pursue Me", with facts about unborn children. Introduction. I am fearfully and wonderfully made. This lesson will be best utilized in a Sunday School or a Kid’s Church setting. Based on Psalm 139, this is the sermon that I preached on Sunday, June 3, 2018, at New World United Methodist Church, Arlington, Texas. The Old Testament scriptures were originally written in Hebrew, later translated into English and other languages. Every being is wonderfully made. So is a slug. So is a nettle. 16 Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. 13 For You formed my inward parts; You [] covered me in my mother’s womb. So is a birch tree. “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” Psalm 139:14 (NIV) This verse is nestled inside of Psalm 139 which might just be one of my favorite psalms because it is full of meaning and comforting passages about how God is an ever-present presence in our lives. In the King James Version (KJV) Bible the whole scripture Psalm 139:14 reads: "I will praise thee: for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.". Psalm 139 is beloved by many Christians and stands as one of the more famous psalms in the Bible.Bible scholar R.E.O. White even says Psalm 139 is the peak of the psalter, standing alone as the most mature personalized faith of the Old Testament. It clearly divides into 4 stanzas of 6 verses each in our English text. Psalm 139:14 tells us that we are “fearfully and wonderfully made” by God. This lesson comes from Psalm 139:13-14 and it is designed to teach children that they are wonderfully made. The unborn are awesomely and wonderfully made. omni-compotent (vs. 19-24) has fearfully and wonderfully made us (v. 14), fashioning all our days before we were even formed in our mother’s womb (v.16). It is liberating to know that you were not created merely to survive, merely to be mistreated, or merely to fail in life. 14 I will praise You, for [] I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. So is a woodlouse. On April 29 th, our congregation wrapped up the Healthy Church Initiative weekend.After our consulting team’s four prescriptions were read (including the one that could mean I … Objective: To teach children that God made them on purpose to be who they are and to give them an understanding that they are wonderfully made. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” -Psalm 139:13-14 My Reflection Remembering how big the world really is, and how many people there actually are – it’s always been difficult for me to acknowledge that I was put on this earth for a … So are you. The location of the psalmist’s formation in these verses moves between the mother’s womb in v.13 and “the depths of the earth” in v.15. Because they are unique persons, their life begins at conception, and they are in need of protection. 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