Restore, Renew, Stir Up This Old Geezer's Heart

Restore, Renew, Stir Up This Old Geezer's Heart Sunday morning finds Steven in the third pew of Berea Grace Brethren Church, coffee cup resting, when Pastor Tim Marang opens his Bible to Psalm 23 — "He restoreth my soul." What starts as a gentle reminder turns into a wake-up call: don't fall asleep at the wheel, old geezer, the Shepherd is calling your name. This song is part of the OWG Creations sermon archive, produced from the audio of Pastor Marang's message "Restore, Renew, Stir Up," preached at BGBC on July 26, 2026, and set to music alongside a formatted transcript of the full sermon. About the sermon: Pastor Marang opens with one word from the Twenty-Third Psalm — restore — and asks how a soul cared for by the Good Shepherd can still come up empty. The answer is that spiritual weariness happens to everyone, even David, a man after God's own heart. In Psalm 51, David's prayer after his sin with Bathsheba, he pleads for God to renew a steadfast spirit and restore the joy of his salvation — proof that even the godliest lives need seasons of restoration. From there the message moves to Acts 3, where Peter preaches that repentance opens the door to "times of refreshing... from the presence of the Lord," and to 2 Peter, where Peter explains why he keeps reminding believers of truths they already know: it's easy to fall spiritually asleep, to go through the motions like driving through a green light without really seeing it. Peter's answer is to "stir up" pure minds by way of reminder. The sermon closes with a call to stay mindful of God's Word so the mind can be continually renewed, and to trust the Shepherd who restores the soul and leads His own safely home. Featuring Old Wise Geezer and a trip down memory lane on Steven's electric trike — flag waving, boombox playing, spiritually minded and wide awake. Scripture references: Psalm 23 · Psalm 51 · Acts 3:17-19 · Ephesians 5:14 · 2 Peter 1, 3 Sermon: Pastor Tim Marang, Berea Grace Brethren Church, July 26, 2026 Produced by: Steven H. Fyffe, Deacon & Storyteller, Berea Grace Brethren Church — Fellow Worker in Christ — OWG Creations Tools: Suno AI · ChatGPT · Grok · Claude AI (Anthropic)