1. What are specific ways you and your household can prepare yourselves for hearing Gods word?
2. Talk about things in your life that numb you to the things of God.
3. What are a few things you can do to eliminate the “God numbing” things in your life?
1. What are some ways you can keep your life pure in your daily walk ?
2. Share some ways you will say YES to living in community with the Word.
3. Pray with at least one other person asking God to show you where you can best fit in His plan for Living the Word in community
This week, find time to look to God’s Word alone, then talk together as a household about what you learned. Here’s a simple guideline.
How has God used affliction in your life to shape your character and address issues of the heart? Be specific. Look for an opportunity to share that story this week. (Practice with a friend first).
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1. Can you identify one point of pain, something current or past that is a point of pain or grief?
2. It is time to write a Psalm of Lament by following the following steps.
⁃ Target your cry: Who are you crying out to
⁃ File your complaint: Tell God what is your complaint.
⁃ Verbalize your request: Tell God wha you desire
⁃ Preach to your soul: Remind yourself of a truth that you need to remember
⁃ Renew your resolutions: Tell God how you plan on moving forward
3. Share you Lament with a trusted friend.
Meet with a friend and tell a story of a specific situation in your life of pain, grief, or loss (past or current).
As you listen to each other, pay attention to spoken or unspoken “conclusions” about God, yourself, or others. Conclusions are belief statements about how life is (e.g. “People are cruel;” “God doesn’t care;” “It will never work out;” “There’s no use trying,” etc.)
Who might be a friend with whom you could interact, to both hear their story and share your story of pain.
1. If you were to record and playback your household's conversations, who would be the recipient of the most praise?
2. According to the teaching today, why is praise so important?
3. What were David’s obstacles to praise in Psalm 30?
4. What truth can you hold onto to overcome the lie that it is better to lower your expectations than to be disappointed again?
1. Read Romans 15:9 & Psalm 42:5, 11. What is the role of praise for the believer & the non-believer?
2. Make a praise list and share it with someone this week. Write down anything about God that fits any/all of these categories:
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Like Israel, we must remember God’s awesome works. Come up with the top 5 “must-tell-stories” of the miracles God has done for your household.
What challenges are you going through where you need to remember the great things God has done? Pray for each other.
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Psalm 45 calls the bride to love her groom by listening to Him. Set a timer. Be still/quiet for 5 minutes. Listen to what you hear Jesus say to you. After the 5 minutes, talk together about what you hear.
This Psalm calls us to love Jesus. Our tendency is to relate to Jesus to receive His blessings. Talk about your level of love for Jesus apart from the specific things you need Him to do for you. Pray for each other that your love for Jesus would grow.
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Choose a difficult situation that you all have in common, or something a member of your household is experiencing and then work through the 5 parts of a Biblical Lament. Put your Lament in writing and speak it out to God in prayer.
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FAITH TALKS:
Which parts of Psalm 2 mean the most to you now? Which parts are the hardest to understand? Explain.
Read Psalm 2:1-3 - What are some times in your life when these verses described you or your circumstances? What shadows were you chasing?
Read Psalm 2:10-12 - How are you experiencing God as your refuge? Be specific.
Why do you think it’s so hard for us to surrender when God promises blessings after we do?
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According to Psalm 1 the person who is happy does not walk, stand, or sit in the place of ungodly counsel and the happy man delights and meditates on Gods counsel. According to the definition of Psalm 1 does this describe you?
Describe the voices of counsel that have your attention. What changes do you think you need to make in regards to the counsel that you give your attention to?
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