Sunday 14 November
Returning to Praise
Dave Bosma
Dave shares a timely reminder to consciously choose to direct our thoughts on God regardless of the distractions that are around us. He walks us through Psalm 73 which begins with Asaph, the writer & worship leader of the temple, being distracted and complaining to God, and ends with a song of praise that leads to outreach.
Life Group questions
Returning to Praise
Setting the scene
On Sunday Dave acknowledged that we are in a pandemic and that there are various ways that we can react to finding ourselves in this situation. Our reactions can morph into unhelpful obsessions, such as:
- Feeling angry with every decision the government makes
- Worrying about what other people “should” be doing
- Spending hours reading every article and opinion on the pandemic
How can these attitudes be sinful?
Do you think fear is a significant factor for people in their responses to the pandemic?
What is a healthy Christian way of handling fear?
Read Psalm 73
Compare verses 1-2 with verse 28.
What has changed for Asaph over the course of this Psalm?
Reread verses 13-14.
What do you think of Asaph’s complaint that all his religious effort has been in vain?
Have you ever felt like this?
Reread verses 16-22.
Can anyone in the group describe a time when a fresh revelation from God changed their perspective on something?
Why is it sinful to lose sight of spiritual things?
Reread verses 23-26.
Which of these lines do you like the most?
What do you like about it?
Reread verse 28.
What do praising God and sharing the gospel with others have in common?
Do you think it is important that Christians be known as tellers of good news?
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