Individual studies
Psalm 65
This set of study question is provided by Dr Phebe Mann.
God’s Abundant Provision and Our Response (Psalm 65)
For this week:
Name one “weed” (e.g. distraction) you want to reduce
Name one “seed” (e.g. kindness or gratitude) you want to grow
- What does Psalm 65 say about who God is and what He does?
- What are the four types of soil in the parable, and which one do you relate to most?
- Why do you think the same seed produces different results?
- What are the main “thorns” or distractions that affect your faith?
- What does a “fruitful” life look like in practice?
- What is one small step you can take this week to be more receptive to God?
God’s Grace in Nature Turns Everyone to Him
Psalm 65: hymn
Psalm 28
Study questions pending
To Live for the Lord
Psalm 28: hymn
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Available in English, Welsh, and Chinese (Mandarin). Others can be arranged.
So good! To be in the house of the Lord!
Group studies
Psalm 6
- Imagine the most pressing of moments, we are beyond “how do I survive this?”, our mind unable to think clearly and our body seems to have switched off to stimuli. How far would we identify with the psalmist David’s words in v1?
- In v6, the flooding of tears on my bed might sound like figurative or real. When was the last time either you had, or someone told you about, this experience of distress?
- V7 says that the cause of eye problems is enemies. How could this be for the psalmist, and how might this arise in our own circumstances? Perhaps think about family, at work, and voluntary activities.
- What did the psalmist request God to do to his enemies in vv8-10?
- The immediacy, the sense of “now”, is stark in this psalm. It has more requests and descriptions than emotions. A striking verse is 3, that we can experience heart failure, and God can restore us. What is a striking verse for you?
- V9. In pairs, share with each other what our pleas to God are. Has God heard us? Has God answered us?
- In your pairs, share about making our request to God. Pray for each other.
God Releases Us From Torment
Psalm 6: hymn
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Score
Playback (as above)
Parts
The Lord Has Answered My Prayer
Psalm 6: song
The Lord Has Answered My Prayer: for download
Score
Playback (as above)
Parts
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Church study
Psalm 73
- Verses 1-4: this section begins with a contradictory note that God is good to Isreal, i.e. those (Israel or not) who are faithful to him, the contradiction being the suggestion that God is absent from the psalmist, “losing my footing” is the first evidence. What has been our response when bad things happen to us despite our faith in God?
- What evidence is there that v10 is still applicable today?
- How might our church in this place, time and networks respond positively to the situation in v10?
- V24: How does God guide us as a community of faith?
- When our church earned the “eco-friendly” badge from our area synod, we couldn’t stop telling other churches about it and encouraging them to take similar steps to help the environment. V28 says finding God as our shelter is the best thing that has happened (perhaps a church, as a building, a community, or both). Could we stop telling people about it?
Some notes on psalm 73
Prosperity and Justice
Psalm 73: hymn
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