Grace in your Distress
About this series
Summer in the Psalms
The Book of Psalms is located at the center of the Bible. These ancient Hebrew poems and songs also reside at the center of the Christian experience. Why? Because the psalms show us how to "count God in" through every circumstance and emotion of life. Whether our souls are weighed down with worry and grief or they’re overflowing with gratitude and praise, the psalms show us how to take it to God in prayer. In the heat of July and August, we’ll be looking at psalms which give us words for worship in every season of life.
Sermon resources
1. Turn to the LORD and __________________ (vv. 1-2).
What are your ____________ that you need to offer to your heavenly Father?
2. Turn to the LORD and __________________ (vv. 3-4).
What will you __________ to your heavenly Father about today?
3. Turn to the Lord and express your _________________ (vv. 5-6).
Will you today confess your ____________ in your heavenly Father and His
unfailing love?
A helpful resource on lament: Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament by Mark Vroegop.
-Read Psalm 13
-Why might it seem difficult or wrong to complain to God?
-Why is it good to do so?
-How might it be wrong?
-How do we best formulate our plea to God?
-How do we avoid asking wrongly (cf. James 4:3)?
-What evidence do you rely upon that establishes the trustworthy nature of God’s goodness toward His children?
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