Prepare your heart for our Sunday Morning Gathering by looking through these suggestions that will assist you in making the most of our time together.
You will find tangible suggestions for putting scripture to action in your personal life and in our corporate body, links to the songs we will sing, and lyrics for you to prepare for our corporate singing.
Sermon Text for Sunday: Psalm 67
Critically Think
- Read Psalm 67.
- What is the function of verse two? How does it relate to verse one?
- Which nations is the psalmist referring to in verse 2?
- Verse two has two parts. They are expressions of parallelism which is common in the book of Psalms. What is “Your way” in the second half of the verse parallel to from the first half?
- How does this use of parallelism help you understand the meaning of “Your way?”
- What is the petition of the Psalmist on behalf of the nations? What does the Psalmist desire the nations/peoples do?
- Why are the nations to praise God according to verse 4?
- How is God’s judgment described?
- Who are the “peoples” described in this psalm? Support your answer from the psalm or other parts of the Bible.
Prayerfully Meditate
- Compare Numbers 6:22-27 with Psalm 67. What similarities do you see? What differences?
- How is verse two similar and different than verse 7?
- What key words or phrases are repeated in this Psalm? Why might the author repeat these?
- Read Genesis 12:2-3. What is the context of this section of Genesis? How does Genesis 12:2-3 relate to Psalm 67?
- Where do you see blessing show up in Psalm 67? Compare and contrast these occurrences.
- How is worship connected to missions?
Intentionally Act
- How does this Psalm inform the way you should view blessing received from God?
- How does this Psalm inform the way you should pray for missions?
- How does this Psalm compel you to participate in missions? How can you participate?
- What aspects of God are worthy of your praise according to this Psalm?
- Click the links below to find the lyrics and recordings of the songs planned for our gathering this Sunday; practice the songs, study the lyrics and sing together.
- Pray for those leading our corporate gathering this week and for the Holy Spirit’s work as the Word of God is further explained and applied: Colten Honigman: music; Sam Karl: elder prayer & scripture reading; Campbell Bortel: teaching.
Songs for Sunday
Morning Gathering
- Come Praise and Glorify (sheetmusic)
- All My Ways (sheetmusic)
- What a Savior (sheetmusic)
- Facing a Task Unfinished (sheetmusic)
- May the Peoples Praise You (sheetmusic)
Evening Gathering
Lyrics
Lyrics Morning Gathering - ... by Summit Woods Baptist Church