If you are connected to our churches, please email me if you'd like an invite.
The agenda each week will be:
(1) Hello! How are you? Any news? What could we pray for you?
(2) Time in a Psalm / discussion / Bible study
(3) Prayer
(4) Do stay around and chat if you like - glass of wine? coffee?!
There is no need to prepare, but if you'd like to look at it in advance, we will be considering Psalm 15 this week.
Here are some quick questions which may or may not help you. The goal of the Bible study of course is to study the Bible not to study my questions, which may not be the right ones?!
Midweek Meeting
Wednesday 1st April 2020
Bible Study Preparation Questions
Psalm 15 (page 549)
What are the three ways of reading the Psalms / three levels of meaning in the Psalms we considered on Sunday?
Do any of these bring any light to the Psalm?
What is the structure of the Psalm? Could you identify three main sections and give them titles?
What is v1 really asking? How would you put this in your own word? Or in New Testament terms?
What does it mean to be blameless / righteous (v2)?
Which of the criteria in vv2-5 most trouble your conscience and why? (You don’t share your answer if you don’t want to!)
It is sometimes said, “love the sinner, hate the sin”. Do you think that’s helpful? How would you reconcile it with v4?
Which of these sins would you say our culture thinks is most acceptable / least bad?
What is usury and why is God against it?
Does anyone perfectly meet these criteria?
How might we see Jesus in this Psalm and read it in the light of the good news about him?
How might it discourage us?
How might this Psalm encourage us?
What confidence does v5b offer?
Could you sum up the main teaching point of this Psalm in a sentence?
What do you think the aim of this Psalm is? How does God want us to think / feel / live / speak etc. in the light of it?
How might this Psalm fuel our praise and prayer?
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