Monday, January 17, 2011

Impact Thursday January 20th

Impact will be starting a new study in Psalms this week with Psalm 19. Mimi McDowell will lead our discussion this week: Mimi is a former BSF teaching leader and elder at MPPC. Please read Psalm 19 and review the questions below. We will meet in our normal place this Thursday at 7:00 PM in the 700 Santa Cruz Ave. Building Menlo Park.




Questions for Psalm 19

1. In what ways has creation spoken to you of the existence of God? What have you learned about Him from being out in His creation?

2. What is your response to David's words describing the law and the precepts of the Lord as "more precious than gold" & "sweeter than honey?" Have you ever thought of His commands in this way? Explain.
3. What do you think God's motives are in giving us His commands?
4. Share a time when God warned you from the Scriptures to turn away from taking a relationally destructive path, AND/OR a time when you kept God's will and what was the outcome for each of these?

5. We all have hidden faults, for the Bible says that "The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?" Jer. 17:9. How willing have you been to allow God's Spirit to show you a hidden fault? If it's comfortable, share with the others in your group a previously hidden fault that you now recognize. How has God met you in the process of discovery and release?