Please read Psalm 130 to prepare for Sunday morning worship.
Sermon Focus: The Psalms: Redemption
Key Verse: “I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope.” (130:5)
- What does your soul wait for?
- Where do you find hope in God’s word?
Key Verse: O Israel, hope in the Lord, for with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is great power to redeem. (130:7)
- God’s steadfast love is an enduring truth of our faith. How does this truth provide you comfort and hope?
- Can you describe a time you felt the presence of God’s steadfast love?
- In God there is great power. How do you see God’s redeeming power at work in the world today?
Thought for the day:
Great is thy faithfulness is a hymn that speaks of God’s steadfast love. But do you know its origins?
“Thomas Chisholm, the author of “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” and 1200 other poems was born in a log cabin in Kentucky in 1866, and he lived a pretty unremarkable life: he worked as a school teacher, a newspaper editor, and insurance agent, then he retired and spent his remaining days at the Methodist Home for the Aged in New Jersey. Unlike many hymns that have heart-wrenching stories behind them (for instance “It Is Well With My Soul”), “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” is inspired by the simple realization that God is at work in our lives on a daily basis”- Greg Scheer, 1994, Hymnary.org