Today’s Bulletin
OUTLINE
I. Joyful Noise For the OmniLord (Psalm 95:1-5)
II. Shepherd Revering Sheep (Psalm 95:6-7a)
III. Y’all. Do Not Harden Your Hearts (Psalm 95:7b-11)
Psalm 95
1. Oh come, let us sing to the LORD;
let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!
2 Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;
let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!
3 For the LORD is a great God,
and a great King above all gods.
4 In his hand are the depths of the earth;
the heights of the mountains are his also.
5 The sea is his, for he made it,
and his hands formed the dry land.
6 Oh come, let us worship and bow down;
let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker!
7 For he is our God,
and we are the people of his pasture,
and the sheep of his hand.
Today, if you hear his voice,
8 do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah,
as on the day at Massah in the wilderness,
9 when your fathers put me to the test
and put me to the proof, though they had seen my work.
10 For forty years I loathed that generation
and said, “They are a people who go astray in their heart,
and they have not known my ways.”
11 Therefore I swore in my wrath,
“They shall not enter my rest.””
Sermon Discussion questions
A Joyful Noise: Psalm 95
Ice Breaker: What's one area in your life where you're currently struggling to trust God? Or Describe a moment when you felt closest to God during worship.
This Week Specific
What are some specific ways you can better prepare your mind and heart to worship God weekly with your local church?
In what ways do you struggle to make worship a priority in your daily life? How can you cultivate a habit of "making a joyful noise" to God throughout your week?
The sermon mentions that true worship begins with listening to God's voice through Scripture. What practices help you, not merely read, but listen attentively to God's Word? How can you improve in this area?
Reflect on a time when you experienced a "hardening of heart" towards God. What led to this, and how did you (or how can you) overcome it?
How does understanding God as your shepherd impact your trust in Him during difficult circumstances? Can you share an example from your own life?
The sermon warns against hypocritical worship - honoring God with lips while our hearts are far from Him. In what areas of your life do you see a disconnect between your outward actions and your inner attitudes towards God? How can you address this?
Weekly Questions
What stood out to you/challenged you most in this sermon?
What’s one area you feel the Lord wants to grow you into more Christ likeness?
How can this group pray for you this week?