Psalm 23 (Part 3): Strengthen Us

HEADS UP: This week is our final week of Small Group Discussion Guides this Spring. We will pick back up in August!

TO START

This Sunday, we jumped into part 3 of a series rooted in Psalm 23. Each week we are slowly fixing our minds on the verses of this well known song of the Bible to be people who not only claim the name of God, but also reclaim the realities that are true behind God’s name… 

  • What are you avoiding in your life right now because you have a fear connected to it?

This week we are inviting your group to choose questions from the multiple options below.  Our hope is that these questions might help you to lead your discussion in a way that makes sense for your group this week as y’all “talk it out” and “live it out”.

TALK IT OUT AFTER READING PSALM 23:4 & 2 TIMOTHY 1:7

STUDY

  • What comes to mind when you hear the phrase “the valley of the shadow of death”? What experiences in your life or in Scripture would fit what the phrase suggests?

  • According to verse 4, what is the reason for why David fears no evil? How does God’s presence remove our fear of evil? 

PROCESS

  • How has God demonstrated provision to you over the last week?

  • Does suffering seem like an optional experience for Christians in this world?

  • When the fear of a valley or the reality of a valley hits we tend to want to (a) negotiate with God, (b) think it’s our fault OR (c)we misinterpret God’s movement in our lives. Which is your tendency?

LIVE IT OUT 

PRACTICE

  • Who is someone in your life that you look up to because of the way they are not ruled by fear? Examples?

  • What’s an area of life right now where you need to practice sound judgment, love and/or power in the midst of your fear or uncertainty?

PRAY

  • We invite you to pray Psalm 23 together (we will do this each week)!  And we invite y’all to pray and plan  for the summer ahead as a group

Matt DeLano