Sermons

Sermons

When Life Feels Like the Night Shift

Psalm 134 Discussion Questions: What is your favorite worship song and why? Has your body ever done anything in worship as a result of what was happening in your soul? How can we keep praising the Lord central in our lives, even when life feels like the night shift?

Waiting for the Promised King

Psalm 132 Discussion Questions: Have you ever encountered someone who is waiting for God to fulfill a promise that He never made? Have you ever done that yourself? Why do we fall into that so easily? Do you ever have a hard time believing God’s promise that Jesus will return? Did Psalm 132 help boost your confidence in any way? What makes Jesus so much better than any merely human king?

The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

Psalm 132 1) Can you think of a time in your life when you acted like an unweaned child toward God? What did that look like? 2) Have you ever thanked God that He didn’t give you something that you wanted in your life? Did that happen right away or take some time? 3) Is there anything you feel like the Lord is calling you to do (or to stop doing) to put yourself in a better position to receive…

Out of the Depths

Psalm 130 Discussion Questions: 1) Is it ever tempting for you to view God as an unsympathetic 911 dispatcher? If so, why? How can we be sure that He’s not?) 2) How have you seen God use the metaphorical floods in your life to “do you good in the end”? 3) What are you most excited for about “the morning”?

We’ll Be Here

Psalm 129 Discussion Questions: Read 2 Thessalonians 1:3-10. What effect would these words have had on the believers in Thessalonica? How can they have the same effect on us? Why might they not? Have you experienced persecution in your life that has made you long for the justice of God? If not, do you know of anyone who has? How can we reconcile God’s call to love our enemies and God’s call to pray that He would bring justice?

Fruitfulness

Psalm 127 Discussion Questions:   1) Can you think of a time when you were building something in vain? How did you realize it? What did you do about it? 2) Can you think of a time you accomplished something that could only have been done with God’s help? 3) Are you prone to doing too much or too little? How can we know what good works God has prepared for us? (Ephesians 2:10)

Great Things

Psalm 126 Discussion Questions: 1) What is one great thing you’ve seen God do in your life? 2) What is one great thing you’ve seen God do at Cornerstone? 3) What is one seemingly hopeless situation in your life that you’re praying God would turn around?  

Living Under the Scepter of the Wicked

Psalm 125 Discussion Questions: 1) When you see and experience the scepter of the wicked on the land, who are you most tempted to put your trust in (other than God) to stand firm? Why is that so dangerous? 2) Read 2 Kings 6:8-23. What does this story teach us about God’s protection? Do we learn anything about how to treat the wicked in this passage?