A Psalm for All Seasons: Psalm 51
Brokenness brings a cry for mercy, leads to owning our sin, leads to seeking cleansing, leads to seeking restoration, and leads to true worship.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR SHEPHERD GROUPS
- What stood out to you in this message?
- When you think of coming to faith in Christ describe your experience of brokenness?
- Why is it difficult to maintain a grasp on the reality of brokenness in our lives?
- Do you tend to be a person who has a hard time releasing past brokenness or one who tends to forget brokenness too easily? Explain.
- What do you do to try to maintain a grasp on what I was before Christ, what I would be without Christ, and the joy of what I have in Christ?
- Discuss the challenge of worship being man-centered instead of God-centered. How does being aware of brokenness help maintain God-centered worship?
- Spend some time praying through this tension.