Morning Study:
Text: Psalm 51

Questions:

Who wrote this Psalm?  When was it written?  How does knowing that background help you understand the words of this song?
What does David say he always recognizes in verse 3?  How do we try to sweep our sins under the rug so we can forget about them?  What is the [...]

Morning Study:
(Holy Week begins today with Palm Sunday.  Today we celebrate the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem.  Today the crowds celebrate his arrival.  Five days from now they will be shouting for his death.)
Text: Psalm 24

Questions:

How does the reminder of verses 1 and 2 help focus your attitude for worship today?
Who can [...]

Morning Study:
Text: Psalm 137

(This is the final day before Holy Week begins.   This is the week this entire series has been leading up to.  This is the week that all of history has been leading up to.  Are you ready to walk the final steps with Christ to the cross this week?)
Questions:

Where did [...]

Morning Study:
Text: Psalm 141

Questions:

What does David ask God to do in verse 3? How is your mouth like a door?  Why does it need to be guarded?
What does he ask for in verse 4?  How is your heart drawn toward evil? How can God keep that from happening?
What does David say he will [...]

Morning Study:
Text: Psalm 131

Today’s is a very short and simple song.  Pray it until it becomes true in your life this morning.  Quiet yourself before God and put your trust in him.  Don’t just rush through, but wait in this Psalm until you are truly quiet before God in trust.

Evening Study:
Evening: Romans 11:1-12

Questions:

How did God [...]

Morning Study:
Text: Psalm 130

(A word to the wise: It’s April Fools’ day. Not that there’ll be any fooling here - spending time with God is too important for that. Just don’t want you to get caught unawares by anyone else.)
Questions:

What does the Psalmist ask God for in verse 2? Have you ever found [...]

Morning Study:
Text: Psalm 121

Questions:

Where does the psalmist look for help?  Where do you tend to look for help first?
Read verses 3 and 4.  In what ways is God better than the things people typically look to first for help?
What promises does this Psalm make to is in the last half?

Prayer Focus: Pray for [...]

Morning Study:
Text: Psalm 31:6-21

Questions:

In verse 6, David uses the word “worthless idols.”  How are the things we put our trust in God empty and worthless?
How does David describe what he’s going through in verses 9 and 10?  When was the last time you felt that way?
In the face of these troubles, what commitment [...]

Morning Study:
Text: Psalm 118

Questions:

What phrase does the psalmist want to make sure we know in the first few verses?  Next he begins to talk about his anguish.  How does remembering this phrase help us in times of trouble?
What is better than trusting in people or in the powerful?  Why?
What shouts does the psalmist [...]

Morning Study:
Text: Psalm 107:33-43

Questions:
(Once again take some extra time this morning to let this Psalm come alive in your reading.  Learn to hear it on it’s own terms, not just in terms of the questions others pose to it.)

Read this Psalm out loud at least three times.
What word or phrase really jumps out [...]