Pastor Phill preaches this Sunday (Jan. 29, 2023) on Psalm 70. The 70^th sermon in the Psalm series, the big idea is that Psalm 70 teaches us how to pray with holy impatience.

In the psalm, we are drawn to two questions: 1) when is David praying this psalm, and 2) when is David when he is praying this psalm? We see the significance of our time as believers, both in our prayerful walk with God and in our sense of urgency for deliverance. Saved by the gospel of Jesus Christ, we experience our deliverance from sin while we wait for our full deliverance in Christ’s second coming.

Scripture Readings:

• Mark 15:21-32 (1st Reading)
• Psalm 40:1-17 (2nd Reading)
• Revelation 22:12-13 (Benediction)

Discussion Questions:

1. What does Psalm 70 teach us about what God wants us to think about time?
2. What does it look like to pray with holy impatience? How does this psalm teach us to pray?
3. How do women reflect how God helps His people?
4. What does it look like to regularly seek God’s help in times of need?
5. How does God respond to those in need, the poor, and the needy?
6. How does the Bible help us and teach us how God helps our needs?
7. How has God helped you and/or others in your life?
8. How does Mark 15 help us better understand Psalm 70?
9. What are the purposes of praying to God over and over again?
10. What does Psalm 40 teach us about Psalm 70?
11. How does Psalm 71 help us to understand Psalm 40?
12. What does it look like for a person to be holy in their impatience?
13. What is the purpose of praying the same things over and over again?
14. How does business contribute to not trusting in God?
15. What does it look like to value older saints in the church?
16. How does the season of life that you are in bring gifts from God to you?
17. How does the truth of knowing that we are already redeemed help us with daily life?
18. What does it look like for us to live our daily lives in the “already and not yet” of our redemption in Jesus?