week 28

July 10 Teaching Resources for Children and Adults
(Leader Help video will be posted on Thursday)
Italicized portions are from the Discussion Guide

Fighter Verse 28:  Psalm 91:1-2

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. ²I will say to the LORD, "My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."

 BIG IDEA:   Ask God for help when you are fearful, sad, or in need of courage.

 SIMPLE PHRASE:  Ask God.

 1.  Prayer

 

Prayer focused on last week’s Fighter Verse – Proverbs 18:10

 

Lord God, our strong tower.  Thank you so much for the safety we have in you.  While we know we will face trouble in this world we also know that you have overcome this world.   Help me trust you more and more.

Amen.

2.  Last Week’s Fighter Verse Review

 

Together say last week’s Fighter Verses

 

The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.

 

Encourage people to say the passage.

·       Use the poster verse

·       Say it together.  Make up motions.

3.  Follow-up from last week’s study and action

Ask what they did to live out Proverbs 18:10

 

·       What are some ways you ran to the Lord this week.

4.  Introduction Activities for this week’s verses

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. ²I will say to the LORD, "My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."

 

Coloring Page
Scary Experiences	Share with the group an experience of danger or extreme difficulty that you had, which they probably haven’t yet experienced, and the spiritual lessons you learned from the situation.  Ask the class to share some dangerous experience and what they learned about God.
Building Experiences	Share with the group some of the biggest and/or strongest buildings you have seen. What made them strong.

 

 5.  What?  (Observations – What are the facts?  (from verse and immediate context)

Words used in this passage

·       Dwells - to live in a place

·       Shelter - that which covers or defends from injury or annoyance

·       Abide - to dwell, rest, continue in, stand firm

·       Shadow - shelter made by anything that intercepts the light, heat, or influence of the air

·       Refuge - that which shelters or protects from dangers or calamity; A stronghold that protects by its strength; a place inaccessible to an enemy

 Flow in the passage.  Any observations in reading the passage.  (Cause/effect, flow, contrast)      

 

·       He who dwells WILL abide in the shadow (cause/effect)

·       My refuge, and My fortress (repetition)

·       My God, in who I trust (clarification)

 Share Background from the Discussion Guide, or www.preceptaustin.org, or other resources

 

From Discussion Guide:

 

General:         What is the book Psalms?

o   Poetry

o   Written by many different people

o   Most were used in worship as songs of praise, thanksgiving and lament.

 

Author of Psalm 91

o   Not certain

o   Could be Moses because  90 lists him as author and the Psalms are very similar (See Psalm 90:1 and 91:1)

o   Could be David because it has some of the same themes as Psalm 27 and 31.

Over the next 7 weeks we will be looking at this Psalm of Encouragement

6.  So What? (Interpretation – what is the meaning?) More questions in the discussion guide.

Revisit the Introductory Activities

Scary Experiences	Why were these experiences scary? What helped you get through these scary experiences? Over and over again, God, God’s angels, and God’s workers remind God’s people to “Fear Not.”  Why do you think they have to be reminded so many times and why do you think God tells them not to be afraid.
Building Experiences	Considering last week’s Fighter Verse – Proverbs 18:10 – what word pictures are the writers using?  What are they trying to communicate with these word pictures?

 

7.  Now What? (Application – What is God’s intended effect?)

 

8.  Insight

What are some things you learned or were reminded of in today’s lesson?

9.  Action Steps

Think of some specific things each person could do to live out the truths learned.  You can think about activities for the Now What? question.

·       What kind of physical reminders around your house can you use to remind you to not be afraid.

10.  Prayer  

LORD, my refuge and my fortress,

You are the one who shelters and protects.
Help me rest in you!  Make me stand firm on you.

You are the one in whom I must trust.

 

Amen

11.  This Week

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