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Monday, November 27, 2023

I Know My Sin (Psalm 51)

Read Psalm 51 and 2 Samuel 11:1-12:13.

Sin will take me further than I want to go.
Sin will keep me longer than I want to stay.
Sin will cost me more than I want to pay.
  1. What are 3 words in reference to God (Ps 51:1)? 3 verbs for cleansing and 3 nouns for sin (Ps 51:1-2)? 
    • What is the basis of David's plea (Exo 34:6-7; Mic 7:18)? Why (Eccl 7:20; Rom 3:23)? 
    • What is the difference between mercy and grace? Does he deserve mercy? Is mercy a license to sin?
  2. How did his sin affect him (Ps 51:3, 8, 12; 13:2; 38:2, 6)? Who is ultimately offended by his sin (Ps 51:4; Gen 39:7, 9)? 
    • How bad do you feel about your sin (Ps 51:17)?
    • Does this challenge you to look at your life and sin differently (Num 32:23)?
  3. What did he realize about his sin (Ps 51:5; Gen 8:21; Jer 17:9; Isa 64:6; Rom 5:12)? About God (Ps 51:6; 19:14; 139:24)? 
  4. How spotlessly clean do you sincerely desire to be (Ps 51:7-10; Lev 14:6-7)?
  5. What is the evidence of genuine repentance (Ps 51:13-15; 32:8)? Do you desire to teach others about God (Mt 28:19; 4:19)?
  6. What does God ultimately want [and not want] from you (Ps 51:16-17)? Why (Ps 50:8-14; Dt 6:4-5)? Can you truly love God and others without repentance? How do you cultivate a broken and contrite heart?
  7. Who else would your sin affect (Ps 51:18; Exo 20:5)? When does God welcome sacrifices and offerings (Ps 51:19; 50:14, 15, 23)?
    • How does David's prayer for Zion and Jerusalem translate into your prayers for your children, church, community, city and country?

  • How can you implement the teaching of Psalm 51 in your daily life?
  • How does Psalm 51 challenge your notions of sin, confession and community?
    • What do you need to do about confessing sin?
    • Will you teach others about God and sin?
  • What can you do before the power of sin (Rom 7:24-25; Lk 18:9-14)? 
No Joy Apart from a True Confession of Sin (Ps 51:8, 12).
When You Know You Sinned and Disobeyed God (Ps 51:3-4).
When You Find Yourself in a Place of Sin (Ps 51:1-2).
When Trapped in a Place of Sin.

From March 2018.

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