SERMON SERIES
Made for This
Discover what you were created for.
Weekly Lineup
Discussion Guide
Week One
Bible Reading: John 4:23-24
- Do you ever feel like your worship has to provide something for God? Where do you think that idea came from?
- Read John 4:23-24. What does it change about worship if God is the one seeking us first?
- What would it look like this week to come to God without trying to perform for Him?
Week Two
Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:17-18
- Do you tend to judge a worship experience by how it made you feel? Why do you think that is?
- Read Ephesians 4:17-18. What’s the difference between declaring God’s worth and chasing an experience?
- Where in your life right now are you more of a spectator than a participant in worship?
Week Three
Bible Reading: Isaiah 6:1-7
- When was the last time you felt genuine awe of God? What brought that on?
- Read Isaiah 6:1-7. Isaiah’s response to seeing God was undone, not impressed. What’s usually your response?
- Did the last series on the names of God change the size of God in your mind? How?
Week Four
Bible Reading: Psalm 34:1
- What does your worship actually look like on a random Tuesday?
- Read Psalm 34:1. David wrote this while running for his life. What does that tell you about praise “at all times”?
- What’s one place this week, work, home, car, where you could practice finding God on purpose?
More on Psalms 32
David — reflecting on his own failure, confession, and the joy of God’s forgiveness (set in the Bathsheba/Uriah context; see 2 Sam 11–12). Our commentary notes Psalm 32 was likely written after Psalm 51, following reflection.
Psalm 32 was likely written in the latter part of David’s reign, after his confrontation by Nathan (2 Samuel 12), following his confession in Psalm 51, and after a time of reflection. It stands as David’s testimony to the joy of forgiveness, written some time after the Bathsheba/Uriah incident (c. 1000–970 BC).
Used historically as one of the penitential psalms; early church tied it to baptismal instruction; Reformers emphasized it for justification by faith—picked up by Paul in Romans 4:6–9.
Psalm 32 matters because it shows us the real cost of hiding sin and the deep joy of experiencing God’s forgiveness. Written by David after his darkest failure and eventual confession, the psalm reminds us that silence and secrecy drain the soul, while confession restores life. It shifts our view from God as an accuser to God as a refuge—our hiding place who surrounds us with songs of deliverance. Historically, the church has turned to this psalm as one of the great penitential prayers, teaching believers that forgiveness is not earned by works but received by grace, a truth Paul reinforces in Romans 4. For us today, Psalm 32 holds out a promise: we don’t have to stay buried in shame, because God offers full pardon, loving protection, and renewed joy to all who trust Him.
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