Prayer & Praise. This week’s sermon helped us to focus on God as the creator of the universe. Pastors Shannon Kane helped us to look at the awesomeness of the God who holds everything together. And he reminded us that through Jesus Christ we have access to this amazing God. Not just access, but the privilege of being adopted by God.
Pastor Shannon says that “Prayer positions me for a perspective of praise!”. He then goes on to talk about being adopted into God’s family. He used the example of the Roman adoption custom to explain the principle. This is most likely what Paul had in mind when he talked about being adopted by God.
Go to
manheimbic.org/sermon, look for the sermon from Nov 7, 2021, and listen to that part again (5-6 minutes into the sermon). As you listen, take some notes off what it means to be adopted. Then share with your group what that means to you!
Here is a list of a few of the many names the Jews assigned to God. Take a minute and read through the list. Which name resonates most with you? Circle the name, and below the list of names write down why this name is important to you. Then share with your group what your favorite news of God is and why.
El Shaddai (Lord God Almighty)
El Elyon (The Most High God)
Adonai (Lord, Master)
Yahweh (Lord, Jehovah)
Yehovah Nissi (The Lord My Banner)
Yehovah-Raah (The Lord My Shepherd)
Yehovah Rapha (The Lord That Heals)
Yehovah Shammah (The Lord Is There)
El Olam (The Everlasting God)
Elohim (God)
Can naah (Jealous)
Yehovah year eh (The Lord Will Provide)
Yehovah Shalom (The Lord Is Peace)
Yehovah Sah vah (The Lord of Hosts)
Yehovah kaw daysh (The Lord Who Sanctifies You)
Yehovah (sid ka nuh) Tsidkenu (The Lord Our Righteousness)
This is name of God is important to you because …
One of the things that King David was known for was his relationship with God and the way he put praise into words. The Book of Psalms is full of sings and poems of praise. On the back of this pamphlet, you will find Psalm 19. Take a few minutes and underline everything in this Psalm that helps you move into a position of praise and worship. Share with your group which verse stands out to you the most, and why.
One of the things that we have learned from this week’s sermon is really that praise comes almost automatically when we focus on God. Just contemplating on what HE has done is reason enough to start praising Him. We encourage you to time to think about God’s greatness as often as you can. Because prayer really does position us for a perspective of praise.
