DUPAGE AME CHURCH STUDY – JUNE 2021

A STUDY OF THE BOOK OF

PSALMS

WEEK 5 – , June 30, 2021 Pastor James F. Miller & Rev. Morgan Dixon COME AND TALK TO ME! Book V (Psalm 107-145) & Outro

PSALMS: The prayer book of God’s people who are striving to be faithful to the Torah, and waiting for the Messianic Kingdom

TYPES OF PSALMS

A individual plea to God for help in the INDIVIDUAL LAMENT PSALMS (46) midst of a difficult situation

A community plea to God for help in NATIONAL LAMENT PSALMS (10) the midst of a difficult situation

INDIVIDUAL DECLARATIVE PRAISE Acknowledge God’s help in a time of PSALMS (12) need

NATIONAL DECLARATIVE PRAISE Acknowledge Gods activity in favor of PSALMS (4) the nation

Praise God for God’s being or God’s DESCRIPTIVE PRAISE PSALMS (24) work

Refer to Yahweh’s rule over the Found in ENTHRONEMENT PSALMS (11) universe Books I-IV

DUPAGE AME CHURCH BIBLE STUDY – JUNE 2021

Point out the sovereignty of God and ROYAL PSALMS (11) Psalm 144 God’s right to rule over God’s people

SONGS OF (22) Praise Jerusalem, the habitation of God Psalm 121

DIDACTIC PSALMS (20) Designed to instruct the reader Psalm 112

Psalm 137

“Prayer does not mean simply to pour out one’s heart. It means rather to find the way to God and speak with God, whether the heart is full or empty. The words which come from God become, then, the steps on which we find our way to God.” ~Dietrich Bonhoeffer

PSALM CHALLENGE

Day 1 Day 16 Psalm 73 Day 2 Psalm 11 Day 17 Psalm 88 Day 3 Day 18 Day 4 Day 19 Day 5 Day 20 Psalm 91 Day 6 Day 21 Day 7 Day 22 Psalm 107 Day 8 Psalm 42 Day 23 Psalm 111 Day 9 Day 24 Psalm 121 Day 10 Psalm 52 Day 25 Psalm 135 Day 11 Psalm 57 Day 26 Psalm 145 Day 12 Psalm 48 Day 27 Day 13 Psalm 61 Day 28 Psalm 139 Day 14 Psalm 68 Day 29 Day 15 Psalm 71 Day 30