Study Guide for Week of July 13, 2025
This Week's Scripture: Psalm 102
Crossroads Community Group Guide
A. Welcome: Welcome everyone, especially new people, and read aloud the purpose of your group.
B. Purpose: Our purpose is to spread the Kingdom of God. We do this by multiplying groups of people who care for each as God's family. We begin by inviting new people to our group and building them to be followers of Jesus. Each person here has the potential to be empowered to start and be the leader of a new group and spread God's kingdom.
C. Worship Time (Optional): Spend a few minutes singing a worship song. Here is one you may want to use: I I Give You My Heart (or pick your own YouTube video that shows the lyrics.)
E. Upcoming Events: Crossroads Website
F. Review:
- How did you do with what you want to apply from last week?
- Who did you invite to the group for this week?
G. Opening Question (an icebreaker - a simple question to introduce the main theme):
- Why do followers of Jesus sometimes go through difficult times?
H. Background Information for this study:
Many of the Psalms are actually prayers of people to God. We can learn a lot about prayer and God and ourselves from studying these Psalms. Psalm 102 is a Psalm from a man who is going through deep suffering. He takes his pain and situation to God in prayer. The Psalm has a natural flow. There are three movements. First is his situation of suffering and a description of his situation in his prayer to God. Second is him receiving a seed of hope to go on. Note the word BUT in verse 12. He remembers that despite his suffering God is still on the throne, Finally and thirdly he sees how his trial and time in the valley will be used for the benefit of other - future generations - and indeed those of us who read the Psalm today and learn from his prayer in the valley.
First Section:Psalm 102:1-11. Crying ourt to God and describing his valley
Second Section: Psalm 102:12-17. His reorientation. Knowing that God is still on the throne. Note the word God will...
Third Section: Psalm 102:18-28. How God will use his situation to the benefit of others - future generations.
In this study be sure to make a practical application to each section. Make application to your life including what you will do to tell other people the message.
J. Word: Read the scriptures above by section. Read it in smaller portions aloud together several times. (The goal is for everyone to understand the Bible story or verses by retelling them in their own words; keep at it until everyone knows the story or verses.)
1. What key (important) words do you see in these verses?2. Tell in your own words what happens in these verses.3. What are the details?4. What jumps out at you and catches your attention?5. What details can you add to what others in the group have said?
K. Discuss the following general questions together. (The goal is to use these general questions to guide a discussion. The leader should not speak for more than 30% of the time; let the group discover what God is saying to them.)
1. What catches your attention in these verses?2. What new thing did you discover in the story or verses that you did not know before?3. What did you learn about God (Father, Jesus or Holy Spirit) from the story?4. What do you learn about people from the story?5. What important lessons for us do you see in this story?
L. Commitment - Obedience - Application
(This is the key - have everyone answer this question.)
- What specifically will you commit to apply in your life from this study?
- Pray for your group to multiply.
- Ask each other how you are doing spiritually.
- Pray for the needs of the members of your group
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