Lifecycle of Redemption

Introduction:

Lifecycle of Redemption (Psalm 107:10-22):

  1. Recognizing our need for it is as hard as we make it (Ps 107:10-12 | Ps 107:17-18)

    How do we recognize our need for redemption?

    1. How are things working out for you now?
    2. Are you trying to do it on your own?
    3. Is there some nagging sin you're dealing with?
    4. How's your walk?
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  1. But being redeemed is practically free as we make it (Ps 107:13,19)

    How do we cry out to the Lord?

    1. In humility
    2. In reverence

      3. Psalm 145:19 - "He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; he also hears their cry and saves them"

    3. In faith
    4. Submissively

      5. Psalm 66:18 - "If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would have not listened"

  2. And fulfills our needs abundantly (Ps 107:14,16,20)

    Psalm 50:15 - "and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me."

    Revelation 4:11 - "Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created."

    How do we respond to being redeemed?

    1. Thanks and gratitude (Ps 107:15,21,22a)
    2. Sharing what he's done for you (Ps 107:22b)

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Small Group Discussion
Read Psalms 107:10-22

  1. What prevents us from asking for redemption?

  2. Why is redemption practically free and not scot-free?

  3. How do we cry out to the Lord and why is it important to do it “properly”?

  4. Why should we give God glory after being redeemed?

  5. What is the appropriate response to being redeemed?
    What’re your favorite ways to go about doing those responses?

Breakout
Share with one another a time you went through a ‘Lifecycle of Redemption’.