Title: When I Overcome
Text: Psalms 40:1-3

The Psalms are a collection of songs that address  the full range of human experience. What can we learn from Psalm 40 on overcoming challenges?

General Questions:

1. When you encounter challenges, difficulties or roadblocks in your life, how do you usually respond? Is God the first person that you go to, to pray and to petition your needs to? Why?
2. What does “waiting patiently for the Lord” mean to you? Have you ever experienced a time when you were desperate and could only rely on God to deliver and help you? What helped you to hold on in faith while waiting? What did you learn about God and about yourself through that season of waiting?

Perspective Questions:

1. Everyone (believers and pre-believers alike) will go through challenging and difficult times. How do you think having a relationship with God changes the way we respond to those challenges? How does knowing God’s character (e.g., faithful, loving, present) shape your response?
2. Have you ever felt like God was silent during a difficult time? Looking back, what were the precious lessons you learned in this season and how did you come to realise that He was still working?
3. How does remembering God’s faithfulness in the past help us to overcome present challenges? Take time to recall God’s faithfulness in your life and give thanks to Him.

Application Questions:

1. Are you personally going through a challenging or uncertain season in your life? In what ways does this sermon speak to you? How do you think you can apply the truths from Psalms 40 to help you to overcome this season?
2. Are there people in your life, be it in your life group, family or colleagues who come to mind that might be struggling or searching for hope? How can you share your testimony to encourage them?