Psalm 103: What Does God Do With Our Sin: He Covers Our Sin

Sunday Morning Messages

Small Group Questions 1) How has this series on “What God Does With Your Sin?” been helpful for you? What specific insights have discovered/remembered? 2) Jeff mentioned dreams we have in common (running slowly, teeth falling out, in public in our underwear). Have you had any of these? What do these dreams and others mean? 3) The underwear dream is about being “uncovered” or “exposed.” We all work hard to keep parts of our lives covered. In Psalm 85:2, God “covers” our sin. Matin Luther allegedly compared our state to a snow-covered dunghill (manure pile). What did he mean? How is this helpful in understanding and seeing yourself before God? 4) Is God’s covering of our sin the same as pretending it is not there? Does he merely sweep our sins “under the rug”? Read Romans 3:22-26. How does this inform God’s decision to cover our sins? Other verses in Romans flesh this out (4:5; 8:1; 8:31-34; 8:35; 8:38-39). 5) In Psalm 103:10, we read what God will NOT do with our sins. What do these two phrases mean? 6) Read Zechariah 3:1-5 and then Zech 3:6-10. How do these serve as evidence that God will not deal with us according to our sins or repay s according to our iniquities? 7) On what basis is Joshua’s sin removed? How do these serve as the basis in your life? Do they apply? Why? 8) In Psalm 103:8, David quotes from Exodus 34:6-7. However, in Exodus, Moses says God will “by no means clear the guilty.” In Psalm 103, David says the Lord will not be angry forever and will not deal with us according to our sins. Moses says we get what we deserve. David says we do not get what we deserve. Who are we to believe? Is this an either/or or a both/and situation? Can both be true? How? 9) In Micah 7:18-19, the prophet says the Lord will tread/trample our sins under his feet. What does this imagery bring to mind? What does it signify? Compare with Ephesians 1:22 and 1 Cor 15:24-27a. 10) End with a public reading of Jude 24-25. Reflect as a group what it means when Jude tells us WHAT God will do? WHERE you will be? WHAT you will EXPERIENCE? Where is our shame and guilt?