MUSIC

• Define music?
• What are the different parts that make up music?
• What kinds of music do you like?

BOOK OF PSALMS OVERVIEW

• Located in the middle of most printed Bibles
• Structured differently than all the other books (looks like poems)
  (Song of Solomon is similar.)
• Many are attributed to King David (but that may not be true)
• It is called the book of Psalms but each chapter is a separate Psalm
• All of the Psalms are written as lyrics to a song.
• (For Lutherans) Martin Luther himself wrote a hymn based on Psalm 46 entitled “A Mighty Fortress is Our God”

TYPES OF PSALMS

• Hymns: Songs of praise
• Communal and Individual Laments: Complaints to concerns
• Royal: Dealing with kingly and other royal matters how they relate to God’s royal stature
• Thanksgiving: Songs of thanks

Let’s Dig Deeper / Example

• Turn to Psalm 36
• Listen to Third Day’s song, “Your Love Oh Lord” and see the band’s take on Psalm 36
• Have the group focus on verses. 5-7
• AFTERWARDS:
• What type of Psalm do you think this is?

• EXPLORING THE PSALMS
• Randomly go through the Psalms
• Find a couple of verses that you like. (and WHY)
• Have each table go around and share the verses they like.
• Have some people share with the large group.

GUITAR PICKS

• Hand out the picks
• Use this as a reminder of the gift of music and that the book of Psalms are all about music.
• Picks are almost all in the form of a triangle which reminds us of who God is in the trinity (Father, Son, Holy Spirit)

CLOSE IN PRAYER