Sermon Outline:
- Confess that the Father of the glorious house has children who look fatherless
- Confess that sin is unthinkable considering how God deals with people
- Confess that sin is unthinkable considering how sin deals with people
- Call on the mercy of the Father to complete a household which shows His glory
Family Discussion Questions:
- Why is this passage talking about God’s “inner parts”?
- In what ways had Israel started looking fatherless?
- What is it about God that makes sin so unthinkable?
- What is it about sin that makes sin so unthinkable?
- Why is it comforting to be able to call on God’s mercy when we have sinned?
- Why is it comforting to be able to call on God to complete building his house when we have sinned?
- What is meant by the fact that Abraham and Israel (Jacob) wouldn’t acknowledge these people?
- How is it that people are responsible for their sin, yet God is sovereign over it? How is that a warning? How is that a comfort?
- How does 64:5 teach us about what it looks like to walk as God’s children?
- How does 64:6 correct the thought that we can save ourselves by our good works?
- How can God take responsibility to have a holy household when he has adopted billions of sinful people? (Hint: justification, sanctification, and glorification).
- What are some bad ways to call on God after you have fallen into sin?
