Scripture
Icebreaker Question
When life becomes stressful or frightening, what usually fades first—thanksgiving, praise, or attentiveness to God in prayer?
Questions
- The wanderers in verses 4-9 are lost, hungry, and collapsing before God intervenes. How does this scene teach us what true gratitude is—and why remembering God’s provision is essential to worship?
- Look carefully at verses 10-16. These prisoners suffer because they resisted God’s counsel. How does that connection deepen our understanding of worship—and why is repentance often necessary for gratitude to return?
- The people in verses 17-22 are near death because of their sin until God heals them by His word. What does this teach about the seriousness of sin—and why remembering rescue deepens worship?
- In verses 23-32 the sailors are overwhelmed by a violent storm until God stills the sea. How d
Next Steps
This week, deliberately rehearse one specific deliverance the Lord has worked in your life— spiritual, physical, relational, or circumstantial— and turn it into worship through prayer, testimony, or written thanksgiving.
Prayer Focus
Pray that the Lord would rescue His people from spiritual forgetfulness. Ask Him to cultivate grateful hearts that overflow in worship, repent quickly when wandering, and praise Him for His steadfast love in both raging storms and quiet waters.