Praying the Psalms: 9 Studies for Individuals or Groups: With Notes for Leaders

by Juanita Ryan

Publisher:

IVP

, 2003

Overview

Joy. Anger. Distress. Hope. Trust. All of these emotions are expressed in the Psalms. Juanita Ryan offers these studies to help you learn how to openly express the full range of your emotions to God. This revised LifeGuide Bible Study, originally titled Psalms II, features additional questions for starting group discussions and for meeting God in personal reflection, together with expanded leader’s notes and a “Now or Later” section in each study.

Contents

Top Highlights

“Our relationship with God is that of children to a parent, sheep to a shepherd, creatures to the Creator. We are dependent on him for life, for breath, for sustenance, for help in trouble, for love, for forgiveness, for mercy. We may like to think of ourselves as independent and self-sufficient, but we are not. We need God. It is vital that we acknowledge our need because it is the beginning point of our relationship with him.” (Page 8)

“the psalms give us the gift of courage, particularly the courage to acknowledge our vulnerable dependence on God.” (Page 4)

“God is praised. As we enter the world of the psalms, we come into God’s presence as the vulnerable, honest, needy, spontaneous, joyful children he made us to be.” (Page 5)

“Sometimes we feel separated from God. During these times, we may feel much like small children feel when they are separated from their parents—frightened, angry. And we may experience an intense longing for our parent to return.” (Page 12)

“‘Call on me in the day of trouble and I will answer you.’” (Page 20)

Product Details

• Title: Praying the Psalms: 9 Studies for Individuals or Groups: With Notes for Leaders
• Author: Juanita Ryan
• Series: A LifeGuide Bible Study
• Publisher: IVP
• Print Publication Date: 2003
• Logos Release Date: 2018
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible. O.T. Psalms › Study and teaching; Emotions › Biblical teaching
• ISBNs: 9780830862375, 0830862374
• Resource ID: LLS:LFGDPRYPSLMS
• Resource Type: text.monograph.study-guide
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T01:12:55Z

About Juanita Ryan

Juanita Ryan is a clinical nurse specialist with an MSN in psychiatric mental health nursing. She has taught mental health nursing at Bethel University, Rio Hondo Community College and Biola University. She is currently a therapist in private practice at Brea Family Counseling Center in Brea, California. She is the coauthor of The Twelve Steps: A Spiritual Kindergarten and the author or coauthor of over thirty InterVarsity Press Bible studies.