我的知已 – 黑暗 Darkness, My Old Friend
我們常以為上帝總會在我們最黑暗的時刻出手干預，但許多基督徒確實面臨著看似遙遙無期、令人絕望的境況。本週日，張國強牧師將帶領我們查考《詩篇》中最黑暗的篇章之一，教導我們如何在最艱難的時刻中尋找前行的路。
We often think God will step in during our darkest moments, but many Christians face seasons that feel endless and hopeless. This Sunday, Rev. Jeremiah Cheung leads us through one of the darkest chapters in Psalms to show how we can navigate our most challenging times.
Read Today’s Scripture Passage
詩篇 Psalm 88
Life Group Discussion Guide
1. Start with a prayer
2. Engage one another (15-30 mins)
- Share how you usually address God in your prayers. Do you refer to Him as your Heavenly Father? Do you acknowledge Jesus and the Holy Spirit as well in your prayers? Where do you think this is rooted?
3. Engage the mind (15-20 mins)
- Read the psalm. Why was the psalmist able to bring his honest complaints to God without turning away from Him?
- How do the events surrounding Jesus’ death and resurrection help us understand the hope found at the end of Psalm 88?
4. Examine the heart (15-20 mins)
- Are you completely honest with God in prayer, or do you find yourself hiding your true emotions from Him? What keeps you from being fully open?
- Have you been tempted to stop praying because God seems silent or slow to answer? What does that reveal about your perception and expectations of Him?
5. Empower the hands (15-20 mins)
- What is one burden or unanswered prayer that you will intentionally continue bringing before God instead of giving up on? What can you do this week to remind yourself to wait expectantly for God rather than assuming He is absent or late?
- Who do you know may be walking through a dark season? How can you encourage them with God’s presence and the hope found in Christ?
6. Engage with God in prayer (20-30 mins)
- Praise the Heavenly Father because He remains the God who saves, hears, and stays with His people even when life feels dark, and His answers seem delayed. Thank Him that Jesus entered the deepest darkness on our behalf so that we can have the hope of new life and the assurance that we are never alone in our suffering.
- Ask God to forgive you for the times you have doubted His goodness, stopped praying, or believed He had abandoned you when your circumstances did not change. Pray for a heart that continues to seek Him with honesty, perseverance, and confident hope, trusting His perfect timing and His unfailing presence even in the darkest seasons.
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