Psalm 66:8-10

Bless our God, O peoples;
    let the sound of his praise be heard,
who has kept us among the living
    and has not let our feet slip.
For you, O God, have tested us;
    you have tried us as silver is tried.
You brought us into the net;
    you laid burdens on our backs;
you let people ride over our heads;
    we went through fire and through water;
yet you have brought us out to a spacious place.

I will come into your house with burnt offerings;
    I will pay you my vows,
those that my lips uttered
    and my mouth promised when I was in trouble.
I will offer to you burnt offerings of fatted calves,
    with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams;
I will make an offering of bulls and goats. Selah

Come and hear, all you who fear God,
    and I will tell what he has done for me.
I cried aloud to him,
    and he was extolled with my tongue.
If I had cherished iniquity in my heart,
    the Lord would not have listened.
But truly God has listened;
    he has heard the words of my prayer.

Blessed be God,
    who has not rejected my prayer
    or removed his steadfast love from me.

Discuss these questions on our Facebook page:

• Who is the greatest example of suffering for doing what is right? 
• “Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for me.” (Psalm 66:16, NRSV.) Are you prepared to share your faith story? How can our churches help members feel more equipped to share their stories? Take time to fill in the blanks:
  • My life prior to following Christ …
  • My relationship with God brings me …
  • Now that I follow Christ, I can see God’s presence …

Acts 17:22-31
Psalm 66:8-20
1 Peter 3:13-22
John 14:15-21