Summer Mixtape: Out of Control

Psalm 2:1–12

Where will you lead your group? Pick and choose from these suggestions to create the right discussion for your group.


Discussion Questions:

Ice Breaker:

What is the worst summer vacation that you have ever been on? Whose fault was it?

Read vs 1–3

Do you agree or disagree that our world – just like King David's – is out of control? What evidence would you use to support that claim?

But it's not just the world, is it? What is one area where your life feels out of control?

Read vs 4–6

David chose to silence the world around him, take off the headphones, and shift his focus to God.  What is your routine / daily time that you spend with God?  How do you focus on God?

Instead of only talking to God, David also listened to God. What is one practical way you can listen to God this week in your own prayer life?

Read vs 7–9

What would it look like for God to win in the area of your life that feels out of control? Have you asked God for that?

Has God proven to you (in the past) that His ways are better than yours? Share a win from God with the group to encourage others that God always wins.

Read vs 10–12

Have you found refuge from God when you brought a situation to him? What was that like?

We find refuge and hope from a variety of places. Have you sought refuge in other places/things other than God? Has that worked out for you? Why/why not?





Next Steps:

End with a challenge to make it real. Commit to a next step as a group and bring the discussion to life this week.

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Summer Mixtape: The GOAT Father

Psalm 3

Where will you lead your group? Pick and choose from these suggestions to create the right discussion for your group.


Discussion Questions:

Ice Breaker:

What type of dad did you have growing up? Old school, sporty/coach, embarrassing you all the time, cool dad, penny pincher, or outdoorsy dad?

Read Psalm 3

• Studies show that many people dislike the title of “Father” for God due to negative past experiences with their earthly Father. Does the viewpoint of your earthly Father impact the viewpoint you have of God as he bears the same title?

• List the top 3-4 characteristics you think of when you think about your dad on Earth. Now list the top 3-4 characteristics when you think of your Heavenly Father.

• In vs 1-3, David says that God lifts his head when it is low in shame. Most parents operate on a “Do-Good, Get-Good” type of parenting, where kids are rewarded for good behavior and punished for bad behavior. But God gives us his grace, mercy, forgiveness, and salvation in spite of our sin. How has God lifted your heads out of shame personally, and how does it change your heart and life to know that in spite of your sin, God chooses to lift you out of it instead of leaving you in it?

• Do you ever fall into the “Do-Good Get-Good” trap with your Heavenly Father? What are the dangers in that kind of relationship?

• David says multiple times in the Psalms that when we cry out to God, He always hears and is always there. How does it impact you as a child of God to know that God’s presence in your life is constant? Why is his constant presence such a big deal?

• David cries out to God in vs 7, and God hears his calls. Has there been a time in your life that you desperately called out to God? What were you asking of God?  

• How did He respond? (Give you His presence, deliver you from the challenge, teach you something through it, etc). Why does God sometimes not deliver us out and give us what we ask for during our times of trouble?

• David closes the text by acknowledging that God is the true hero and savior of David. Other than the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross, how has God proven to be the hero and savior of your life (marriage, finances, relationships, getting through the past, struggling through forgiveness, etc)

Next Steps:

End with a challenge to make it real. Commit to a next step as a group and bring the discussion to life this week.

Earthly Dads (and all of us!) can learn a lot from the example of God in this text as the perfect Father.  What is the action step in your personal life from this text?

Upcoming Opportunties:

Summer Serve in rWorld
We need extra people to serve in rWorld over the summer. We're asking each rGroup member to serve 3 Sundays in the summer (June, July, August) to meet the needs. Contact josh@discoverrevo.com to sign up and schedule your serving days.

Summer Mixtape: I Just Want to Be Happy

Psalm 1:1-6

Where will you lead your group? Pick and choose from these suggestions to create the right discussion for your group.


Discussion Questions:

Read Psalm 1:1

The first word in this Psalm is the word "happy" (blessed). The word means something deeper just good feelings about what is happening in our lives. Verse 1 claims that happiness is possible. Do you agree, disagree, or care?

What does it mean to "walk" in the counsel of the wicked"? Have you experienced this in your life or seen it in the life of another? What did this walk look like?

What does it mean to "stand in the way of sinners"? Have you experienced this in your life or seen it in the life of another?

What does it mean to "sit in the seat of scoffers"? Have you experienced this in your life or seen it in the life of another?

What would you tell someone who is walking, standing, or sitting with the wicked?

Does sin lead to happiness? Why or why not?

Read Psalm 1:2

By contrast what does the blessed man do? How does a person "delight" in the Law of the Lord?

What does it mean to meditate on God's Law? How is your commitment to meditate on God's law?

What benefits have you found from spending time in God's Word or hearing God's Word being taught?

Read Psalm 1:3

Who is someone that you know is "like a tree planted by the rivers of water"? What is it about their life that makes you see that?

Is it really true that the blessed man prospers in all that he does? How?

Read Psalm 1:4-5

What's the difference between our church's core value of "Grow Deep" vs "the chaff which the wind drives away"?

Read Psalm 1:6

What does it mean that God "knows" the way of the righteous? Does this produce happiness?

On a scale from 1 to 10, how would you score your trust in the Lord? ... Would you give the same score to your happiness? Do you see how trusting the Lord and happiness are connected?

Based on the truth of Psalm 1, what does ultimate happiness look like?



Next Steps:

End with a challenge to make it real. Commit to a next step as a group and bring the discussion to life this week.

You were designed to live life in a relationship with God according to his plan for your life. Make a commitment to meditate on his Law and allow his Word to lead you in every area of your life.

This week, do everything you can to ensure your life resembles the tree that is planted by streams of water.

• I will make it a priority in my life to study and meditate on the Word of God.
• I will surround myself with Godly people who will help keep me on the right path.
• I will pass on to my family/friends the secret of true happiness.

Upcoming Opportunties:

Baptism Celebration - June 9th
Does anyone in your group need to profess their faith through baptism? Be sure to know everyone's personal story of when/if they were saved and baptized. Contact barrett@discoverrevo.com for more info about baptism.

Summer Serve in rWorld
We need extra people to serve in rWorld over the summer. We're asking each rGroup member to serve 3 Sundays in the summer (June, July, August) to meet the needs. Contact josh@discoverrevo.com to sign up and schedule your serving days.