(Note: For remote participants and BFG leaders, these questions are meant to be used in conjunction with the pastor’s sermon. Attempting to use these questions absent the sermon’s teaching could lead to unbiblical or unhelpful conclusions.)

For Kids: There is a right way to approach God so that he is not a terror to you but life and joy. Psalm 97 helps us discover how to make God a joy.

• What does it mean to have joy? 
• Based on Psalm 97, how can God be your source of joy? 
• What is something about God that makes you happy? 

For Discussion:

• Some people have a problem with authority. Why is it good for every person to know that God reigns in authority over all creation? Why should people of every nation be glad about this fact? 
• Is it right for people to be terrified before the Lord? Why or why not?  
  • What would you say to a non-believer who does not fear God?  
  • What would you say to a professing believer who has an unhealthy fear of God?  
• From a biblical standpoint, when is shame a bad thing? In contrast to today’s culture, which often sees “shaming” as awful, in what ways can shame be good?  
• When is it right to think of God as “gentle and lowly” (Matt. 11:29) and when is it right to think of him as strong and fearsome? Give examples.  
• Why is proper joy before the Lord only possible with a proper understanding of fear before the Lord?  
• When it comes to your relationship with the Lord, do you tend more toward fear or joy? Are you right to lean more toward one than the other? if not, how should you correct your thinking?  

 
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