January 22: Praise God the Creator (Psalm 104:1-4, 24-30)

To begin the session:

Begin your class by encouraging the participants to answer the following ice-breaker questions.

1. What was your favorite animal when you were growing up? Why?
2. How much do you like going to zoos, aquariums, oceanariums, etc.? How often do you go?

To engage the learners in a study of the Scripture text:

Read Psalm 104:1-4 and discuss the following questions with your group.

1. How does God make known the fact that he is “very great”?
2. In what sense does creation do God’s bidding?

Read Psalm 104:24-26 and discuss the following questions with your group.

3. In addition to his greatness, what other attribute of God does creation reveal?
4. How does the sea illustrate God’s attributes?

Read Psalm 104:27-30 and discuss the following questions with your group.

5. In what specific way does the Lord provide for all creatures?
6. What is the creatures’ greatest fear?
7. What does creation communicate to you, personally, about God?