Discussion for 9 April 2017

Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29

1   O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; 
     his steadfast love endures for ever!

2     Let Israel say, 
          “His steadfast love endures for ever.”

19  Open to me the gates of righteousness, 
          that I may enter through them 
          and give thanks to the LORD.

20  This is the gate of the LORD; 
          the righteous shall enter through it.

21  I thank you that you have answered me 
          and have become my salvation. 
22  The stone that the builders rejected 
          has become the chief cornerstone. 
23  This is the LORD’s doing; 
          it is marvelous in our eyes. 
24  This is the day that the LORD has made; 
          let us rejoice and be glad in it. 
25  Save us, we beseech you, O LORD! 
          O LORD, we beseech you, give us success!

26  Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the LORD. 
          We bless you from the house of the LORD. 
27  The LORD is God, 
          and he has given us light. 
     Bind the festal procession with branches, 
          up to the horns of the altar. 
28  You are my God, and I will give thanks to you; 
          you are my God, I will extol you.

29  O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, 
     for his steadfast love endures forever.

For Discussion

 -This is a movement - transformation selection. What is moving and what is transformed?

- How does this passage differ to Jesus entry into Jerusalem and the passion of the Lord?

- What is the significance of the "Stone" referenced in Vs 22 as used in the New Testament?

- Verse 25 is a beautiful prayer.....what does God want our success to look like?