Week 2 Study Guide (Psalms 19 & 27)

Day 1 (1 hour of study - Monday, July 16th):

S.S. Logos Training: 15 mins - With parent's permission, use online tools (google, etc) to answer the following questions (5 W's and an H):

1. Who wrote the Psalms?
2. What are they?
3. Where were they written?
4. When were they written?
5. Who were they written to/for?
6. How were they used after they were written?
   *Record your answers in your field journal

Mess Hall: 15 mins - Read Ps. 19 & 27 in the New International Version (NIV) of the Scriptures.

*Note what jumps out at you in each Psalm in your journal

First Mate: 10 mins - Read Matthew Henry's commentary on Psalm 19 HERE. It is college-level reading, but I know you guys are up for the challenge! Real treasures often have to be mined for (hard work)...

*In field journal, note what thoughts or ideas came to you while reading this

Tidy cabin: 15 mins - Memorize Psalm 19:14 (10 minutes, using the phrase 15 method HERE)

Report to the upper deck:

5 mins - *Check-in on Facebook that you put in your hour of work with today's material

Day 2 (1 hour of study - Tuesday, July 17th):

S.S. Logos Training: 10 mins - Read Matthew Henry's introduction to the Psalms HERE. *Note what you find most interesting in your field journal.

Mess hall: 15 mins - Read Ps. 19 & 27 in the New Living Translation (NLT) Version of the Scriptures *In your field journal, note what jumps out at you in each Psalm today

Star Gazing: 10 mins - Thoughtfully watch this youtube video HERE which was inspired by the first half of Psalm 19. *In your journal, note what hit you while watching.

Tidy cabin: 15 mins - Memorize Ps. 27:4, Review Ps. 19:14 (10 minutes, using the phrase 15 method)


Conversing with the Captain: 5 mins - With your open journal in front of you and a pen in hand, ask the Lord any questions that are on your heart. *Note any thoughts or impressions that come to your mind (That just might be the Captain speaking!)

Report to the upper deck: 5 mins - *Check-in on Facebook that you put in your hour of work with today's material

Day 3 (1 hour of study - Wednesday, July 18th):

S.S. Logos Training: 25 mins - Listen to R.C. Sproul's 23-minute lecture on the Psalms on the media page HERE. One of my very favorite teachers! *Note in your field journal what jumps out at you during his talk.

Mess Hall: 10 mins - Read Ps. 19 & 27 in The Message (MSG) version of the Scriptures.

*Note what jumps out at you in each Psalm in your journal

Conversing with the Captain: 5 mins - Ask the Lord any questions that are on your heart regarding the material today. *Note in your field journal what thoughts or impressions come into your mind (That is more than likely Him :)

Tidy cabin: 15 mins - Memorize Psalm 27:5, review Psalm 19:14 and 27:4 (10 minutes, using the phrase 15 method HERE)

Report to the upper deck:

5 mins - *Check-in on Facebook that you put in your hour of work with today's material

Day 4 (1 hour of study - Thursday, July 19th):

Mess hall: 15 mins - Read Ps. 19 & 27 in either the NLT or the NIV (you choose). IMPORTANT: This time, instead of reading these in a physical Bible, look these chapters up on blueletterbible.com HERE and read both chapters on this site. Notice the helpful tools on this site, and the buttons next to each verse. Float your mouse over them (without actually clicking them) to see what each button stands for.

First Mate: 15 mins - 
1. Pick your favorite verse from chapter 19. On Blueletterbible.com, click the "V" button next to that verse and read that verse in the different versions. Click the "C" button next to that verse and spend a moment seeing what the original Hebrew looks like for that verse, and means. Pick your favorite verse from chapter 27 and do the same thing (with the V and C button tools).

*Note anything interesting that strikes you during this exercise.

2. Pick 3 words from each verse that you picked above (your favorite verses from Psalm 19 and Psalm 27) - and look up what each word means (using the "C" tool and the links it brings up will lead you to the definitions).

*Did any extra meaning come to you on these words and verses as you did this? Note it in your journal.

Tidy cabin: 15 mins - Memorize Ps. 27:6, Review Ps. 19:14 & 27:4-5 (10 minutes, using the phrase 15 method)

Conversing with the Captain: 10 mins - With your open journal in front of you and a pen in hand, ask the Lord any questions that are on your heart. *Note any thoughts or impressions that come to your mind (That just might be the Captain speaking!)

Report to the upper deck: 5 mins - *Check-in on Facebook that you put in your hour of work with today's material

Day 5 (No study - Friday, July 20th): Only join in on the Friday discussion call.

SKYPE CALL - 8-9am * Have your notes from the week in front of you.