Barenaked Ladies
Song: Odds Are
By: Sarah Taylor
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Teaching Point:
We’re going to face trials, but God will never leave us.
Opening Discussion/Questions:
What are the odds of getting struck by lightning?
What are the odds of someone spotting a UFO?
Anyone know the odds of getting audited by the IRS?
Retrieved from: http://www.funny2.com/odds.htm
Odds of spotting a UFO today: 3,000,000 to 1 - Odds of dating a millionaire: 215 to 1 - Odds of dating a supermodel: 88,000 to 1 - Odds of being struck by lightning: 576,000 to 1 - Odds of injury from mowing the lawn: 3,623 to 1 - Odds of being audited by the IRS: 175 to 1
Discussion:
The Barenaked Ladies have an upbeat way of looking at the bad things that can happen in life – a bee
sting, getting struck by lightning, getting struck by a train, etc. Clearly focusing on the bad stuff in life can be downer (despite the tone of the song). It can be a downer worrying about IF something bad will happen. It can be a downer when something bad DOES happen – because we all know, eventually it does – to some degree or
another.
In Psalm 142 we find David holed up in a cave, hiding from the people trying to kill him. He’s afraid for his life. When something isn’t going right for David, like in this psalm, his response is to cry out to God. In this Psalm he says, I have no refuge; no one cares for my life. I cry to you, O Lord; I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
David faces certain death, but he can find time to cry out to God and worship God in the same
breath.
Psalm 121 I lift up my eyes to the hills – where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip – he who watches over you will not slumber.
What’s your typical response when something bad happens?
Do you get angry with God? Do you praise God during the bad stuff? If not, what changes do you need to
make in order to begin praising God in the bad times?
Conclusion:
For David when things get bad, God is more than enough. God can handle our cries of pain and anger; He’s more than big enough. When things begin to go bad for us, God remains faithful and just to see us through.
God never leaves us alone to handle life on our own. And despite the stuff life throws at us, like David, we can find the strength to sing to God through the storms.
Song: Odds Are
By: Sarah Taylor
[email protected]
Teaching Point:
We’re going to face trials, but God will never leave us.
Opening Discussion/Questions:
What are the odds of getting struck by lightning?
What are the odds of someone spotting a UFO?
Anyone know the odds of getting audited by the IRS?
Retrieved from: http://www.funny2.com/odds.htm
Odds of spotting a UFO today: 3,000,000 to 1 - Odds of dating a millionaire: 215 to 1 - Odds of dating a supermodel: 88,000 to 1 - Odds of being struck by lightning: 576,000 to 1 - Odds of injury from mowing the lawn: 3,623 to 1 - Odds of being audited by the IRS: 175 to 1
Discussion:
The Barenaked Ladies have an upbeat way of looking at the bad things that can happen in life – a bee
sting, getting struck by lightning, getting struck by a train, etc. Clearly focusing on the bad stuff in life can be downer (despite the tone of the song). It can be a downer worrying about IF something bad will happen. It can be a downer when something bad DOES happen – because we all know, eventually it does – to some degree or
another.
In Psalm 142 we find David holed up in a cave, hiding from the people trying to kill him. He’s afraid for his life. When something isn’t going right for David, like in this psalm, his response is to cry out to God. In this Psalm he says, I have no refuge; no one cares for my life. I cry to you, O Lord; I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
David faces certain death, but he can find time to cry out to God and worship God in the same
breath.
Psalm 121 I lift up my eyes to the hills – where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip – he who watches over you will not slumber.
What’s your typical response when something bad happens?
Do you get angry with God? Do you praise God during the bad stuff? If not, what changes do you need to
make in order to begin praising God in the bad times?
Conclusion:
For David when things get bad, God is more than enough. God can handle our cries of pain and anger; He’s more than big enough. When things begin to go bad for us, God remains faithful and just to see us through.
God never leaves us alone to handle life on our own. And despite the stuff life throws at us, like David, we can find the strength to sing to God through the storms.