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2026 Discussion Questions

October 18, 2026

Series: Journey in Song: A Movement of Faith Through Favorite Hymns

Title: How Great Thou Art

Primary Text: Psalm 8:1, 3-6

1. What is something in creation that reliably makes you stop and notice: mountains, stars, thunderstorms, the ocean, a particular tree, animals, something else? What is your reaction in these moments?

2. When was the last time you felt genuinely small in a good way, like you were part of something much bigger than yourself? Did that feeling affect the way you approached or responded to something in your life?

3. What image, idea, or moment from the sermon, "Journey in Song: How Great Thou Art," stayed with you? What did you want to discuss?

4. Read Psalm 8:1, 3-6. What does the psalmist notice when looking at the heavens and the world around them, and what does the psalmist say about human beings?

5. What strikes you about the movement from "how majestic is your name" to "what are human beings that you are mindful of them?" What emotions do you hear in those thoughts? Are they relatable?

6. How can wonder at the greatness of God change, or deepen, the way we understand our own place in creation?

7. Read Genesis 1:26-31. How does this passage describe both our dignity and our responsibility? Where might that matter in your life?

8. Read Romans 8:19-23. What does the text suggest about the relationship between our faith and the well-being of the whole creation? What might this mean for the church today?

9. Where could you practice paying closer attention to wonder this week? How could that attention draw you toward gratitude, humility, or care for others and creation?

10. Where do you need to be reminded this week that you are both small within a much larger creation and deeply held by God? How can we pray for one another in that?