The Good Life
In a world the trivializes nearly everything and mocks both meaning and depth, what sort of truths do we encounter in Psalm 23? While much of our contemporary American Christianity relegates Psalm 23 to either sentimentalism or the closing days of our lives, what would it look like to truly enter into the realities found in Psalm 23 in our daily lives?
What does it mean to live the “with-God” life where He is our Shepherd daily and all lifelong? Perhaps it would be the good life which so many people are desperately trying to find.
Sustaining the Good Life
(Psalm 23:4-6) Sermon Outline “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.” (Psalm 23:6a) With God in the Darkness The reality of darkness The reality of God’s present comfort The possibility of fearlessness With God Before Enemies The table of victory The table of abundance The Pursuing Glory of God Goodness and mercy in hot pursuit God’s unending commitment to His sheep Eternal belonging in the household of God DISCUSSION QUESTIONS What was one of…
Living the Good Life
(Psalm 23:1-4) Sermon Outline “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.” (Psalm 23:1) Starting with an Appropriate View of God God who is the LORD God who is a shepherd God who is my shepherd Living with God as Shepherd Living as a sheep Living the full life Living the guided life Living the purposeful life Living the glorious life DISCUSSION QUESTIONS This week we begin two weeks looking at “The Good Life” through Psalm 23. We want…