Wednesday Service | Psalm 23 Part 4: 3 Pictures | Jordan Brawner

Psalm 23:1-5 (NIV)

¹ The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.²     He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,³     he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.⁴ Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. ⁵ You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

[1] The

[a] God is the of this banquet

[b] Its not spontaneous… its

[c] I am the of honor

[d] It’s a banquet not in private

[e] This includes the sight of my

Song of Solomon 2:4 (AB)

“He has brought me to his banqueting place, And his banner over me is love [waving overhead to protect and comfort me].

Job 36:16 (NCV)

“God is gently calling you from the jaws of trouble to an open place of freedom where he has set your table full of the best food.

Psalm 31:19 (NCV)

How great is your goodness that you have stored up for those who fear you, that you have given to those who trust you. You do this for all to see.

[2] The

• When God me he me

1 Samuel 10:1, 6-7 (LB)

Then Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it over Saul’s head, and kissed him on the cheek and said, “I am doing this because the Lord has appointed you to be the king of his people, Israel! 

⁶ “At that time the Spirit of the Lord will come mightily upon you and you will prophesy with them, and you will feel and act like a different person. ⁷ From that time on your decisions should be based on whatever seems best under the circumstances, for the Lord will guide you.

• What it is? It’s a supernatural for a God given !

Ephesians 3:20 (NCV)

²⁰ With God’s power working in us, God can do much, much more than anything we can ask or imagine.

• Why do you need it? When it comes to the of God you will without it!

Luke 18:27 (NLT)

²⁷ He replied, “What is impossible for people is possible with God.”

• God anoints my life to !

Isaiah 61:1-3 (LB)

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the suffering and afflicted. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted, to announce liberty to captives, and to open the eyes of the blind. ² He has sent me to tell those who mourn that the time of God’s favor to them has come, and the day of his wrath to their enemies. ³ To all who mourn in Israel he will give: beauty for ashes; joy instead of mourning; praise instead of heaviness. For God has planted them like strong and graceful oaks for his own glory.

• How do I get it? !

James 4:2b (NIV)

You don’t have because you don’t ask.

• When God anoints your body it brings health

Mark 6:13 (NCV)

They forced many demons out and put olive oil on many sick people and healed them.

James 5:14, 16b (GWT)

¹⁴ If you are sick, call for the church leaders. Have them pray for you and anoint you with olive oil  in the name of the Lord… Prayers offered by those who have God’s approval are effective.

[3] The

• God wants us to go from to !

Isaiah 48:17-18 (NLT)

¹⁷ This is what the Lords says— your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is good for you and leads you along the paths you should follow.¹⁸ Oh, that you had listened to my commands! Then you would have had peace flowing like a gentle river and righteousness rolling over you like waves in the sea.

• God wants us to learn how to with him!

2 Corinthians 9:6-8 (GWT)

⁶ Remember this: The farmer who plants a few seeds will have a very small harvest. But the farmer who plants because he has received God’s blessings will receive a harvest of God’s blessings in return. ⁷ Each of you should give whatever you have decided. You shouldn’t be sorry that you gave or feel forced to give, since God loves a cheerful giver. ⁸ Besides, God will give you his constantly overflowing kindness. Then, when you always have everything you need, you can do more and more good things.