CrossWay Church
Psalms 1:1-6 NIV
Psalm 1: The two paths
I) The path to deep satisfaction and fulfillment.
A) What our _______________ tells us about happiness.
1) You can find your own ______________ path to happiness.
2) All paths lead to the __________ place - the end of your existence (atheism) or to a general spiritual deity (spirituality).
B) Biblical Worldview: There are ____________ ways to live in this world (wickedness and righteousness) and they end up in very different places.
II) Characteristics of a person on the path of righteousness.
A) They do not participate in _______________ actions.
Note the downward spiral in verse 3.
What wicked things are tempting to you?
B) They allow God’s word to ______________ their life more and more.
How can you meditate on God’s word more?
II) Characteristics of a person on the path of righteousness.
A) The person on the righteous path is like a healthy fruit _______ planted by an irrigation ditch.
B) The person on the wicked path is like ______________.
Tree
stable
always well-watered (all seasons)
fruit-bearing
alive
Chaff
wind-blown (doesn’t stand)
dry as dust
worthless
dead (leads to destruction)
Which describes your life most accurately?
IV) Jesus embodied this psalm perfectly.
A) Jesus lived the perfect life to make believers _________________.
B) Faith in Christ is the ____________ way to get on the righteous path.
C) His Spirit _________________ believers’ growth.
Psalm 1: The two paths
I) The path to deep satisfaction and fulfillment.
A) What our _______________ tells us about happiness.
1) You can find your own ______________ path to happiness.
2) All paths lead to the __________ place - the end of your existence (atheism) or to a general spiritual deity (spirituality).
B) Biblical Worldview: There are ____________ ways to live in this world (wickedness and righteousness) and they end up in very different places.
II) Characteristics of a person on the path of righteousness.
A) They do not participate in _______________ actions.
Note the downward spiral in verse 3.
What wicked things are tempting to you?
B) They allow God’s word to ______________ their life more and more.
How can you meditate on God’s word more?
II) Characteristics of a person on the path of righteousness.
A) The person on the righteous path is like a healthy fruit _______ planted by an irrigation ditch.
B) The person on the wicked path is like ______________.
Tree
Chaff
stable
wind-blown (doesn’t stand)
Always well-watered (all seasons)
dry as dust
fruit-bearing
worthless
alive
Dead (leads to destruction)
Which describes your life most accurately?
IV) Jesus embodied this psalm perfectly.
A) Jesus lived the perfect life to make believers _________________.
B) Faith in Christ is the ____________ way to get on the righteous path.
C) His Spirit _________________ believers’ growth.