CrossWay Church
Psalms 3:1-8 NIV
Psalm 3: When life overwhelms us!
I) Life can ______________ us.
A) David was overwhelmed when his son _____________ tried to over take his kingdom.
1) David was completely caught off guard and had to __________!
2) Shimei, Saul’s descendant, ____________ at David as he fled.
B) Selah: A moment to pause and reflect on your own life.
What overwhelms you? What makes you doubt God’s love for you?
II) Look to God for protection and strength.
A) When we look upward, God reminds us that he rules over ________.
B) God may be ______________________ us more than we realize.
C) God is the ______________. We need to do our part too.
D) Selah: A moment to pause and reflect on your own life.
What can God do to help you over come your challenges?
What protection has God already provided you?
III) Remind ourselves that God can provide ___________ assurance in the midst of a storm.
A) David can __________ because he knows God will sustain him.
B) What truths do you need to remind yourself of?
IV) Cry out for deliverance!
A) David ______________ the war cry of Israel.
B) David gives God _____________.
C) He prays for all including his _____________.
D) Selah: How can you pray specifically and broadly for the things that overwhelm you?
V) Christ lived out this psalm.
A) Christ faced many _____________.
B) Christ laid down his ___________ because he trusted God’s plan.
C) Christ defeated the enemies of sin and death so that God’s people could be _____________ and experience God’s blessing.