Message Notes

1. A study of the Psalms at Prayer Meeting

a) Faith

b) Fruit

2. Reasons

a) Personal

b) Practical

c) Prayerfully uplifting

3. A quick overview of the types of Psalms we will encounter

a) Prayer

b) Praise

c) Petition

d) Problems

e) Imprecatory

f) Messianic (Prophetic)

4. Authors

a) David

b) Solomon

c) Moses

d) Asaph

e) Sons of Korah

f) Anonymous

PSALM 1

1. Observations of life

a) Those who are blessed

b) Those who are not blessed

2. The activities of the person who is blessed

a) His companions   (Psalm 1:1)

b) His reading of the Scriptures

3. The use of imagery

a) Like a tree planted by the rivers

b) Fruitful

c) Comparison: Jeremiah 17:7-8

4. The person who is ungodly

a) Like chaff which the wind blows away

b) He shall not stand in the judgment

5. The LORD

a) He sees

b) He knows

c) He will respond appropriately

THE CHALLENGE FOR 2017

1. To cultivate a godly life

2. To see how the Lord will bless

3. To bear witness for the Lord by our life