This is a lesson I prepared for a Sunday School class series titled, “Desperate People of the Bible.” The lessons are meant to be a mix of teaching and interactive discussion in the group. This is an outline of my presentation that guided the teaching and discussion.
Psalm 23
Desperate People – Sunday School Winter 2025
Sunday School Lesson | February 23, 2025
For the lesson today, we’re going to look at the familiar Psalm 23 in maybe an unfamiliar way. This Psalm has been a source of tremendous comfort and encouragement in the midst of my own personal desperation and I know I am probably not alone in this area. During the last holiday season from Thanksgiving to Christmas, I spent every day meditating on a portion of this Psalm. I wrote 9 journal entries during this time that helped me take my ongoing meditations throughout the day and brought them to the Good Shepherd as a personal prayer. I am still reaping the benefits of this deep engagement.
Psalm 23 is a beautiful Psalm of the goodness of God in the lives of his people. A Psalm of meeting us exactly where we are and providing the tender sweet mercies we so desperately need.
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