Sermon Summary

God’s Answer to the Stress (Fear) of the Future

Many PEOPLE SPEND their ENTIRE LIVES WORRYING ABOUT their FUTURE. They NEVER seem to ENJOY TODAY because they are ALWAYS WORRIED about TOMORROW. BECAUSE OUR GOD is a GOOD GOD we can EXPECT HIS PROVISION & HIS PROTECTION in OUR LIVES.

We can EXPECT those things NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS to us GOD will CAUSE GOOD to come out of it. WHATEVER HAPPENS it WILL ALWAYS BE for OUR OWN GOOD or for the GOOD of OTHER PEOPLE or for the GOOD of GOD’S OWN KINGDOM.Lets Break Down this Verse Psalms 23:7

1st Half Says ‘Surely goodness shall follow me all the days of my life.’

OUR GOD is a GOOD GOD. HE is OUR SOURCE of GOODNESS.

We have NO IDEA of WHAT the FUTURE HOLDS but we DO KNOW WHO HOLDS the FUTURE. We also KNOW that GOD is IN CONTROL & that GOD LOVES US & WANTS to HELP US. When we GIVE OURSELVES to GOD & we LIVE for GOD, KEEPING HIS WORD, we don’t WORRY about the FUTURE.

If we LIVE FAITHFULLY to CHRIST & we are BRINGING FORTH GOOD FRUIT then we’re going to HEAVEN when we die.

The 2nd Half of Psalms 23:7 “& I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.’

That is ONE of the MOST IMPORTANT CONNECTIONS we will FIND throughout the ENTIRE BIBLE.

It CONNECTS YESTERDAY & TODAY with TOMORROW.

GOD is saying, ‘I have this GREAT PLAN for your LIVES & surely GOODNESS & MERCY shall FOLLOW YOU throughout your lives, BUT that is NOT the END.

I have SOMETHING ELSE at the END & it is BETTER than ANYTHING BEFORE you have KNOWN.

The KEY is CONFESS & ASK GOD FOR FORGIVENESS.

Remember We have a 24hr HOT LINE SERVICE with GOD and He is ALWAYS AVAILABLE.

So You Don’t Miss Out On God’s infinite Love of YOU

Don’t MISS OUT ON A LIFE OF ETERNITY IN HEAVEN for this very, very short life in the WORLD.

Ask Yourself This question: HOW LONG IS FOREVER ?

Verse List for Gods Answer to the Stress of the Future

• Psalm 23:7

• Psalm 145:20

• Romans 8:28

• Psalm 91:11

• Daniel 6:22

• II Kings

• Acts 27

• Isaiah 60:10

• Psalm 103: 2-11

• Hebrews 4:16

• Psalms 23:7

• II Corinthians 5:1

• II Corinthians 5:6-8

• Matthew 7:17

• Matthew 7:19

• I John 1:6

• John 10: 1-4

• I John 2:1

• I John 1:9

• II Peter 3:9

• Psalm 23: 5

• Matthew 10:16

• Psalm 124:6-8

• Psalm 39:2-

• Psalm 55: 3-7

• James 5:16

• Psalm 23:5

• Psalm 118:6-7

• Psalm 94: 22

• Psalm 23: 5

• Psalm 147: 3

• Psalm 23:5

• Isaiah 54: 17

• John 3:36

• John 3:18

Psalm 23: 5

‘Thou prepares a table before me in the presence of my enemies, Thou anointest my head with oil, my cup runs over..’

WHAT NOT TO DO WHEN WE GET HURT:

1st thing not to do DON’T IGNORE IT: BE HONEST with OURSELVES

2nd thing not to do: DON’T RUN FROM OUR HURT: Don’t try to ESCAPE, RETREAT or RUNAWAY

3rd thing not to do: DON’T HIDE OUR HURT

So How Do We Fix or HEAL our Hurts

Psalm 23:5 ‘THOU preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies, THOU anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.’

The answers to healing our hurts in in Psalm 23:5 Lets Break this verse down

1st part of Psalm 23: 5 THOU preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies

#1: Thing to do to HEAL our Hurts LET JESUS SETTLE OUR SCORES:

When we are HURT DON’T TRY to GET EVEN with the ONE who HURT us. TRUST in GOD to even the score. GIVE your HURT to GOD to Fix, to HEAL.

The second part of Psalm 23: 5 ‘… THOU anointest my head with oil;….

#2: Thing to do to HEAL our Hurts LET JESUS SOOTH OUR WOUNDS:

GOD wants to POUR INSIDE of our BROKENESS, INSIDE of our HEADS, INSIDE of our HEARTS & INSIDE of our MINDS an ANNOINTING of HIS HEALING SPIRIT. THE HOLY SPIRIT

The third part Psalm 23:5 sayes‘….my cup runneth over….’

#3: Thing to do to HEAL our Hurts LET JESUS SATISFY OUR NEEDS:

GOD DOES NOT POUR just a SMALL AMOUNT or an AVERAGE AMOUNT or just FILL US with HIS HEALING.

GOD HEALS US with AN ABUNDANCE of OVERFLOWING HEALING GRACE. GOD POURS SO MUCH of HIS HOLY SPIRIT, ANNOINTING OIL, until OUR CUP literally RUNS OVER. That is HOW MUCH in ABUNDANCE GOD’S HEALING is!