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Paths of Righteousness

Primary Text:  Psalm 23:1-3                                    October 3 & 4, 2026

Previous Teaching:  Green Pastures, Quiet Waters

1)  Rest & Relaxation

Psalm 23:1-3:   The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.  He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul.  

2)  Rest For Your Soul

Matthew 11:28-30:  “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

This Week’s Teaching:  

1)  Virtuous Pathways

Psalm 23:1-3:   The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.  He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul.  He guides me in paths of righteousness….

Psalm 23:3 (KJV):  He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness….

Psalm 119:105:  Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.   

DQ 1) What are paths of righteousness?

2)  A Way of Escape

1 Corinthians 10:12-13:  So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall!  No temptation has seized you except what is common to man.  And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear.  But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.  

DQ 2) In what ways does God make provisions to avoid falling prey to

           temptation?

3)  Conviction 

1 Thessalonians 5:19-22:  Do not put out the Spirit’s fire; do not treat prophecies with contempt.  Test everything.  Hold on to the good.  Avoid every kind of evil.

1 Thessalonians 5:19 (KJV):  Quench not the Spirit.

Ephesians 4:30-31:  And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.  Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.  

DQ 3) How does the Holy Spirit guide us in righteousness?

4)  Your Name 

Psalm 23:3:  He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

Psalm 31:3:  Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me.

Psalm 115:1:  Not to us, O Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.

2 Thessalonians 1:12:  We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Revelation 15:4:   Who will not fear you, O Lord, and bring glory to your name?  For you alone are holy.  All nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous acts have been revealed.   

DQ 4) What defames the name of the Lord?  

DQ 5) What does it mean to glorify the name of the Lord?