Introduction

“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;

you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.”

Two causes for losing hope:

1. When things that shouldn’t happen, ______________.

2. When things that should happen, ______________.

1. My Shepherd will _______________ me with His Word.

“you prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies”

1. My Shepherd will _______________ me with His Spirit.

“you anoint my head with oil”

III. My hope will _______________ to others.

“my cup overflows”

Conclusion

Application Questions

1. What have been some events in your life that have caused you to lose hope?
2. How is God’s Word like “a banquet table full of food”?
3. How can the blessings of your life overflow into the lives of others?
4. Of the three images which one speaks to you the most? Why?