September 3, 2017 – Psalm 23 – From the lives of David and Jesus – Anointest My Head

“Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.” KJV Psalm 23:5b

1 Samuel 16:4-13 – New International Version (NIV)

⁴ Samuel did what the Lord said. When he arrived at Bethlehem, the elders of the town trembled when they met him. They asked, “Do you come in peace?”

⁵ Samuel replied, “Yes, in peace; I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. Consecrate yourselves and come to the sacrifice with me.” Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.

⁶ When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed stands here before the Lord.”

⁷ But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

⁸ Then Jesse called Abinadab and had him pass in front of Samuel. But Samuel said, “The Lord has not chosen this one either.” ⁹ Jesse then had Shammah pass by, but Samuel said, “Nor has the Lord chosen this one.” ¹⁰ Jesse had seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel said to him, “The Lord has not chosen these.” ¹¹ So he asked Jesse, “Are these all the sons you have?”

“There is still the youngest,” Jesse answered. “He is tending the sheep.”

Samuel said, “Send for him; we will not sit down until he arrives.”

¹² So he sent for him and had him brought in. He was glowing with health and had a fine appearance and handsome features.

Then the Lord said, “Rise and anoint him; this is the one.”

¹³ So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon David. Samuel then went to Ramah.

What did Samuel do (verse 4)?

Who ask Samuel “do you come in peace” (verse 4)?

Who did Samuel consecrate and invite to the sacrifice (verse 5)?

In your opinion, why would Samuel think that Elian was the Lord’s anointed (verse 6)?

What did the Lord tell Samuel not to consider (verse 7)?

What does the Lord look at (verse 7)?

How did Samuel react to Abinadab (verse 8)?

Who had Shammah pass by (verse 9)?

How many of Jesse’s sons passed in front of Samuel (verse 10)?

In your opinion, why was David “tending the sheep” (verse 11)?

How was David described (verse 12)?

What did the Lord tell Samuel to do (verse 12)?

When did “the Spirit of the Lord” come powerfully upon David (verse 13)?

In your opinion, what is the basic message of this passage?

John 1:29-34 - New International Version (NIV)

²⁹ The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! ³⁰ This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’ ³¹ I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.”

³² Then John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him. ³³ And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ ³⁴ I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.”

What does John say that Jesus “takes away” (verse 29)?

In your opinion, what does John mean when he says that Jesus “was before me” (verse 30)?

Why did John come “baptizing with water” (verse 31)?

What did John see (verse 32)?

What will the one “on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain” do (verse 33)?

Who does John testify that Jesus is (verse 34)?

In your opinion, what is the basic message of this passage?

In your opinion, what do the anointing of David in 1 Samuel 16:4-13 and the baptism of Jesus in John 1:29-34 have in common?

1 Corinthians 12:1-11 - New International Version (NIV)

¹ Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. ² You know that when you were pagans, somehow or other you were influenced and led astray to mute idols. ³ Therefore I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.

⁴ There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. ⁵ There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. ⁶ There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.

⁷ Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. ⁸ To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, ⁹ to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, ¹⁰ to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues. ¹¹ All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.

Who does Paul not want to be uninformed about the “gifts of the Spirit” (verse 1)?

When were they “influenced and led astray to mute idols” (verse 2)?

In your opinion, why is it that “no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed”” (verse 3)?

What do the “different kinds of gifts” have in common (verse 4)?

Who is in all the different kinds of working and in everyone (verse 6)?

Why does each person receive “the manifestation of the Spirit” (verse 7)?

What are the different gifts the Spirit gives (verses 8, 9 and 10)?

How does the Spirit distribute each gift (verse 11)?

In your opinion, what is the basic message of this passage?

In your opinion, what does Paul in 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 help us understand about the Holy Spirit that John the Baptist says that Jesus will baptize with in John 1:29-34?

In your opinion, how is the “Spirit of the Lord” who came powerfully on David in 1 Samuel 16:4-13 similar to the Spirit who manifests gifts in 1 Corinthians 12:1-11?

1 John 3:1-3 – New International Version (NIV)

¹ See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. ² Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. ³ All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.

What is the result of the great love has the Father “lavished on us” (verse 1)?

Why does the world not know us (verse 1)?

What are we (verse 2)?

In your opinion, why is what we will be not yet known (verse 4)?

Who will we be like (verse 2)?

What do “all who have the hope” do (verse 3)?

In your opinion, what is the basic message of this passage?

In your opinion, how does it make you feel to know that the “brothers and sisters” who receive manifestations of the Spirit for the common good in 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 are called “children of God” who will be like Christ He appears in 1 John 3:1-3?

In your opinion, what does it mean to you that the “Lamb of God who takes away” our sins and baptizes with the Spirit in John 1:29-34 has a Father who lavishes great love on us and calls us His children in 1 John 3:1-13?

In your opinion, how does the “Spirit of the Lord” coming powerfully on David after he was anointed in 1 Samuel 16:4-13 help us begin to understand how we will be like Christ when He appears according to 1 John 3:1-3?

In your opinion, how do these passages from 1 Samuel, John, 1 Corinthians, and 1 John help us understand the blessing of today’s passage “Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over”?

In your opinion, how do these passages help us grow more comfortable with the anointing that we receive from the Holy Spirit as Christians, and the “great love the Father has lavished on us” following that anointing?

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