Oakwood Church
Streams in the Desert - Psalm 63
Locations & Times
Oakwood Community Church
11209 Casey Rd, Tampa, FL 33618, USA
Sunday 8:00 AM
Our Need:
• Soul and Body thirst
“My soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you…”
Psalm 63:1
• Soul and Body thirst
“My soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you…”
Psalm 63:1
Our Need:
• World thirst
“...in a dry and weary land where there is no water.”
Psalm 63:1
• World thirst
“...in a dry and weary land where there is no water.”
Psalm 63:1
Our Need:
• People thirst
“Those who seek to destroy my life…the mouths of liars will be silenced.”
Psalm 63:9,11
• People thirst
“Those who seek to destroy my life…the mouths of liars will be silenced.”
Psalm 63:9,11
God’s Gift:
• Eyes to see His Sufficiency
“So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory.”
Psalm 63:2
• Eyes to see His Sufficiency
“So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory.”
Psalm 63:2
God’s Gift:
• Lips to taste His Steadfast Love
“Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you.”
Psalm 63:3
• Lips to taste His Steadfast Love
“Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you.”
Psalm 63:3
God’s Gift:
• Lips to taste His Steadfast Love
“Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you.”
Psalm 63:3
• Lips to taste His Steadfast Love
“Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you.”
Psalm 63:3
God’s Gift:
• Hands to Surrender to Him in Worship
“So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands.”
Psalm 63:4
• Hands to Surrender to Him in Worship
“So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands.”
Psalm 63:4
God’s Gift:
• Hands to Surrender to Him in Worship
“My soul will be satisfied… and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips.”
Psalm 63:5
• Hands to Surrender to Him in Worship
“My soul will be satisfied… and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips.”
Psalm 63:5
God’s Gift:
• Heart to Trust Him
“My soul clings to you, your right hand upholds me.”
Psalm 63:8
• Heart to Trust Him
“My soul clings to you, your right hand upholds me.”
Psalm 63:8
Our Commitment:
1. Seek the Lord
“O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you.”
Psalm 63:1
1. Seek the Lord
“O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you.”
Psalm 63:1
“And three of the thirty chief men went down and came about harvest time to David at the cave of Adullam, when a band of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim. David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then at Bethlehem.”
2 Samuel 23:13-14
2 Samuel 23:13-14
“And David said longingly, ‘Oh, that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem that is by the gate!’ Then the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate and carried and brought it to David.”
2 Samuel 23:15-16
2 Samuel 23:15-16
Our Commitment:
2. Sing to the Lord
“My lips will praise you… I will bless you as long as I live… My mouth will praise you with joyful lips…”
Psalm 63:3-5
2. Sing to the Lord
“My lips will praise you… I will bless you as long as I live… My mouth will praise you with joyful lips…”
Psalm 63:3-5
Our Commitment:
3. Savor the Lord
“But the king shall rejoice in God; all who swear by him shall exult.”
Psalm 63:11
3. Savor the Lord
“But the king shall rejoice in God; all who swear by him shall exult.”
Psalm 63:11
“God is most Glorified in us when we are most Satisfied in Him.”
~ John Piper
~ John Piper