1. Trees planted by the water how to get started right in 2015 Psalm 1

2. The way of the righteous Psalm 1:1

3. Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the L ORD, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers. Psalm 1:1-3

4. That blessedness begins with the negative, not the positive. It is possible for a person to have a truly blessed and happy life

5. Psalm 1 surprises many people because it begins not with the positive, but with a negative It is possible for a person to have a truly blessed and happy life walk stand sit Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, Psalm 1:1

6. The progression goes like this: Thinking … Behaving … Belonging. Worldly wisdom leads to… Worldly action, which results in… Worldly fellowship. It is possible for a person to have a truly blessed and happy life

7. That blessedness begins with the negative, not the positive. That blessedness comes from building your life on the Word of God. It is possible for a person to have a truly blessed and happy life

8. delight meditates but whose delight is in the law of the L ORD ; and who meditates on his law day and night. Psalm 1:2 It is possible for a person to have a truly blessed and happy life

9. That blessedness begins with the negative, not the positive. That blessedness comes from building your life on the Word of God. That blessedness is marked by stability and fruitfulness. It is possible for a person to have a truly blessed and happy life

10. Stability And fruitfulne ss That blessedness is marked by stability and fruitfulness.

11. That blessedness begins with the negative, not the positive. That blessedness comes from building your life on the Word of God. That blessedness is marked by stability and fruitfulness. That blessedness prospers in all situations It is possible for a person to have a truly blessed and happy life

12. The way of the wicked Psalm 1:4-5

13. Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. Psalm 1:4-5 The way of the wicked

14. The wicked are ultimately unsubstantial The way of the wicked

15. The wicked are ultimately unsubstantial Their true character will be revealed on the day of judgment The way of the wicked

16. The end of Both ways Psalm 1:6

17. For the L ORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction. Psalm 1:6 The end of both ways

18. The righteous will endure because they are known by god The end of both ways

19. The righteous will endure because they are known by god The wicked and their wicked ways will ultimately perish The end of both ways

20. Casual flirtation with sinners soon leads to total domination by evildoers Four contemporary conclusions

21. Casual flirtation with sinners soon leads to total domination by evildoers As long as the world is what it is, godliness must largely be negative Four contemporary conclusions

22. Casual flirtation with sinners soon leads to total domination by evildoers As long as the world is what it is, godliness must largely be negative Many people who seem successful by worldly standards will be judged total failures by god Four contemporary conclusions

23. Casual flirtation with sinners soon leads to total domination by evildoers As long as the world is what it is, godliness must largely be negative Many people who seem successful by worldly standards will be judged total failures by god The happiest people in the world are those whose lives will be built on the word of god Four contemporary conclusions