Survey of Psalms
A Rooted Yearlong Curriculum – $225
This 30-lesson study on three types of the Psalms to encourage and teach students as they learn to navigate their inner life within a biblical framework.
BUY NOWWhy teach the Psalms?
It would be hard to find an emotion that isn’t covered in the Psalms. This “prayer book of Jesus” gives language to grief, joy, depression, praise, loneliness, fear, gratitude, and more. In the Psalms, students will hear the cries of their own heart reflected back to them, giving them a more robust language for prayer.
With the Survey of Psalms, students will get an overview of the 3 types of Psalms: Hymns and Thanksgiving, Royal and Wisdom, and Lament and Confidence. They will pray along with the psalmists about God’s goodness and majesty, while also seeing that Scripture gives them permission to cry out to God when they don’t feel His presence. They will be comforted with the promises of God’s nearness, protection, and sustaining power. Most importantly, they will get glimpses of Jesus, the One who prayed these Psalms himself during His life on earth.
Hymns & Thanksgiving: Written by Ben Birdsong, Edited by Kendal Conner
Royal & Wisdom: Written by Seth Stewart, Edited by Kendal Conner
Lament & Confidence: Written by Kendal Conner, Edited by Tucker Fleming
Lesson Outline
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Hymns & Thanksgiving Psalms
Written by Ben Birdsong, Edited by Kendal Conner
- Lesson 1: God Is Great and Worthy of Praise (Ps 8)
- Lesson 2: God Is an Exalted King (Ps 24)
- Lesson 3: God Is Worthy of the Praise of All Peoples (Ps 67)
- Lesson 4: God Is Our Safe Place (Ps 91)
- Lesson 5: God’s Love for His Children Never Ends (Ps 100)
- Lesson 6: God Is Faithful in All Moments (Ps 103)
- Lesson 7: God Is Our Help (Ps 121)
- Lesson 8: God’s Love Doesn’t End (Ps 136)
- Lesson 9: God Knows Us Inside and Out (Ps 139)
- Lesson 10: God Deserves Praise, for He Does Great Things (Ps 150)
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Royal & Wisdom Psalms
Written by Seth Stewart, Edited by Kendal Conner
- Lesson 1: A Tree Planted Near Water (Psalm 1)
- Lesson 2: Kiss the Son (Psalm 2)
- Lesson 3: Why Have You Forsaken Me? (Psalm 22)
- Lesson 4: The King and His Bride (Psalm 45)
- Lesson 5: The Shepherd of Death (Psalm 49)
- Lesson 6: God Defeats Our Enemies (Psalm 68)
- Lesson 7: My Lord’s Lord (Psalm 110)
- Lesson 8: The Law of the Lord Is Good: Part One (Psalm 119:1-56)
- Lesson 9: The Law of the Lord Is Good: Part Two (Psalm 119:57-112)
- Lesson 10: The Law of the Lord Is Good: Part Three (Psalm 119:113-176)
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Lament & Confidence Psalms
Written by Kendal Conner, Edited by Tucker Fleming
- Lesson 1: In Your Presence Is Fullness of Joy (Psalm 16)
- Lesson 2: The LORD Is My Shepherd and Friend (Psalm 23)
- Lesson 3: Why Are You Cast Down, O My Soul? (Psalms 42-43)
- Lesson 4: Let the Bones That You Have Broken Rejoice (Psalm 51)
- Lesson 5: For God Alone My Soul Waits (Psalm 62)
- Lesson 6: There Is None Like You (Psalm 86)
- Lesson 7: Those Who Sow in Tears Shall Reap With Joy (Psalm 126)
- Lesson 8: In His Word I Hope (Psalm 130)
- Lesson 9: A Calm and Quieted Soul (Psalm 131)
- Lesson 10: Make Me Know the Way I Should Go (Psalm 143)
Contributors
Ben Birdsong, Writer
Ben Birdsong is a church and para-church student ministry veteran and currently serves as the Minister of Missions at Christ Church Birmingham in Birmingham, Alabama. He is also an adjunct professor teaching children, youth, and family ministries at Birmingham Theological Seminary.
Ben has bachelor’s degrees in Marketing and Human Resource Management from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, a Master of Divinity degree from Samford University’s Beeson Divinity School, and a Doctor of Ministry in Ministry to Emerging Generations from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Ben is married to Liz. He enjoys reading, writing, watching movies, and blogging at www.benbirdsong.com.
Seth Stewart, Writer
Seth Stewart is a husband and a dad, and after a decade in student ministry is now working as the Editor-in-Chief at Spoken Gospel. Spoken Gospel creates online resources that point to Jesus from every passage of Scripture. Seth spends his day writing, speaking, and being his family’s chef.
Kendal Conner, Writer and Editor
After spending 10 years working in youth ministry, Kendal currently serves as a Groups Minister at Redeemer Fellowship in Kansas City, MO. Originally from Memphis, Tenn. Kendal received her BA from Union University. After graduation, she served 2 years overseas working with youth in Central Asia. After returning to America, she spent several years working for a parachurch youth ministry before moving to Oklahoma to serve as a Girls Minister in a local church. Kendal loves to travel, and dreams of one day being able to say she has enjoyed coffee in every country.
Tucker Fleming, Editor
Tucker Fleming was raised in the Atlanta area and attended both Mississippi State University and Beeson Divinity School. He’s lived and worked throughout the country in schools and non-profit organizations, and has worked with students for a decade, with over half of that time being in the local church.
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LEARN MORE“Unlike some of the other Student Ministry curriculum we have used that tries to cover the entire Bible in a year, Rooted allows us to carefully and exegetically walk through books of the Bible at our own pace. We truly enjoy the fact that Rooted has many options that allow us to pick the books of the Bible that we want to study for the year. We love how engaged our students have become with the Holy Scriptures, the lesson, and each other.”
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Download NowWhat will students learn from the Survey of Psalms?
The book of Psalms addresses just about every human emotion and spiritual frame imaginable. This makes it an ideal book to study for all Christians, but especially for young people as they learn to navigate their inner life within a biblical framework. Rooted Reservoir’s Psalms curriculum walks you through three sections of ten Psalms, entitled Psalms: Lament and Confidence, Psalms: Hymns and Thanksgiving, and Psalms: Royal and Wisdom. With the guidance of God’s Word, Kendal Conner, Ben Birdsong, and Seth Stewart will help you as you help your students learn how to praise, lament, and rejoice biblically.