The 23 Psalm Verse 1
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The Lord is my shepherd, I
shall not want
We have three nouns in this
verse
The Lord, The Shepherd and I, which is the sheep
DEFINING THE LORD
A. The Lord is_______
1. Can anybody define the Lord?
2. How would you complete the sentence,
“the Lord Is _______?
B. Moses ask the Lord, who shall I tell the
Pharaoh sent me?
1. God replied, tell him I AM sent you. Exodus
3:14
In Hebrew the translation is “I will be who I will be”
God will be who He is and God will
be what we need Him to be
2. What God was saying, you can’t really
describe me.
3. God say I am the Lord Exodus 6:3
a. the definite article “the” means I
am the only Lord.
b. I am alpha and omega, the first
and the last, the beginning
and the end. Rev 22:13
4. I am omnipresence. Where can I go and
not find the Lord
Psalms 139:4
5. I am omnipotent. I have all power. Matthew 28:18
6. I am omniscience. Who can council me? Isaiah 40:23
7. I am love. I John 4:8
8. I am grace. Full
of grace John 1:16
9. I am mercy Great
mercy Psalms 25:6
10. God is good Psalms 73:1
11. God is forgiveness Matthew 26:28
12. I change not. Mal 3:6
13. I am righteous. Ezra 9:15
14. I am holy. Lev 11:44
THE SHEPHERD
The Lord is My Shepherd
What is a shepherd?
It come from the Hebrew word
ra-ah which has several related meanings;
Tend, keeper, ruler and
friend of.
A shepherd is the provider,
preserver, director and owner.
The
sheep are brought at a price. Christ died on the cross for us
He
is the great Shepherd.
THE SHEEP
In order for the Lord to be
shepherd, we have to be sheep.
Does anyone want to be known
as sheep?
Sheep are weak, defenseless,
have poor eyesight. Can
Be considered foolish and
dumb. They get lost.
Notice the word “My”. It is a personal statement.
Sheep take the shepherd as
their own.
We have to own Jesus as
Shepherd. It’s personal.
1. It is a leadership
statement.
2. It is a qualifying
statement.
3. It is a selective
statement.
4 It is a positional
statement. Shepherd and sheep
5. It is a statement of
residence. The Shepherd lives with his
Sheep. The Holy Spirit takes up residence with each
believer
6. It is an authoritative
statement. The Shepherd is in charge.
7. It is a statement of
ownership He is “MY” shepherd
Sheep are purchased at a great price; His death.
We belong to Christ.
8. Sheep have worth.
a. You are worth the price the Shepherd
paid.
b. Sheep produce wool.
It is the Shepherd’s job to make sure the
sheep have
food, water and rest.
It is the Shepherds job to shear the
wool from the sheep
at the right time.
c. Wool is a continuing, valuable commodity.
d. Every believer should use their gifts to
glorify God
continually.
e. It is the Jesus job to chastise us to
produce fruits of the
spirit.
9. It is a statement of
humility.
10. It is a statement of
recognition; you are nothing, He is everything
11. It is a headship
statement.
12. It is a statement of
supremacy.
13. It is a statement in the
presence tense.
14. It is an ongoing
statement.
15. It is a never ending
statement.
16. It is statement of
surrender.
17. It is a statement of
dependence.
18. It is a statement of
weakness.
19. It is a statement that
brings peace .
20. It is a statement that
gives joy.
21. It is a statement that
gives honor to the Lord.
22. It is a statement of
service.
23. It is a statement of my
ignorance.
I SHALL NOT WANT
The Hebrew word for want is
chaser which means be lacking
1. A statement of confidence
2. A statement of trust
3. A statement of
relationship with the Lord
4. Statement of security
5. A Statement claiming the
blessings of God
6. A. statement believing in
the stewardship of the shepherd
7. A statement that takes
into account my change from being
Impatient to being patient with the Lord.
8. A statement that takes
into account a change from being on
my time to being on God’s time.
9. This is a statement that puts faith in
action
10. a statement of the Lord’s
sufficiency . Whatever the
Lord provides is enough for me.
Rev. M. Mitchell
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