THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD
Psalms 23:1-6
THE GOOD SHEPHERD
V:1. " The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want."
A. The "Lord is" what ever you need Him to be.
1. King David had
been a shepherd.
2. He knew what it
took to be a shepherd.
3. Some say David
wrote this Psalms after He was King of Israel
reflecting on
what God had been to him.
B. Every Christian can relate to God based on their own
experience.
1. We should be
able to fill in the blank of what the "Lord is_____"
2. According to David He was Jehovah - Raah,
my shepherd.
3. He could be your
Jehovah- Rapha, the Lord who heals.
4. He could be your
Jehovah- Jireh, the Lord who provides.
5. He could be
Jehovah Shammah, the Lord is there.
6. He could be
Jehovah Shalom, The Lord is peace.
7. When you are in
trouble, He could be your Jehovah Sabaoth, The Lord of Hosts
(Powers).
8. To every
Christian He should be El Shaddai, Lord God Almighty.
9, He should be
your El Elyon, The Most High God.
10. He should be your Adonai, Lord Master.
C. David said the Lord is my Shepherd.
1. The my makes
God personal to you.
2. The my claims
God for yourself.
3. The my says you
have a personal relationship with God.
4. The my says you
have some experience with God.
D. In order for God to be your shepherd, you have to decide
to be His sheep.
1. In John 10:11 , 10:14 ,
Jesus say He is our shepherd.
2. In order for
God to be your shepherd, you have to decide that you are
going to act
like a sheep.
3. A sheep is
property, it is brought with a price.
a. Jesus paid
our sin debt with His death on the cross.
b. Jesus is
our legal owner.
4. An owner take
care of his property.
a. You have to
decide that you want to be dependant on Jesus.
b. You have to
have an attitude of not worrying, because you know
Jesus is
going to take care of you.
5. A shepherd is
the leader of his sheep.
a. You have to
decide that you want to be led by Jesus.
b. To be led,
you have to decide that your are going to follow
Jesus
instructions, i.e, His commandments.
6. According to
Spurgeon, in order to be a sheep , you have to
know that
your are a sheep by nature.
a. You have a
tendency to wander.
b. There are
times when you are foolish.
c. You can't
change directions unless driven to change.
d. If left to yourself, you will perish.
e. You are blind and can't see two steps
ahead of you.
E. "I shall not want".
1. In order to be
a sheep, you have to the accept the fact, that Jesus is your
provider.
2. You have to
accept the fact that you need Jesus help.
3. You have to
accept the fact that Jesus is willing and able to provide
all you
need.
4. You have to
decide that what the Lord gives is sufficient for you.
THE LORD OF MY REST
V:2. " He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads
me beside quiet waters."
A. Jesus knows the best place for us.
1. Jesus know how
to get us to the best place.
2. Jesus will not
lead us to a desolate place, but will lead us to
a place of
abundance.
B. Jesus knows how to makes us rest when we need to rest.
1. Since Jesus
owns us, He has the authority to make us rest.
2. He makes us
rest, because rest is necessary for rejuvenation.
3. He makes us
rest, because rest is necessary for meditation.
4. He makes us
rest, because rest is necessary for reflection.
5. If we want rest
when He wants us to rest, Jesus know how to put us
flat on our
backs.
C. He leads me beside quiet waters.
1. Jesus knows the
best time for us to get out of the hustle and bustle.
2. Jesus knows
when our stress level is to high.
3. Every once and
awhile we need to get away from our normal routine.
THE LORD OF MY RESTORATION
V:3. " He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths
of righteousness For His name's
sake."
A. We need some quiet
time to meditate on the Lord for our soul's sake.
1. We need some
quite time to refocus.
2. In Hebrew,
the word restore means to turn back or repent.
3. Sometimes we
need some quite time to talk to Lord to get new directions.
B. The Lord's guidance
will always be in the path of righteousness.
1. We can get so
involved in our mission for the Lord that we can't see the sin
that has
crept into our life.
2. Sometimes we are so close to the mission that we can't
see that it is off track.
3. The Lord
guides us according to His commands so
that He get the glory.
THE LORD OF MY VALLEYS
V:4. : Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow
of death, I fear no evil, for
You are with
me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. "
A. Life is a journey through time.
1. There will be
some good times and there will be some difficult times.
There maybe
even be some terrible times.
2. It is down in
the valley when our faith is tested.
B. We must remember that a shadow is not real.
1. If there is
a shadow, there must be some light.
2. A shadow is
a reflection of light over a solid object.
a. The object may not be a threat and
it may not be real.
b. The shadow highlights something that you
are mindful of.
c. It is
the light of God that highlights your fears
d. It is
also the light of God that arrests your fears.
e. God has
not given us the spirit of fear, but power, love and
sound
mind.
C. If there is a valley, there must be a mountain.
1. The light of
God shine above the mountain.
2. No matter how
big your problem may seem, God is much bigger.
3. Relying on God
is the solution to your fears.
4. God may put you
in the valley to make you realize how much you need
Him.
D. God is everywhere all the time.
1. God is with
you in the valley.
2 God has twins
who comfort us while we are in the valley; His
rod and His
staff.
a. His rod
protect us from all danger.
The rod is
His Word.
b. His staff
supports us through the dangers that we
face.
E. God can set our
minds at ease in perceived and real dangers.
1. We can take
comfort that the almighty God is constantly at our side.
2. He is the Good
Shepherd that protect us.
3. He is the Good
Shepherd that shields us from dangers we can't see.
THE LORD IS MY PROVIDER
V:5. " You prepare a table before me in the presence of
my enemies; You have anointed
my head with
oil; My cup overflows. "
A. Even in our most difficult times, God provides for us,
1. God is good to
us, even when our circumstances seem bad.
2. We can sit with
confidence when our enemies are all around us.
3. God does not
eliminate our enemies, He puts a wall of protection
between us.
4. God allows our
enemies to see us enjoying His presence.
B. God anoints us for the position of Glorifying Him in the
presents of our enemies.
1. Faith come by
hearing and hearing by the Word of God.
2. When our enemies see us in the presence
of the trouble they caused,
worshipping
God, they are affected.
3. When we face
troubles, we need to testify that we serve a God who
make all
situations work out for our good.
C. What is meant by the cup?
1. Maybe it is a
cup of peace.
2. Maybe it is a
cup of joy.
3. May be it is a
cup contentment.
4. Maybe it is a
cup of confidence.
5. Maybe it is all
the above and more.
D. When our cup runs
over we should be prepared to let the overflow
run on brothers and sisters in need.
1. God has been
good to us, we must in turn be good to others in need.
2. When others are
going through the valley of life, we must be there
to encourage
and to uplift so that God gets glorified.
THE TWIN
TOWERS
V:6. " Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow
me all the days of my life, And I
will dwell in
the house of the Lord forever."
A. This is a declaration of confidence and obedience.
1. It is confidence
because we have the twin towers following us; surely goodness
and mercy.
2. God's goodness
is sure to us all the time.
1. God is good
to those who love Him.
2. When we are
faithful to God, His goodness flows in our lives.
B. God's mercy is His wiliness to forgive the guilty.
1. God forgives
those who confess their sin and repents.
2. Our
relationship with the Lord is strengthen when we recognize our sins
and
experience His forgiveness.
C. We have to make a conscience decision to abide in the
Word of God.
1. Dwelling in
the House of the Lord means following all of His commands.
2. Jesus said
that if we abide in His Word, He would abide in us.
3. We have to
continue in God's Word daily.
4. We should
wake in the morning with our daily agenda to continue in
God's Word.
D. The final declaration in this verse is eternal salvation.
1. By our faith in
the death and resurrection of Jesus, we are assured
of an eternal
life with Him.
2. Eternity begins
the moment we confess Jesus.
3. While we are
here in the land of the dying, we should live like
the heavenly
beings that we are.
THANK YOU JESUS FOR BEING
OUR SHEPHERD
Rev. M. Mitchell
Asst Pastor Of Greater Macedonia
Baptist Church
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