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By Marco Gudino – God gives us a mission – To GO and make disciples “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you…
Scripture: Psalm 23 I. The LORD invites you to His home forever. A. The shepherd is leading David to His own home. It is the house of the LORD that David will dwell in forever (vs. 6). In vs. 4 King David sang about how he would fear no evil in the valley of the shadow of…
Scripture: Psalm 23 I. The LORD sends goodness to pursue us. A. God then is pursuing David – and us – because He wants to give us a good thing (vs. 6), a blessing. The fact that the LORD is good is the statement made in Psalm 119:68: “You are good and do good; teach me your statutes.” When David…
Scripture: Psalm 23 I. The LORD your host prepares a table for you. A. The first line of verse 5 reads, “You prepare a table before me.” The LORD has given attention to every detail at this feast so that David will be completely satisfied. This feast takes place in the presence of my enemies.…
Scripture: Psalm 23 I. Jesus your shepherd holds a rod to protect you. II. Jesus your shepherd holds a staff to guide you. Application:Get closer to Jesus your shepherd and to your shepherds in church. Sources:The BibleCommentaries by David Gibson, James Hamilton Jr., and Christopher Ash. Sermon Discussion Questions 1) What kinds of enemies does…
Scripture: Psalm 23 I. The LORD my shepherd is with me. A. Sometimes our shepherd leads us through valleys of darkness (vs. 4). And those dark valleys are scary. We can’t see the enemies that are around us, but we know they are out there in the dark. The presence of the LORD my shepherd…
Scripture: Psalm 23 I. The LORD leads me into valleys of deep darkness. A. There is an alternative translation of David’s song that is found in the footnote of verse 4 which reads, “the valley of deep darkness.” What kind of danger would a sheep face in a valley of deep darkness? Enemies could ambush the sheep from…
Scripture: Psalm 23 I. The LORD leads me to rest. A. The rest of Psalm 23 is found in the sentence in vs. 2, “He leads me beside still waters.” The Hebrew for this verse literally reads “besides waters of rest.” The still waters then would be a resting place for the sheep. The ultimate resting place that God was…
Scripture: Psalm 23 I. Jesus the Shepherd provides what I need. A. There is a personal pronoun used four times in vs. 2 and 3. What does He provide? He makes me lie down. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths. The LORD is doing all this work to provide…
Scripture: Psalm 23 I. Yahweh is the shepherd of Psalm 23. A. When you see the English word LORD (vs. 1) in all capital letters in the Bible, you know that the Hebrew word Yahweh or Jehovah is being translated. God told Moses his personal name Yahweh in Exodus 3:13-14. God is I am. God is absolutely self-sufficient…