We are sheep

Common to Sheep

Sheep Don’t Have

Defenses Ability to hide Lightning speed

Predators

Lions and bears 1 Sam. 17:34-36

Wolves John 10:12

Can we trust the Shepherd?How can we discern His path?

Psalm 23

We can trust our Shepherd to guide us

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The Shepherd’s path leads to fulfillment.

Psalm 23

1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.

2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters,

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The Shepherd’s path leads to healing.

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3 he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name's sake.

Sicknesses of Soul

Tribulation

Job 7:

11 "Therefore I will not keep silent; I will speak out in the anguish of my spirit, I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. .

Sicknesses of Soul

Tribulation and loneliness

Lamentations 1:

16 This is why I weep and my eyes overflow with tears. No one is near to comfort me, no one to restore my spirit. My children are destitute because the enemy has prevailed.

Sicknesses of Soul

People

Psalm 31:

7 I will be glad and rejoice in your love, for you saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul.

8 You have not given me into the hands of the enemy but have set my feet in a spacious place.

Jesus Restores our Soul

Money Problems

Heb. 13:

5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”

Jesus Restores our Soul

Safety

Deut. 31:

8 The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”

Jesus Restores our Soul

All kinds of needs

Psalm 9

18 But God will never forget the needy; the hope of the afflicted will never perish.

Paths of Righteousness

Proverbs 2

12 Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse,

13 who have left the straight paths to walk in dark ways,

20 Thus you will walk in the ways of the good and keep to the paths of the righteous. 21 For the upright will live in the land, and the blameless will remain in it;

God’s NamesGod Provides

Genesis 22

14 So Abraham called that place The Lord Will Provide. And to this day it is said, "On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided."

God’s NamesGod Your Healer

Exodus 15

26 He said, "If you listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord , who heals you."

God’s NamesGod My Banner

Exodus 15

15 Moses built an altar and called it The Lord is my Banner. 16 He said, "Because hands were lifted up against the throne of the Lord, the Lord will be at war against the Amalekites from generation to generation."

Psalm 23

The Shepherd’s path Protects us THROUGH dangers

Psalm 23

4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

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The Shepherd’s path leads us to exaltation and bounty

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5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

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The Shepherd Passionately Pursues His Wayward Sheep

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6 Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

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We can trust the Shepherd. We can trust His path for our lives.