W are the sheep of his pasture Week 1

WE ARE THE SHEEP OF HIS PASTURE Part 1: Physical Traits of Sheep PSALM 100:3 Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture . PHYSICAL TRAITS OF SHEEP • Their wool will grow forever • You can never give too much of yourself for the Lord • Sometimes it’s necessary to surrender parts of ourselves to God • Galations 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. PHYSICAL TRAITS OF SHEEP- Sight  Have a field of vision 190 to 360 degrees  Tend to stop to examine their surroundings more closely  Avoid Shadows  Reluctant to go where they can not see  Be  We Aware! ( 1 Peter 5:8) need to be in the light and abstain from darkness (1 Thessalonians 5:5) PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SHEEP – Sound  Sheep have excellent hearing  They amplify and pin point sound with their ears  Sheep respond best to a quiet calm voice  James 1:19 – Sheep are good listeners 1 Kings 11:11-13 The Lord was in the small still voice  PHYSICAL TRAITS OF Sheep haveSHEEPexcellent senses of smell – more highly developed than humans  They know what predators smell like Locate their lambs with their sense of smell Use Sense of smell to locate water sources Detect differences in feed and pasture plants  Know your enemy ( 1 Peter 5:8) Search for the new Christian and help them grow in their faith   Sheep know seek out food and water , do you seek out spiritual food Ability to differentiate types of feedstuffs Able to seek out plants to help them feel better Healthy Sheep are eager to eat and bleat with the anticipation of food Almost always hungry – they spend around 7 hours a day eating Chew the Cud ( they have an intial feeding, then it is regurgitated and chewed on again before they reingest it  1st sign of a sick sheep is a lack of appetite PHYSICAL TRAITS OF SHEEP – Taste Our Spiritual Psalm 119:15-16 I will meditate on Your Appetite  precepts And regard Your ways. I shall delight in Your statutes; I shall not forget Your word Healthy Christians have a Healthy Appetite for Spiritual Things We should always be hungry We should be excited to feed on God’s word Think about the way the sheep eats; they don’t take it in just once but multiple times  We need to spend time not just reading and hearing the word but really taking it , digesting it and applying it We Are The Sheep Of His Pasture  Wednesday 20th Part 2 – The Behavior of Sheep  Wednesday 27th Part 3- The Sheep in Relation with the Shepherd