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Intro -
Welcome
Talk about Easter -
Today, we will study Jesus as the Shepherd.
He is my shepherd.
It doesn’t matter what you are going through, Jesus is your shepherd.
People have distorted views of Jesus.
Setting the record straight.
Jesus is my best Friend, The Teacher, the Miracle Worker
Jesus is My Shepherd
Jesus favorite description of himself - shepherd.
Calls us - sheep or flock.
Other descriptions -
family,
body - has different parts
Flock
Closest English Word to the word Shepherd - Pastor
Jesus is my pastor.
We all need a pastor.
I am your pastor, but we need Jesus as our pastor as well.
Goal - I want you to know Jesus that way.
That you have the comfort, the love and the care of Jesus as your pastor.
Best description of a shepherd is Psalm 23 (read together)
He is not just the shepherd… he is MY shepherd.
I want you to leave here with a deep relationship with the one who loves you.
1.
The Shepherd provides.
He provides for us.
This doesn’t mean that we will not go through tough times.
He will allow us to go through those to learn some things, but God has always been faithful to me.
ILL - daddy providing for us.
Jesus is the shepherd and he will take care of our needs as long as we stay up under his care.
We don’t want to get out from under that.
All we have to do to stay under his care is to honor him with our purse strings.
It shows that we recognize him as our source and that we look to him to provide out needs.
Jesus, our shepherd, will meet all of our needs as long as we stay under the care of Him.
2. The Shepherd restores.
He has to make us lie down and rest because we won’t do it ourselves.
We don’t even know Jesus as our peace.
We need to know him as our peace.
He wants to lead us to Green Pastures - GP is the WOG.
It’s where we are fed.
It’s better than the Buffet Line.
Get off, Get by yourself and feed on the comfort of God’s word.
Get some worship music going and feast of the WOG
Restore - return back to the part of departure.
We all get off a little and the WOG brings us back… Jesus brings us back.
3. The Shepherd leads.
He leads us on right paths...
There are a lot of choices out there… not all are evil, but they are not the right path.
But God has a right path for you.
this is the path that has God’s name on it and it will bring fulfillment.
The reason you need to be active in ministry - DREAM TEAM.
We all need to find the path that has HIS name on it.
We need to find the path that makes an eternal difference.
We need to submit our plan to his plan.
How do you know?
Shepherds are all out on the hillside with the sheep.
Every now and then a shepherd will stand up and yell, and start walking and the sheep will follow them… The sheep know the shepherds voice.
When my dad would call, I would pick his voice out of a crowd…
All of us have friends that when we call, they know it’s us.
You may have difficulty hearing Jesus voice.
Spend enough time with him so you know his voice.
4. The Shepherd supports.
We don’t have to be afraid because God is with us.
Everyone might be gone.
God is there.
He is there at the bedside as a loved one dies.
He is there when you are facing trials… God is always there… he never leaves us.
Story of being robbed.
It’s a violation.
Our Great shepherd is packing… he is watching over our soul.
5.
The Shepherd defends.
The rod is not a rod of discipline.
It’s not meant for you.
The rod was intended for the wolf… the enemy.
The enemy is afraid of the shepherd because he has the rod which protects us.
We can eat while Jesus fights out fight for us.
Last night when you went to dinner, there were people on foreign soil fighting for you.
People right here riding around in our neighborhoods fighting for you and for me.
That’s what God is doing… he is fighting for you
6.
The Shepherd blesses.
You may have been raised thinking God was a mean and angry God - I apologize for the people that said those things.
He is a good God.
David was convinced that God’s goodness would chase you down.
Here is what we need to do...
How do we respond?
ILL - if you have a dog, they love to get close.
We need to know the shepherd.
We need to get close.
Know is an intimate knowledge… we need to get close.
Heads Bowed - Eyes Closed.
Some of you need to get close…
If you are hear and you are not i the flock… some never in the flock, some have just been away.
You need to get close.
How? Submit yourself to Jesus.
Let him be your Great Shepherd or Pastor.
Salvation Prayer
Who wants to be included in this prayer for Jesus to be your shepherd?
Hands up...
Jesus, be my pastor… be my Lord.
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