"The Lord Our Shepherd"

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Sermon Series: Summer in the Psalms
​Sermon Scripture:  Psalm 23

Our Shepherd Provides For Us What We Need (23:1-3)

• He _____________ us.
  • The _________ of his provision is abundant. “I lack nothing.”
  • The _________ of his provision is the very best. - “Green pastures… still waters”

Our Shepherd Provides For Us What We Need (23:1-3) ​continued

• He _____________ us.
  • He provides _____________.
  • He provides spiritual ____________________.
    • When your soul grows sorrowful, our Shepherd revives it.
    • When your soul is sinful, our Shepherd sanctifies it.
    • When your soul is weak, our Shepherd strengthens it.
  • He leads us in paths of ____________________.
    • He guides us for our ___________.
    • He guides us for his ___________.

Our Shepherd Protects Us Where We Are (23:4-5)

• He defends us in times of ____________.
• He is with us when we face ____________.
• He shields us when we face the enemy.

Our Shepherd Promises Us What We Will Have

• He will always _________ us.
• We will forever _________ with him.

Christ the True and Better Shepherd

• In John 10:11, Jesus is the _________ shepherd who dies for the sheep.
• In Hebrews 13:20, Jesus is the _________ shepherd in who takes care of the sheep.
• In 1 Peter 5:4, Jesus is the ________ shepherd in who will come in glory for his sheep.

Revelation 7:16–17
 "They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore;
the sun shall not strike them, nor any scorching heat.
For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd,
and he will guide them to springs of living water,
and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”