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Shepherd Guide Host SHEPHERD The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. Definite Article - defines something specific something unique Indefinite Article “a” - something unspecific Presumptuous of David? David knows thoroughly what it means to be a shepherd I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays…

Sheep need a shepherd, and the Lord provides. “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want” Psalm 23:1 . These beautiful words that have inspired great hymns and countless stained glass windows! After the cross, it’s hard to think of a picture that captures Jesus’ ministry to us more than the image of…

Introduction: ​ There’s a Mother’s Day card that, on the front, reads: “Mom, I remember that little prayer you used to say for me every day.”; When opened, the inside reads: “God help you if you ever do that again!” ​ Kids can be challenging, but they are precious gifts from God. As we celebrate Mother’s…

INTRODUCTION Most kids go through a phase of having to do it their way. They have to learn it the hard way. If they could just learn it from us we often say. -------- Israel being threatened by the Assyrians God had a plan for the Israelite Nation to provide and protect them. God provided everything…

Perhaps no other commandment illustrates the inter-connectivity of the Law than the Tenth Commandment. When we are breaking one commandment, we are breaking other commandments. We begin with the commandment itself as found in the book of Deuteronomy. “ ‘And you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife. And…

Jeremiah 29:1-14 We have been looking at verses that are often taken out of context. We like to place quotes or Bible verses on Coffee Mugs, planner books, t-shirts, or signs we hang on our walls. And that is good, there is nothing wrong with this. Where it becomes troubling is when we take a verse and…

1 Thessalonians 5:19 As we have looked at this series on living The Great Life we have seen that God has made man a Spiritual Being. But because of the fall of man, our spirit died. This is the state of all man who are unsaved - the Natural Man. When we accepted Christ as our Savior, he brought that…

1 Judge not, that ye be not judged. How many of you have heard someone say? “You can’t judge me” “The Bible says not to judge” “Who are you to judge” Now, remember, Jesus was giving this sermon in contrast to the religious establishment of His day. The Scribes and Pharisees were proud, a part of a system,…

Intro; If you’ve ever bought a vehicle you have done some serious negotiations. The price they put on vehicles now is ridiculous [ show MSRP image ]. So you have the get the most for your trade and then haggle with the dealer to get that crazy price down to where it’s half-way affordable and you feel…

In the past few weeks, there seems to have been an overabundance of loss, most due to tragic events. I have counseled with people who are having a tough time coping with death, and with the seeming finality that surrounds death. It is made harder, it seems, when someone dies in a tragic manner and at…

This Week’s Theme: God Can Handle Your Situation Word for the Week is Faithfulness: It is God’s perfect loyalty and consistency in being true to his name, his character and his word. Memory verse: Psalm 34:17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, And delivers them out of all their troubles. Essence…

Introduction Have you ever had a family member embarrass you in front of your friends or people you really were trying to make an impression with? Dad’s are notorious for embarrassing their kids and being goofy. But how many of us act as if we are ashamed of Christ? The Roman historian Livy who lived…

1 For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea. 2 They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. 3 They all ate the same spiritual food 4 and drank the same spiritual drink;…

This week I will start a series on the “I am” statements of Christ found in the book of John and this week will focus on Chapter 6. The statement indicating Jesus was the “bread of life” comes after He has just fed the five thousand. Jesus leaves and travels to the "other side” of the Sea of Galilee.…

The eighth commandment is about more than taking things that do not belong to you; it is about the way our sense of entitlement gets in the way of generosity.

In my preparation for this series on the Ten Commandments I have come to the sad realization that it is not sufficient for me to preach upon how we obey each of the Ten Commandments, but why we should obey them. Increasingly, people who claim fidelity to God and His Word derive their morality from society…

God intends that we see the commandments as a blueprint for shalom. God shows us in the commandments a way to live that thrives and flourishes in his creation.

The ninth commandment is about more than telling the truth; it is about living with an honest integrity which fully embraces all that God created you to be.

Theme : Certifiable Discipleship Word for the Week: Lawlessness is living life with contempt for God’s law or living in violation of God’s law. Memory verse: 1 John 2:17 (NKJV) And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever. Essence of the Text: Jesus…

This Week’s Theme: God Will Fix It! This Week’s Word is High Priest: He was to serve as a representative and mediator between the people and Yahweh. It was the high priest’s responsibility to see that the covenant was enforced and to direct people to complete the duties of the temple and the law of Moses.…

Virgin When you think about the word “virgin” what comes to mind? Questions to ponder this morning: Do you believe in the virgin birth? Why do you believe what you believe? 1998 Harris poll showed 83% of Americans believed in the virgin birth of Jesus. Defined as Jesus was born of the virgin Mary Jesus…

24 “Then from his presence the hand was sent, and this writing was inscribed. 25 And this is the writing that was inscribed: Mene , Mene , Tekel , and Parsin . 26 This is the interpretation of the matter: Mene , God has numbered the days of your kingdom and brought it to an end; 27 Tekel , you have been…

Today we begin week 3 of our series Fear Not. I want to give you 7 reasons not to worry. But before I do I want to show you this promo about our next series that starts November 7th. Take a look! Show Return of the King Social Promo. It is going to be good. We are going to get look at some prophesies…

Intro; As we continue to look at the narrative of “The Triumphal Entry”, I want us to look at “The Blind That Did Not See.” This morning we saw that Jesus healed two men from blindness. One of those men is named in the Gospel account of Mark. His name is Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus. The question is,…