Just what we need Psalm 23

A sermon on the 23 psalm

1. Just What We Need Psalm 23

2. Psalm 23 A Psalm of David. 1 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. 3 He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

3. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You have anointed my head with oil; My cup overflows. 6 Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life, And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

4. Just What We Need Psalm 23

5. Sons of Korah

6. We need a shepherd Compassionate-Matt. 9:36 Healed Taught Proclaimed Gospel of the Kingdom

7. I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. John 10:11

8. An example to follow Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood. Acts 20:28

9. The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.

10. Why a shepherd? For you were continually straying like sheep, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls. 1 Peter 2:25

11. Like a shepherd He will tend His flock, In His arm He will gather the lambs And carry them in His bosom; He will gently lead the nursing ewes. Isaiah 40:11

12. The rest that is needed He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul;

13. pastures of tender grass-places of cool and refreshing rest waters of stillness- quiet flow invites to relax Restore a soul-revive, repair or refresh

14. A traveling companion He guides me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

15. Where He leads me I will follow Path of righteousness proper according to a standard Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path…The unfolding of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple. Psalm 119:105;130

16. Not just one or the other Leads through some dark places for He Himself has said, “I will never desert you , nor will I ever forsake you ,” so that we confidently say, “ The Lord is my helper , I will not be afraid . What will man do to me ?” Hebrews 13:5b–6

17. With me I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. Rod-mark of authority Did you accept? Staff-support of all kind Above what we can think or ask

18. Provision plus You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You have anointed my head with oil; My cup overflows. Table-More than just furniture Anoint-Hospitality, Prosperity Overflow-More than enough Enemies

19. A natural consequence Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life, And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. God’s goodness God’s lovingkindness/mercy-His expressed positive attributes

20. Repetition of a theme One thing I have asked from the Lord , that I shall seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord And to meditate in His temple. Psalm 27:4

21. Just What We Need Psalm 23