Knowing Him and Making Him Known
When David wrote Psalm 23, he was identifying as one of God’s sheep. This was under the Old Covenant. Jesus later told His disciples that as they obeyed Him they were His friends, no longer servants. We also know that…
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Everyone has a list of wants. Knowing the Lord needs to be at the top of that list. How often do things other than knowing Him get to the top of our list? When that happens, we don’t get the…
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He enjoyed his father’s favor He was willing to do what was asked of him (Genesis 37:12) By contrast, his brothers acted wickedly (Genesis 37:3) He provoked the wrath of his brothers The righteous, enjoying the favor of the Father…
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The twenty-third Psalm is a picture of the abundant life. David identified God as his personal God, not just as the God of the nation of Israel. As with David, we need to identify Him as our personal God, not…
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Perhaps the greatest aspect of Christ’s abundant life is being free of all worry and anxiety. Psalm 23 – the Lord as our shepherd does not desire us to be anxious and worried “I shall not want” – He provides…
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The Word tells us that we are new creations in Christ and that all things have been made new. We are washed clean by the blood of Jesus. In practice there may be some stains in our lives that are…
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Psalm 23 Recap from last week: The Lord is our Shepherd. He leads and guides us into the abundant life We need to choose to submit to Him and be good sheep If we follow the Lord as a good…
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Waling in the abundant life requires us to have the Lord as our shepherd. He is a good shepherd – He knows what is best for us and desires only the best for our lives. If He is our shepherd,…
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God intends the abundant life to flow out of us like a river. That river will impact others around us and reflect the goodness of God. An abundant life is one that never runs out. When walking in the abundant…
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Trials are going to come into our lives. We can go through them in one of two ways: with God or without God. If we go through our trials with God we can learn whatever it is that God is…
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