2. Jesus: The Shepherd Part 4 Jeremy LeVan 4-10-16

3. Psalm 100:3 We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

4. John 10:10-14 10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. 11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.

5. John 10:10-14 CONTINUED 12 But a hireling, he who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them. 13 The hireling flees because he is a hireling and does not care about the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own.

6. 1. He Provides.

7. Psalm 23:1-3 1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. 3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.

8. He Makes

9. Psalm 23:2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters.

10. He Restores

11. Psalm 23:3 He restores my soul

12. He Leads

13. Psalm 23:3 He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.

14. 2. He Protects.

15. Psalm 23:4-5 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over.

16. He’s with us in the battle.

17. Psalm 23:4 For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me

19. He blesses us in the battle.

20. Psalm 23:5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies

21. Sometime He calms the storm… but sometimes He calms the child in the midst of the storm.

22. He refreshes us in the battle.

23. Psalm 23:5 You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over.

24. 3. He Promises.

25. Psalm 23:6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the LORD Forever.

26. Goodness Mercy Eternal Life

27. 1 John 2:25 And this is the promise that He has promised us – eternal life.

28. Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.

29. Isaiah 53:3 He was led as a lamb to the slaughter.

30. Ezekiel 34:12 As a shepherd seeks out his flock on the day he is among his scattered sheep, so will I seek out My sheep and deliver them from all the places where they were scattered on a cloudy and dark day

31. Next Steps: (Connection Card) 1. What’s God saying to you today through this message?

32. Next Steps: (Connection Card) 1. What’s God saying to you today through this message? 2. Take Time to become Familiar with His Voice. Ask for a Bible Reading Plan (Connection Card) Ask God to speak and journal your thoughts Talk with others about what God is showing you through His Word

33. Next Steps: (Connection Card) 3. Take time to talk with “The Shepherd” about any issue you are dealing with. Invite someone to pray with you (for any area of your life). o Prayer Room o Connection Card o www.epic-church.org