2. The LORD is my Shepherd,
I shall not be in want

3. He makes me lie down in green pastures

4. He leads me beside quiet waters
He restores my soul

5. He guides me along paths of righteousness for His name’s sake

7. We need a Shepherd to guide us

8. Proverbs 14:2 & 16:25
There is a way that seems right to a person, but in the end it leads to death.

9. We need a Shepherd to guide us

10. “I am the Way..... “ John 14:6 “follow me...” Matt 16:24
“I’ve come so you would have life and have it to the fullest” John 10:10

12. We need a Shepherd to guide us
But, like stubborn sheep, we resist the shepherd

13. “a god that always conforms to your mind, is probably not God, but just a projection of your mind”
--J. D. Greear

14. “If your god doesn’t at times confuse you, contradict you or challenge you, it’s not the true God”
--J. D. Greear

15. My people, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made
My people, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made...” Isaiah 43:7

16. For my own name’s sake I delay my wrath; for the sake of my praise I hold it back from you, so as not to destroy you completely.

17. For my own sake, for my own sake, I do this
For my own sake, for my own sake, I do this. How can I let myself be defamed? I will not yield my glory to another.
Isaiah 48:9-11

18. God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement,[i] through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith.

19. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his patience he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished—

20. He did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.
Romans 3:25-26

23. Practical Picture of Following the Shepherd:

24. Practical Picture of Following the Shepherd:
Love Christ most

25. Practical Picture of Following the Shepherd:
Love Christ most
Be different

26. Practical Picture of Following the Shepherd:
Love Christ most
Be different
Set aside your rights

27. Practical Picture of Following the Shepherd:
Love Christ most
Be different
Set aside your rights
Trust God

28. Practical Picture of Following the Shepherd:
Love Christ most
Be different
Set aside your rights
Trust God
Obey