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“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.”
John 10:11 (NIV)
How does the shepherd meet our spiritual needs?
1. He Refocuses Us
“The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.”
Psalm 23:1 (NIV)
“…no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.”
Psalm 84:11 (NIV)
2. He Relaxes Us
“He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me besidequiet waters…”
Psalm 23:2 (NIV)
“God, you are my God. I search for you. I thirst for you like someone in a dry, empty land where there is no water.”
Psalm 63:1 (NCV)
3. He Restores Us
“He restores my soul.”
Psalm 23:3 (NIV)
“As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.”
Psalm 103:12 (NIV)