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  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    The Lord Is My Shepherd

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Dec 20, 2000
    based on 1,197 ratings
     | 155,070 views

    Obviously, God wants us to be a happy, satisfied people. We shouldn’t be restless & jealous, always chafing about what we don’t have. There should be a spirit of thankfulness in us that brands us as belonging to Him.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2011) Turn with me this morning to the 23rd Psalm, perhaps one of the best loved passages in the Bible. We often read it in times of stress or sorrow. But I would like you to see it in a slightly different way this morning. Now ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • David Flowers avatar

    The Gate And The Good Shepherd Series

    Contributed by David Flowers on Aug 11, 2010
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    Part 11 in series, Love Never Dies, this message looks at how you can find comfort, protection, direction, provision, and life through Jesus.

    The Gate and the Good Shepherd Love Never Dies, prt. 11 Wildwind Community Church Jason Kotarski June 13, 2010 Last week, we did a little character study of the key players surrounding the story of Jesus healing a blind man in John, chapter 9. We looked at the questions, “How is Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

  • Manuel Jr. Ocampo avatar

    Jesus The Good Shepherd

    Contributed by Manuel Jr. Ocampo on Feb 27, 2008
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    Jesus is our Good Shepherd and He loves us.

    JESUS: THE GOOD SHEPHERD TEXT: JOHN 10:1-21 INTRO: Jesus reveals himself in many ways. As savior, Lord, God, Healer and even a friend. Here He reveals His relationship with us in a different way but signifies His love and care for His people. THE GOOD SHEPHERD….. I. KNOWS THE SHEEP A. By ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Jesus Is The Good Shepherd Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Aug 18, 2023
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    Psalm 23:1-6 teaches us that Jesus is the good shepherd.

    Introduction We are continuing our short series in the book of Psalms that I am calling “Jesus in the Psalms.” Today I would like to look at Psalm 23. One commentator said of Psalm 23: “It is the most-prominent, the most-loved, the most-used, the most-preached on and the most-written-upon, of ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Michael Stark avatar

    Wrong About The Shepherd

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Dec 21, 2024
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    To fail to receive Christ as Shepherd of the soul is to position oneself outside of God's flock.

    “‘Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mike Cleveland avatar

    Jesus Is The Good Shepherd

    Contributed by Mike Cleveland on Jan 18, 2009
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    The Good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.

    John 10. Once there was a tourist walking on the back roads of Israel when up ahead of him he saw 2 shepherds, each with his own flock of sheep, and they came together in the road and began talking. As they talked together their sheep began to intermingle, until it looked like one big flock. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Scott Kircher avatar

    The Awe Of Christmas - The Shepherds Series

    Contributed by Scott Kircher on Dec 19, 2008
    based on 124 ratings
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    Don’t lose the wonder and awe of Christmas and what it is all about, a celebration of the salvation that has come into the world, Jesus Christ.

    (Open with A Charlie Brown Christmas where Linus is reading the account of the birth of Jesus.) Slide 1 Do you ever feel that we miss what Christmas is all about? I mean, there are so many things going on during this time of year, it is easy to lose focus and perspective and to miss out on what ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Lord Is My Shepherd

    Contributed by Beverly Birchfield on Apr 7, 2012
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     | 5,358 views

    Because we all the Lord Shepherd we must follow Him all the way to the cross and then to take up the cross.

    THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD One, if not the most familiar scripture we know is the 23rd Psalm… 1 The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3 he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    Jesus, The True Shepherd

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Sep 6, 2013
    based on 10 ratings
     | 18,114 views

    Jesus is the door, the only way in, and the shepherd who stands watch. Link inc. to formatted text, audio, PowerPoint.

    Jesus, the True Shepherd John 10 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/TrueShepherd.html Jesus, the True Shepherd John 10 v. 11 Jesus is called the Good Shepherd, who gives his life for the sheep. The good shepherd speaks of redemption. The Bible also calls Him the Great Shepherd, which speaks of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Shepherds Message Of Hope Series

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jan 17, 2012
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    This message looks at the birth of Jesus through the eyes of the shepherds, and we must not leave Jesus out of our lives.

    The Shepherd’s message of Hope Luke chapter 2:8-20 This message has some thoughts and illustrations from contributors of sermoncentral. Introduction- We have been in a series called Holding onto Christmas. We can get so busy that we could miss Christmas if we are not careful. Last week, we ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    The Lord Our Shepherd.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 29, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 325 views

    The work of the Good Shepherd.

    THE LORD OUR SHEPHERD. Ezekiel 34:11-16a. First, we see the Good Shepherd as the one who seeks out the lost sheep, Ezekiel 34:11. ‘If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray,’ teaches Jesus, ‘does he not go to the mountains to seek the one who is straying?’ (cf. Matthew 18:12). ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Christ, The Good Shepherd

    Contributed by William Baeta on May 9, 2003
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     | 31,851 views

    “I am the good shepherd; and I know my sheep, and am known by my own. As the Father knows me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep” John 10:14-15.

    Theme: Christ the good Shepherd Text: Acts 4:5-12; 1 Jn. 3:1-2; Jn. 10:11-18 We all learn by example and this is the way children easily pick up the habits of adults. A young couple returning home from work one afternoon opened their front door only to hear their nine-year-old son and seven year ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Douglas Phillips avatar

    The Shepherd, The Sheep, And The Church

    Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Jul 7, 2001
    based on 144 ratings
     | 35,876 views

    This sermon speaks of the relationship between Christ and His church as that of the Shepherd and sheep. It looks at some of Satan’s pitfalls in the church, as thieves and robbers, and relates the sheepfold to the church.

    The Shepherd, The Sheep, And the Church Introduction: I believe that of the many images that Jesus identifies Himself with in the New Testament, one that brings solace to many is that of the shepherd. Many stained glass windows in our churches portray Jesus as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Otis McMillan avatar

    The Characteristics Of A Good Shepherd

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Aug 16, 2022
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    The good shepherd is honest and upright; The good shepherd has an intimate relationship with His sheep; The good shepherd loves, leads, & guides as his sheep follow him. The good shepherd is alert and keeps his sheep alert to dangers all around.

    Sermon: The Characteristics of a Good Shepherd John 10:1-10 ““I tell you the truth, anyone who sneaks over the wall of a sheepfold, rather than going through the gate, must surely be a thief and a robber! 2 But the one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 The gatekeeper opens ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Good Shepherd 1

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on May 30, 2009
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     | 2,926 views

    The Good shepherd calls, but who is listening? The good shepherd leads, but who is following? What about when the sheep can not agree on what the good shepherd is saying or where He is going?

    Dakota Community Church May 17, 2009 The Good Shepherd 1 John 10:11-18 "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand is not the shepherd who owns the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite