A sermon on the 23 psalm

1. Just What We Need
Psalm 23

2. Psalm 23
A Psalm of David.
1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want. 2
He makes me lie down in green pastures; He
leads me beside quiet waters. 3 He restores
my soul; He guides me in the paths of
righteousness For His name’s sake. 4 Even
though I walk through the valley of the
shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are
with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort
me.

3. 5 You prepare a table before me in the
presence of my enemies; You have anointed
my head with oil; My cup overflows. 6 Surely
goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all
the days of my life, And I will dwell in the
house of the LORD forever.

4. Just What We Need
Psalm 23

5. Sons of Korah

6. We need a shepherd
Compassionate-Matt. 9:36
Healed
Taught
Proclaimed Gospel of the Kingdom

7. I am the good shepherd; the good
shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
John 10:11

8. An example to follow
Be on guard for yourselves and for all the
flock, among which the Holy Spirit has
made you overseers, to shepherd the
church of God which He purchased with
His own blood.
Acts 20:28

9. The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want.

10. Why a shepherd?
For you were continually straying like
sheep, but now you have returned to the
Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.
1 Peter 2:25

11. Like a shepherd He will tend His flock, In
His arm He will gather the lambs And
carry them in His bosom; He will gently
lead the nursing ewes.
Isaiah 40:11

12. The rest that is needed
He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside quiet waters. He
restores my soul;

13. pastures of tender grass-places of cool and
refreshing rest
waters of stillness- quiet flow invites to relax
Restore a soul-revive, repair or refresh

14. A traveling companion
He guides me in the paths of
righteousness For His name’s sake. Even
though I walk through the valley of the
shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You
are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they
comfort me.

15. Where He leads me I will follow
Path of righteousness
proper according to a standard
Your word is a lamp to my feet And a
light to my path…The unfolding of Your
words gives light; It gives understanding
to the simple.
Psalm 119:105;130

16. Not just one or the other
Leads through some dark places
for He Himself has said, “I WILL NEVER
DESERT YOU, NOR WILL I EVER FORSAKE YOU,” so
that we confidently say, “THE LORD IS MY
HELPER, I WILL NOT BE AFRAID. WHAT WILL MAN
DO TO ME?”
Hebrews 13:5b–6

17. With me
I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your
rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
Rod-mark of authority
Did you accept?
Staff-support of all kind
Above what we can think or ask

18. Provision plus
You prepare a table before me in the
presence of my enemies; You have anointed
my head with oil; My cup overflows.
Table-More than just furniture
Anoint-Hospitality, Prosperity
Overflow-More than enough
Enemies

19. A natural consequence
Surely goodness and lovingkindness will
follow me all the days of my life, And I
will dwell in the house of the LORD
forever.
God’s goodness
God’s lovingkindness/mercy-His expressed
positive attributes

20. Repetition of a theme
One thing I have asked from the LORD,
that I shall seek: That I may dwell in the
house of the LORD all the days of my life,
To behold the beauty of the LORD And to
meditate in His temple.
Psalm 27:4

21. Just What We Need
Psalm 23