Psalm 23:1 The lord is My Shepherd Part 1

Psalm 23:1 The lord is My Shepherd Part 1

 Introduction: What did the author of this psalm do as a shepherd? 

1. Who does David say is a Shepherd? 

1. How did God show his concern for His sheep to Moses? 

1. What does the name LORD mean? 

2. How does the unchanging Eternal Lord show His shepherd’s care? 

2. Who is this Shepherd of Psalm 23? John 10:11 

3. How does Jesus come to be the shepherd Psalm 23 who still lives to care for His sheep? 

1. What do we mean that Jesus becomes our Shepherd of Psalm 23 by coming in through Psalm 22? Psalm 22:1,7-8, 14-16 with Matthew 27:33-54) 

2. Why was Jesus, the perfect and faithful Son, forsaken by His Father on the cross?  

3. After Jesus took up the wooden cross in Psalm 22 to save His sheep, He now lives to do what for His sheep as described in Psalm 23? John 10:14-18. 

2. How can you come to say with David, “This Lord, the Lord Jesus, is MY Shepherd?”

1. What is David’s expression of personal assurance?

1. Is it possible to be loved and yet doubt that you are loved?

2. What is wonderful about knowing that you KNOW you are loved?  By family? By the Lord?

2. How can you come to have assurance of the Lord’s love for you?

1. Is Psalm 23 a psalm of comfort for EVERYONE?

2. How can the comfort the comfort of Psalm 23 surely be yours?

3. What promise does the second half of verse one make to you? 

1. What is the wonderful logic of verse 1?  Romans 8:32

2. How is verse one an expression of your faith? 

3. How does having the right Shepherd bring contentment?

1. When Jesus is your Shepherd, what do you have to offer others like David?

2. How did Jesus, the Good Shepherd, come to know your needs? 

3. What difference should this make in your life?