43 0 obj When a famine came to the land of Canaan, Abraham took Sarah, his wife, to Egypt. That is the one critical constant in changes of our lives. To get sheep to rest, they must be free from fear and sickness, there must be no worry among them, they must not be aggravated by the weather conditions, and they can't be hungry. 0000003817 00000 n Never mind the names, the man interrupted, Just give me the numbers. This is the faith of which David is writing, in Psalm 23. The promise of God's provision, sins forgiven, a constant companion and a home in heaven only applies to those who know Him. Phillip Keller, author of Lessons from a Sheepdog, writes More than anything else in the world, he wants me to be His companion, His co-worker, His friend in helping tend His flock.1 In effect then, we are called to help the Good Shepherd. It portrays God as the shepherd who is at once a protector as well as a caregiver. To save items to a SermonFolder, please sign in to your account. May we find You evident in our lives today. The Lord is my shepherd is a reminder of how well God knows us, how intimately and intuitively. John 10:11 says: I am the good shepherd. We no longer desired God and our bodies started to break down. If we are honest with ourselves, some must admit that facing death today is a fearful experience, just as Hebrews informs us. That does not mean, however, that you and I are without hope. Because they had shared food together. Psalm 23 reminds us that life has difficult moments, but ultimately, we find protection and joy. Scripture: Psalm 23. But Herod was startled, because he had not studied Gods word. The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want. I was born in the flesh in 1837; I was born of the Spirit in 1856. Perhaps you know the 23rd Psalm well like the entertainer, but do you know the Shepherd? Psalm 23 is a highly personal Psalm for David. In heaven we will be totally surrounded by God's presence. 23 (READ). If you know anything about that period of history, you may remember that these armies hated one another. On this first anniversary of my fathers death, it is especially comforting to me. I want candy, I want my cookie, I want my toy. Only the shepherd can restore our souls from the ravages of sin. It is with this faith that we can grieve today, but we will grieve with hope, if the Lord is our Shepherd, because He became the Lamb of God in our place. It is that eternal and everlasting life that gives us hope even in death that we might see Your Son. Let me illustrate from the life of Abraham, how the fear of death imprisons us as slaves, and how faith in Jesus Christ frees us. /E 36556 // For you, me, Ruth. We have loved families as they have needed listening ears and additional blankets. Instead, the desire of sheep to be led comes through. Only those who believe that Jesus died for them will be saved. A Psalm of David. 0000019053 00000 n And in fact, I wanna ask you to do that . But he said, "my" shepherd. Jesus way leads to life. You have simply awoken to what has always been here, what has aways been within you. The matrix Ashley experienced is the light behind the shadow. It is in moments like this that I have no answers, explanations, or understanding for myself or for you. The psalm begins with a strong personal affirmation of faith, 'The Lord's my shepherd' and everything else follows from that! But it is His resurrection that enables us to walk in the paths of righteousness. Second, David's faith rested in the fact that God was His shepherd. This is part of what led faith leaders in our area to discern a need for Family Promise. Isaiah spoke of it as the Sprit of the Lord God bringing good news, binding up the brokenhearted, and comforting those who mourn (Isaiah 61:1-3). The valley is real and the shadow is here. 0000019083 00000 n I mentioned earlier that death was not apart of Gods plan. I know that in my head but I have a hard time facing that in my life and in the lives of those I love. 0000018544 00000 n God once again spared them. Whether it is Psalm 23, John 14, the last verse of Psalm 17, or a thousand other Bible passages, God's Word is powerful and will do its work. God raised Him from the dead. Read Psalm 23. Amen. If you know the shepherd, renewal will come but dont rush to try and find it. And even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me.". In recent days, Suzie could certainly have talked about how she had been through such a valley of the shadow of death. But she was never alone. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He makes me lie down in green pastures. From the Gospel of Matthew, we get a glimpse of the scripture lesson we hear most around Epiphany. Fear can be a powerful, debilitating, paralyzing influence in our lives. Ps 23:3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His names sake. But Abraham and Sarah were unable to bear children. endobj Every person is special and unique and by visiting with the family you can learn something about the birth, work, background, character, age, or family of Do we know what is specific about West Grove now? Will you take the Shepherds hand and let him lead you through this valley of darkness so that you can say at the end of the psalm-, Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me, "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Though I walk in the valley of darkness, I fear no evil, for you are with me. God is there to comfort us and sustain us. After this an old man was asked to present the same Psalm. It is like trying to spray perfume on a bag of trash and expecting it to remove the smell. Judy trains sheepdogs, as well as others who have sheepdogs. Psalm 23 reminds us that life has difficult moments, but ultimately, we find protection and joy. /T 108286 Sometimes they tell the story about memorizing it as a child in Sunday School. Psalm 23 is one of those places. You and I are known by God intimately as a shepherd knows each sheep. Even though I walk through the . That is easier said than done. Have you believed in the Good Shepherd? The table here speaks of feasting and fellowship. As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for YOUR rod and YOUR staff comfort me. Throughout this series, we will hear from Judy on living with sheep and sheepdogs. Sheep have many wants. 0000017411 00000 n 0 2. How often are you and I in that place? He said he never expected to find it here in Uvalde and in Utopia. Even today, prophets point us back to God. That doesnt help anyone. It tells us that death normally produces fear, and not faith. So he calls the Lord his shepherd as a beautiful illustration of his own relationship with God. Americans especially hated Germans with a deeply racist attitude. We shall not want. Click here for more messages from the book of Psalms. It is not. For the non-believer for the one who does not believe in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ the phrase "You return mankind to the dust" continues as a judgment for sin. Sometimes the journey is filled with joy, and sometimes it is very sad and lonely. He restores my soul. Don Richardson recalls his life amongst the Sawi people of Irian Jaya in a book called The Peace Child. The Goodness of God and the Guidance of Sinners. This is the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, thanks be to God, Amen. 3 Tests Of Plagiarism: Do Your Sermons Pass Them. Will you obey the Good Shepherd? Why do they need a shepherd? That light is always there. Psalm 121. Ive experienced that in my own life. Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me. How can you have assurance when you face death? We ask Jesus to restore our souls. He restores my soul. When he finished there wasn't a dry eye in the place. 0000003632 00000 n So whatever you might think about in your last moments, look to Jesus. It would be dishonest of me if I didnt tell you this but it is in moments like that that I question everything I think and believe about our Creator. We want to know that our life matters. a closer walk psalm 23 philippians 4:13 july 15, 2018 . After extended conversation, the two armies agreed to pool some of their food together for a Christmas meal. It becomes a solid declaration that we are those people who have been richly blessed and so can lead lives of confidence, courage, and generosity, knowing that we have, indeed, been blessed to be a blessing.2. Christians, he tells us, will grieve, but they will grieve in hope. This is a funeral message based on Psalm 23, To save items to a SermonFolder, please sign in to your account. Abraham is perhaps one of the most well-known Old Testament patriarchs. Pittendreigh@aol.com. He knows the way. Through Christ we pray. In the Old Testament, the sins of Israel were temporarily atoned for by the sacrifice of a lamb. Let me be clear about this. One of the first things that drew me to Judys reflections about sheep, sheepdog, and shepherd, was what I didnt hear. they are like the new grass of the morning: The psalmist sees God in control of his life. He was not afraid of dying because God was with Him. We come, knowing that we, too, shall experience death. A second image in the Twenty-third Psalm to which I would call your attention is this: Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies. Psalm 23 is read at funerals and memorial services because the content is comforting to many Christians, Jewish people, and religious individuals. We come to You and ask for Your divine presence in this place today and grant to us Your Spirit of comfort. Psalm 90:3-6. Our love has driven us to talk about our guests with compassion and a desire to serve those whose lives feel so different from those of us who are not worried about where we will sleep tonight. In fact, it is a favorite funeral service text. Carey: Henry Carey, 1723 Psalm 23 Joseph Addison, 1712 DOXOLOGY The Lord my pasture shall prepare, And feed me with a shepherd's care; His presence shall my wants . are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; /N 12 However, that seemed to me to be off kilter somehow. 2009-2023 Michael K. Marsh and Interrupting The Silence, All Rights Reserved. People Listen In Different Wayscan You Reach All Of Them? The peace of the twenty-third psalm is built on that great promise, "The Lord is my Shepherd.". FIRST-PERSON: Funeral service's 23rd Psalm recitation underscores today's biblical illiteracy. So help our spirits to find peace and comfort in Your eternal strength. << His fear was replaced by faith. . Does this mean that everyone will be saved by Christ's death? Unlike the business man's son David knew He belonged to the Lord. Try, For To Us A Child Is Born With Scripture. I know. Otherwise, I find it quite usable. All those who trust in Him lose their fear of death and find the faith, peace, and hope of which David writes. c.) God will allows us to share in His eternal victory. Post Reply Call it the light or call it the matrix, it doesnt matter. Its not true. Furthermore, everyone who touched that child was brought into a friendly relationship with the father. He was fighting on a stretch of land for days on end. Pause today to pay homage, worship and adoration to the Shepherd King. At 4:30 am on Monday morning the Good Shepherd lead our brother to paradise. Some call that light God or Jesus. Those who belong to the Good Shepherd receive a lavish welcome when they arrive home. God will never leave us or forsake He is always there for us, b.) Bob Ingle. Psalm 23 says: "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. Funeral Sermon: WELCOME. This is a Psalm of David and David was a shepherd. That was an outstanding funeral sermon, and ( I guess) an exceptionally demanding one for you to preach. Family and friends of Phyllis May (Horstman) Sahlstrom, we gather, grieving the loss of one we love and will miss. However, I feel that most people miss out on some of the deepest and richest truths that it has to share. The Lord is my shepherd -. God solved the problem of Abraham's lying by dealing with his fear of death. Death was not in the cards. He took our sickness and placed it upon himself so that we might live. So I have to thank Judy and John for their open hearts and open pastures, as well as Keith Schneider who filmed and produced the segments. From where is my help to come? (Psalm 121) are no longer the psalmists words. Fix your eyes on Jesus, your Good Shepherd. After he finished everyone gave him a generous round of applause. And considering all these things, the words of the 23rd Psalm sound like the words of a man who was lost. Dr. W. Maynard Pittendreigh, with the statement that I have adapted its contents. How can the Lord become your Shepherd? The Lord's my Shepherd - Psalm 23. Pastor Hromowyk preaching Psalm 23Hymns: 790 Praise to the Loard, the Almighty657 A Mighty fortress Is Our God717 Eternal Father, Strong to Save While we are walking in this valley, God is still with you. But a guide can get you through because he knows the way so well. /Linearized 1 Let me make a few comments about the hope which God offers to all those who face death, a hope which exchanges fear for faith. a.) He makes us lie down in green pastures. It also speaks to the present. Biblically, prophets shine the light on Jesus as the Good Shepherd. You must know and love the sheep. Even when she did not know what she wanted. Thank you for that. One might hope that this painful experience in Egypt would have cured Abraham from his deception, but it did not. John Piper Jan 10, 1988. David knew that he had received God's lavish care all his life. 0000000017 00000 n For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage. Matthew 2:2. 'Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.' (Verse 4) Tonight, we gather as people who have walked through the valley of the shadow of death. Yet the promise that God has already given us eternal life with him sustains us in our journey and gives substance to our hope. Since the themes of eternal rest, peace, and comfort are so dominant throughout the six short verses, the poem provides hope and encouragement to those left behind. Sermon. Last Sunday my wife and I were in South Carolina on the way to church when we received the news that Ashley had died. Our new Preaching Suite solution makes it easy to prepare, preach and archive your sermons. Click here to return to the Sermons page.. Psalm 23:4. The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. God's sheep will never again leave His house. Thank you for sharing it. We want to know that we can depend on God and the way God cares for us. He leads me beside still waters. Or does death frighten you? You are correct, we do not walk alone. Psalm 23 gives us a glimpse of the care God gives us in both our earthly and eternal lives. The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want. Psalm 23:1-3, 4, 5, 6. Verse 6 summarizes really well the life of those who follow the Good Shepherd. He knows the way and He will personally lead you home if you are His sheep. Scripture: Psalm 25. I love the connection you make with the Prologue of John. Sheep have many needs. It seems too hard. It is, rather, proof that the light is also here. As one scholar said, "The psalm itself is green pasture; the psalm itself is still water; the psalm itself restores my soul." Hear it again in the joyous voice of a . I am glad it added a new dimension for you. 1. Presbyterian/Reformed. Paul expects Christians to view death differently than the rest. Its trustworthy. Twenty years ago, I could have used the name of Joshua in passing, but not so today. This made her eligible for marriage, and it seemed to put the promise of God at risk, because the promised "seed" was to come through the union of Abraham and Sarah. This will continue forever and ever. 0000004377 00000 n This was our . The shepherd takes care of our wants (that is of all the things we lack) and the rest of the psalm tells us what these things are!! (a) It tells of the crucifixion of the Messiah. Jesus, as the ruler, who will come out of the people and shepherd the people. Through repentance and faith. He guides me in the paths of righteousness For His name's sake. If its ok for Jesus to grieve for the loss of those closest to him, it is ok for you to do the same. I shall have gone higher, that is all out of this old clay tent into a house that is immortal, a body that sin cannot touch, that sin cannot taint, a body fashioned into His glorious body. The Lord is my Shepherd. There are many times in our lives we wonder off and then question how we ended up in certain situations. It is among the most familiar, so much so that even people who are not religious or very knowledgable about Scripture recognize these words. - Psalms 23:4. Marsh for adding a new dimension to my understanding of the shadow being backed by a source of light. Learn more. Do you have this same assurance? I love the imagery you created with light and shadow. God knows our limits. The mother angrily replied, They dont have numbers, they have names!. The staff with its large crook at the end serves to support the sheeps body when it crosses a dangerous chasm. Indeed, we are still walking through the valley of the shadow of death. He never thought his life would be as full and beautiful as it was. 2. In the Revelation to John it is that one seated on the throne saying, See, I am making all things new (Revelation 21:2-7). We have many wants, but the psalmist points us to the reality that all that we may want in life is found and satisfied in the Shepherd. They are your questions too. I do hope you and you family are well. He restores my soul. Those who have personally trusted in Jesus Christ can also give thanks for the failures and the faults of those who have touched their lives, and have passed on. We often think of ourselves as sheep, well-cared for by the good shepherd, but let me challenge us just a bit. We have many wants dont we? They were old, and over a period of time child-bearing became a human impossibility. The proof of that is not in what I say but in the life Ashley lived. That greater reality is what illumined his life and made him so tender hearted. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. They are among the most comforting, often being quoted in times of trouble or distress, and almost always being read when we gather in our Sanctuary for a funeral. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. - Romans 3:23, "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." 3 Tests Of Plagiarism: Do Your Sermons Pass Them. I dont want to accept that reality. I. Do you have a personal relationship with Him? Powered by, http://westgroveumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Psalm-23-Seg-1-Rev04.mp4, http://westgroveumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2017-04-23-11-00-sermon.mp4, http://www.workingpreacher.org/craft.aspx?post=1498, Second Chances: Sin, Repentance and Redemption. One of the specific prayers, I am asking you to prayer about is: May God give us specific hearts for our community. He goes with us every step of the way. Today we walk through the valley of the shadow of death (Psalm 23). He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. . Like sheep we have wandered into the wilderness of sin. "Even though I walk through the darkest valley," or as most of us memorized it, "the valley of the shadow of death.". Only He can make us right with God again. Psalms 23:1-6, John 6:37-40, Psalms 6:1-10, Denomination: Jesus rose from the dead, triumphant over death. Here I want us to see that the Shepherd is the source of strength and renewal for the sheep. In the next few moments, I want to offer to you the hope which David experienced, and which he expressed in Psalm 23. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. Her observations gave me pause to think more deeply of a passage I knew well. A. To live as a sheepdog is a reminder that you must know the shepherd well. 3 He restores my soul. B. We can persevere as long as we can see light at the end of the tunnel. What is the one thing necessary for a shadow to exist? What Is The Songline Of Your Life? << ii) Psalm 23 is in between two "mountain" Psalms. Your email address will not be published. stream /O 45 0000017003 00000 n Spend time in the Bible today, so you know Gods will and way. >> I lift up my eyes to the hills--where does my help come from? Because it is the nature of sheep to wander away from the safety of the fold. In Keilah, Philistines fled before him. I like the theme of the 23rd Psalm. The source of this hope is to be found in the texts of both passages which you have heard today. Marsh just what I need to read tonight. All shall be well. Here goes. You may know the 23 rd Psalm, but do you know the Good Shepherd? David had learned to smile at death. But what the Word of God does make very clear is that as we move through such times, God is with us. Light. All shall be well. Your email address will not be published. Herod did not know the prophecies of the Messiahs birth. They had sang songs of Christs birth together. John Piper Sep 8, 1980. In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? Shepherds know the needs of their sheep. This was Abraham's faith, and thus it overcome his fear of death. She made you feel important when she was around. The rest have no hope. Jan 10, 1988. Even though his path is different and sometimes seems so unusual. Amen. Biblically, prophets shine the light on Jesus as the Good Shepherd. 0000003043 00000 n David could rejoice because the Lord, his Shepherd, was with Him. In fact, she would sometimes get so wound when her parents would not give her what she wanted, she would no longer say I want my cookie. To honestly and earnestly say that there are those without homes in our community, and what they need is significant assistance of housing, food, guidance in budgeting and job skills, encouragement, and support, so they can live a full life in their own space and place. At that moment I shall be more alive than I am now. Jesus Christ conquered sin, hell and the grave. It is all those things and more. However, I have come to believe that Psalm 23 has little to do with funerals, instead, it has everything to do with life and familiarity. Psalm 23 has become a daily adventure for me as I try to imagine what it means for me each day. 43 34 0000002553 00000 n Now, there was the danger that Sarah would become the wife of an Egyptian, and bear him children. Isaiah, Farmer, Funerals Christian. 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