The Way | The Good Shepherd | Pastor Johnny Jones

PSALM 16:11 NLT

You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever.

Psalm 23 ESV

23 The Lord is my shepherd;I shall not want.2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures;He leads me beside the still waters.3 He restores my soul;He leads me in the paths of righteousnessFor His name’s sake.

4 Yea, 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.

5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;You anoint my head with oil;My cup runs over.6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow meAll the days of my life;And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever.

IS THE LORD MY SHEPHERD?

Will I relent and allow the Good Shepherd to lead me?

PSALM 23:1-2 ESV

The Lord is my shepherd;I shall not want.2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures…

SHEPHERD:

feed, pastor, keep, companion, company, of ruler and teacher, to be a special friend

WANT:

lack, want of, lack of

MAKETH:

to put, place, set, appoint, lay, put or lay upon, direct, direct toward, ordain, establish, found, appoint, constitute, determine, fix, set in place, transform into, fashion, bring to pass, give

GREEN:

grass, new grass, green herb, vegetation, young

PASTURES:

abode, abode of shepherd, habitation, meadow pasture, meadow

Jesus Feeds Five Thousand

Mark 6:30-44 NLT

30 The apostles returned to Jesus from their ministry tour and told him all they had done and taught. 31 Then Jesus said, “Let’s go off by ourselves to a quiet place and rest awhile.” He said this because there were so many people coming and going that Jesus and his apostles didn’t even have time to eat.

32 So they left by boat for a quiet place, where they could be alone.33 But many people recognized them and saw them leaving, and people from many towns ran ahead along the shore and got there ahead of them. 34 Jesus saw the huge crowd as he stepped from the boat, and he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So, he began teaching them many things.

35 Late in the afternoon his disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. 36 Send the crowds away so they can go to the nearby farms and villages and buy something to eat.”

37 But Jesus said, “You feed them.”

“With what?” they asked. “We’d have to work for months to earn enough money to buy food for all these people!”

38 “How much bread do you have?” he asked. “Go and find out.”

They came back and reported, “We have five loaves of bread and two fish.”

39 Then Jesus told the disciples to have the people sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 So they sat down in groups of fifty or a hundred.

41 Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread to the disciples so they could distribute it to the people. He also divided the fish for everyone to share. 42 They all ate as much as they wanted, 43 and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftover bread and fish. 44 A total of 5,000 men and their families were fed.

SEVEN THINGS WE SEE

1.    THE POSITIONING

VS 33 But many people recognized them and saw them leaving, and people from many towns ran ahead along the shore and got there ahead of them.

2.   THE COMPASSION

VS 34 Jesus saw the huge crowd as he stepped from the boat, and he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So, he began teaching them many things.

3.    THE CO-LABORING

VS 37 But Jesus said, “You feed them.”

4.   THE GIFT/SEED

John 6:8-9

8 Then Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up.9 “There’s a young boy here with five barley loaves and two fish.

5.   THE ORDER

VS 39 & 40 39 Then Jesus told the disciples to have the people sit down in groups on the green grass.40 So they sat down in groups of fifty or a hundred.

6.   THE EXPECTATION

VS 41 Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them.

Mathew 14:19

Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves...

7.   THE MIRACLE

VS 24-44 Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread to the disciples so they could distribute it to the people. He also divided the fish for everyone to share. 42 They all ate as much as they wanted,43 and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftover bread and fish. 44 A total of 5,000 men and their families were fed.

IS THE LORD MY SHEPHERD?

Will I allow the Lord to be my Savior and Shepherd?