Peter Barnes | Psalm 23
SERMON NOTES
The Lord is my Shepherd
Psalm 23; John 10:1-21
Douglas MacMillan would not allow it at non-Christian funerals. See John 10:3, 11, 14-15
1. The Shepherd cares.
– 23:1-3a; Gen.48:15
– Phillip Keller says sheep will roll over on their backs, and become stuck and die.
– Isa.53:6; 40:11
2. The Shepherd guides.
– 23:3b; Prov.3:5-6
3. The Shepherd protects.
– 23:4-5; John Howard (18th century prison reformer in England) used to cite ‘I fear no evil’ as he went into the prisons. A rod is a weapon; a staff guides.
– no mixed metaphor in verse 5 says Phillip Keller; but see Rom.8:31-39 for the main lesson.
The Shepherd saves.
– 23:5b-6; John 14:1-4