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The Pursuing Shepherd

The Pursuing Shepherd. Avenue Vineyard September 2, 2012. Psalm 23. The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul. He leads me in right paths for his name’s sake. Psalm 23 cont’d.

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The Pursuing Shepherd

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  1. The Pursuing Shepherd Avenue Vineyard September 2, 2012

  2. Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul. He leads me in right paths for his name’s sake.

  3. Psalm 23 cont’d Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff— they comfort me.

  4. Psalm 23 cont’d You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord my whole life long.

  5. “midbar” - Hebrew Translated • “desert” or “wilderness”

  6. Psalm 23 “…he leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul.”

  7. Psalm 41:1,2 “I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.”

  8. Psalm 23 “…he leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul.”

  9. Psalm 23 “He leads me in right paths for his name’s sake.”

  10. Psalm 23 cont’d Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff— they comfort me.

  11. Psalm 23 cont’d You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord my whole life long.

  12. “follow” - Hebrew - “radaph” • to pursue, to run after, to chase • to hunt you down

  13. 19th Cent. Poet, Francis Thompson “The Hound of Heaven”

  14. The Hound of Heaven I fled Him down the nights and down the days. I fled Him down the arches of the years, I fled Him down the labyrinthine ways of my own mind: And in the mist of tears I hid from Him…From those strong feet that followed, that followed after.

  15. The Hound of Heaven For though I knew His love that followed Yet I was scared Lest having Him I have naught else beside.

  16. Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul. He leads me in right paths for his name’s sake.

  17. Psalm 23 cont’d Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff— they comfort me.

  18. Psalm 23 cont’d You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord my whole life long.

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