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Buy  my books   " Joy in the Journey "  and  " Song in the Night" on Amazon now 20% goes to missions               Experiencing sound quality issues?  Please Click here  Psalm 23 Series 1- The Lord is my Shepherd      Isaiah 40:11 "He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and will gently lead those that have their young" Psalm 23 is a personal psalm of believers through the ages.  It contains just six verses that pictures our relationship with God.  It describes an intimate relationship of a shepherd with the sheep.  It promises comfort, protection and victory over evil. The author of the psalm is believed to be David.   In the Hebrew literature, the prophets and the psalmists have compared God as a shepherd and people as the sheep. You have heard the term “black sheep” of ...

Buy  my books   " Joy in the Journey "  and  " Song in the Night" on Amazon now 20% goes to missions     A Psalm of David (Psalm 23:1-6) “The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, and he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.  Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” (NIV) [1] .   EXEGESIS             Psalm 23 is a psalm of David as it is described in its title. This has been historically used by the church in times of grief and sickness...

Buy  my books   " Joy in the Journey "  and  " Song in the Night" on Amazon now 20% goes to missions               Experiencing sound quality issues?  Please Click here  An Unlikely Kindness      In 2 Samuel, Chapter 9 we read about and unlikely kindness from a king to a little known diabled man. Most of us know the big stories about David.  We know the story of Samuel anointing David as king while he was tending sheep. We know the story of David and Goliath and the stories of Saul and David. We know the story of the close friendship of David and Jonathan, who was the son of King Saul. We know the many psalms written by David while he was in hiding from enemies. But amid all of these headlines there is a quieter story that does not get attention, yet has powerful application to us all. It is the story of David and Mephibosheth.  Mephibosheth is the son of Jonatha...