Question: What’s happening when life is unraveling?
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Breakthrough: A supernatural intervention that shifts prolonged struggles from trial to triumph…
How God often works in the unraveling:
1. Strips away Egypts Influence
2. Replaces personal ambition with His mission
3. Cultivates reliance on Him
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Gospel Takeaway: God’s divine peeling unravels you for his divine purpose…
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Question: When have you felt you were at the breaking point?
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Breakthrough: A supernatural intervention that shifts prolonged struggles from trial to triumph
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1. Compromise to culture
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2. Stranded in Isolation
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3. Overwhelmed by Expectations
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Gospel Takeaway: In the waiting, God will honor surrender
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Question: Are you more fearful of your future or more hopeful?
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“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.” – Psalm 23:6
Main Idea: If the LORD is your Shepherd, you surely will experience the blessings of a good, unfailingly merciful, and intimate communion with the LORD all the days of your life.
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Part 1: The LORD’s goodness and mercy shall follow you all the days of your life. (v.6a)
“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life…” – Psalm 23:6a
“The LORD passed before [Moses] and proclaimed, ‘The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love (hesed) for thousands…” – Exodus 34:6-7a
“What love could remember no wrongs we have done
Omniscient, all knowing He counts not their sum
Thrown into a sea without bottom or shore
Our sins they are many His mercy is more
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Stronger than darkness, new every morn
Our sins they are many his mercy is more”
– Matt Boswell, Matt Papa, “His Mercy Is More”
“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies…” – Psalm 23:5a
“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose…For I am sure than neither death nor life, nor angels nor ruler, nor things present nor things to come, nor power, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” – Romans 8:28, 38-39
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Part 2: You shall dwell in intimate communion with the LORD all the days of your life. (v.6b)
“and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.” – Psalm 23:6b
“One thing I have asked of the LORD, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple.” – Psalm 27:4
What was promised to David in part is promised to us in fullness.
“Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God?” – 1 Corinthians 6:19a
“In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.” – Ephesians 1:13-14
“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” And he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment. The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son. But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.” – Revelation 21:1-8
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“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 paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. 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. 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 forever.” – Psalms 23:1-6
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Question: Is your table a place of peace or a stage for confrontation?
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The Table transforms vulnerability into divine intimacy.
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The Table is offered at the great personal expense of the Host.
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“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep… I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep… For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it up again.” – John 10:11, 14-15, 17
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The Table both honors and safeguards the guest.
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The Table symbolizes complete satisfaction.
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Gospel Takeaway: Jesus sets a table of mercy before you—take your seat.
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What are your enemies?
Fear, depression, guilt, shame, bitterness, anger, failure, divorce, addiction, lust, anxiety, worthlessness, loneliness, lies, trauma, abuse, betrayal, rejection…
Switzerland:
Canada:
Yosemite:
Death Valley:
Question: What’s the name of your valley?
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1. You will be fearless because you never walk alone
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2. You will be restless because of the dangers you face
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Gospel Takeaway: In the darkest valley, God is with you, banishing fear
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Question: What do you do when your path isn’t leading where you hoped?
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1. Divine Encounter = Personal Renewal
“The good shepherd lays down his life for his sheep” – John 10:11
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2. Divine Direction = Purposeful Journey
“There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” – Romans 8:1
Define the path of righteousness:
1. There is a declaration of God’s approval over your life
2. You stand before God just as if you’ve never sinned and have always perfectly obeyed
3. You will never be more justified than you are right now
4. The Spirit only lives in those he approves of
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3. Divine Glory = Promised Destination
“yet he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make known his mighty power… ” – Psalm 106:8
“For your name’s sake, O Lord, pardon my guilt, for it is great.” – Psalm 25:11
“For you are my rock and my fortress; and for your name’s sake you lead me and guide me;” – Psalm 31:3
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Gospel Takeaway: Accepting Jesus’ divine invitation is a life or death decision…
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Psalm 23 Antithesis:
“The clock is my dictator, I shall not rest.
It makes me lie down only when exhausted.
It leads me into deep depression.
It hounds my soul.
It leads me in circles of frenzy, for activities sake.
Even though I run frantically from task to task, I will never get it all done,
For my ideal is with me.
Deadlines and my need for approval, they drive me.
They demand performance from me, beyond the limits of my schedule.
They anoint my head with migraines,
My in-basket overflows.
Surely fatigue and time pressures shall follow me
All the days of my life.
And I will dwell in the bonds of frustration
Forever…”
Question: Who can be trusted to keep you safe?
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1. See where he is leading
2. Hear what he is saying
3. Receive what he is giving
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Gospel takeaway: Your survival hinges on always being near the shepherd so that his voice never fades
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Question: In what ways has the wool been pulled over your eyes?
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1. The Good Shepherd knows you better than you know you
“In the beginning, God…” – Genesis 1:1a
“All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way…” – Isaiah 53:6a
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2. The Good Shepherd sees what you need when you only see what you want
“To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.” – John 10:3-4
“They come when I call their names. They love me. They paw me and want my attention. They are responsive to me. They are not too afraid or flighty” – Lynne (The Shepherdess)
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Gospel Takeaway: With your life at stake Jesus invites surrender for his names sake
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“I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture… I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” – John 10:9,11
Main Idea: Transform us! When we come into your presence, we want to be completely changed.
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When we come into your presence…
1. Show us who you are – Elevate our view and show us truth! (v1-4)
2. Show us who we are – Devastate our pride and clean us up! (v5-7)
3. Show us what to do – Captivate our hearts and send us out! (v8-13)
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Question: Why Does Jesus’ Death Matter?
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“Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.” – Isaiah 53:4-6
“For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” – 2 Corinthians 5:21
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