1. God Is Our Leader (God Is Our Everything!) Lesson 1

2. God Is Our Everything! (Psalm 23) Leader Provider Rest and Refreshment Restoration Guide Purpose Protection Faithfulness Discipline Hope Consecration Abundance Blessing Heaven Eternity

3. God Is Our Leader God’s Appointed Earthly Shepherds (Leaders) Throughout History God the Father as the Shepherd of the Old Testament Jesus the Son as the Shepherd of the New Testament The Work of a Good Shepherd (Leader)

4. God’s Appointed Shepherds Throughout History God used specially appointed people to shepherd His people throughout history. –Joshua (Numbers 27:16,17) –David as King (I Chronicles 11:2) –Judges (I Chronicles 17:6) –Prophets and Priests (Ezekiel 34) –Elders (Acts 20:28; I Peter 5:1,2) We must keep in mind, however, that even though certain men were appointed by God to be shepherds, the Lord has always been and always will be the CHIEF Shepherd!

5. God the Father as the Shepherd of the Old Testament Psalm (28:8,9) Psalm (80:1-3) Ecclesiastes (12:11) Isaiah (40:10,11)

6. Jesus the Son as the Shepherd of the New Testament In Prophecy (Ezekiel 34:23; 37:24; Matthew 2:6) John (10:1-16) Hebrews (13:20) I Peter (2:25) I Peter (5:4)

7. What a Good Shepherd Does Ezekiel (34:11-16) –Searches for the scattered and lost sheep (vs. 12,16) –Delivers the sheep from harm (vs. 13) –Feeds the sheep (vs. 13-15) –Binds the broken and strengthens the sick (vs. 16) John (10:1-16) –Knows the sheep (vs. 3,14) –Leads the sheep (vs. 3,4) –Feeds the sheep (vs. 9) –Makes sacrifices for the sheep (vs. 11, 15) –Protects the sheep (10:12,13)

8. Questions to Ponder? Does the Lord know you as one of His sheep? Have you allowed the Lord to lead you? Have you allowed the Lord to feed you? Have you allowed the Lord to bind your broken life and strengthen you in your sickness? Have you allowed the Lord to deliver you from harm? On the Day of Judgment, will you be one of His sheep? (Matthew 25:31-34)