2. Today’s Take Away We all need The Good Shepherd The Good Shepherd doesn’t stop searching for us Sometime there’s a role reversal; we are to shepherd the sheep

3. The Lord is my Shepherd The infamous Psalm 23

4. What does this Shepherd do… He makes me.. He leads me… He restores me… He comforts me He feeds me…

5. The Shepherd and the Sheep “When we want to speak of anybody's stupidity we say, "He is a sheep." Nevertheless, it has this trait above all other animals, that it soon learns to heed its shepherd's voice and will follow no one but its shepherd, and though it cannot help and keep and heal itself, nor guard itself against the wolf, but is dependent upon others, yet it always knows enough to keep close to its shepherd and look to him for help.” Martin Luther

7. A Shepherd Leads Everyone – every organization needs a leader. The Hawthorne studies

8. Let us pray… O’ Good Shepherd, We are so very thankful for your voice, your faithfulness, your willingness to lay down your life for us. Lead us, we pray, in a way that strengthens us in our mission to be one Body, one Hope, one Life for the sake of peace and love. All of this we pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.