The Good Shepherd: Hooked on the Shepherd: John 10:11; Psalm 100:3

 

Acknowledge that the Lord is God. He made us, and we are His – His people, the sheep of His pasture.
Psalm 100:3 (CSB)

“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.”
John 10:11 (CSB)

1. The Shepherd Knows Me

“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. I lay down my life for the sheep.”
John 10:14-15 (CSB)

I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.
John 10:9 (CSB)

2. The Shepherd Sacrifices for Me

“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.”
John 10:11 (CSB)

No one takes it from me, but I lay it down on my own. I have the right to lay it down, and I have the right to take it up again. I have received this command from my Father.
John 10:18 (CSB)

3. The Shepherd Will Never Abandon Me

The hired hand, since he is not the shepherd and doesn’t own the sheep, leaves them and runs away when he sees a wolf coming. The wolf then snatches and scatters them. 13 This happens because he is a hired hand and doesn’t care about the sheep.14 “I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and my own know me, 15 just as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. I lay down my life for the sheep.”
John 10:12-15 (CSB)

4. The Shepherd Gives You Eternal Life

I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand.
John 10:28 (CSB)

5. The Shepherd Guards You

I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.
John 10:28-29 (CSB)

A thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance.
John 10:10 (CSB)

source https://edgechurchcolorado.com/the-good-shepherd-hooked-on-the-shepherd-john-1011-psalm-1003/

Smile: Wake Up: Habakkuk 3:2

 

How long, Lord, must I call for help and you do not listen or cry out to you about violence and you do not save? 3 Why do you force me to look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrongdoing? Oppression and violence are right in front of me. Strife is ongoing, and conflict escalates.4 This is why the law is ineffective and justice never emerges. For the wicked restrict the righteous; therefore, justice comes out perverted.
Habakkuk 1:2-4 (CSB)

3 Parts of Revival Prayer…

1. Listen

Lord, I have heard the report about you; Lord, I stand in awe of your deeds.
Habakkuk 3:2 (CSB)

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:9 (CSB)

Therefore repent and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped out…
Acts 3:19 (CSB)

2. Worship

Lord, I have heard the report about you; Lord, I stand in awe of your deeds.
Habakkuk 3:2 (CSB)

3. Petition

Lord, I have heard the report about you; Lord, I stand in awe of your deeds. Revive your work in these years; make it known in these years. In your wrath remember mercy!
Habakkuk 3:2 (CSB)

Will you not revive us again so that your people may rejoice in you?
Psalm 85:6 (CSB)

source https://edgechurchcolorado.com/smile-wake-up-habakkuk-32/

Smile: What God Says About You: Zephaniah 3:17

 

1. I Am With You

The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17 (NIV)

“I will not leave you as orphans; I am coming to you.”
John 14:18 (CSB)

The Lord was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.
Genesis 39:2 (CSB)

When his master heard the story his wife told him—“These are the things your slave did to me”—he was furious and had him thrown into prison, where the king’s prisoners were confined. So Joseph was there in prison.21 But the Lord was with Joseph and extended kindness to him. He granted him favor with the prison warden.
Genesis 39:20-21 (CSB)

2. I Will Save You

The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves.
Zephaniah 3:17 (NIV)

For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost.
Luke 19:10 (CSB)

3. I Delight In You

He will take great delight in you…
Zephaniah 3:17 (NIV)

Look, I have inscribed you on the palms of my hands…
Isaiah 49:16 (CSB)

4. I Will Calm You

The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17 (NIV)

With his love, he will calm all your fears.
Zephaniah 3:17 (NLT)

5. I Celebrate You

The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17 (NIV)

source https://edgechurchcolorado.com/smile-what-god-says-about-you-zephaniah-317/

Smile: Spirit Over Strength: Zechariah 4:6-7

 

1) I Have A Problem

Then the people who were already in the land discouraged the people of Judah and made them afraid to build. 5 They also bribed officials to act against them to frustrate their plans throughout the reign of King Cyrus of Persia and until the reign of King Darius of Persia.
Ezra 4:4-5 (CSB)

2) I Have The Holy Spirit

So he answered me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by strength or by might, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord of Armies.’”
Zechariah 4:6 (CSB)

a. The Spirit Flows
b. The Spirit Empowers
c. The Sprit Accomplishes

‘What are you, great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain…’
Zechariah 4:7 (CSB)

d. The Spirit Illuminates

So he answered me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by strength or by might, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord of Armies. 7 ‘What are you, great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain. And he will bring out the capstone accompanied by shouts of: Grace, grace to it!’”
Zechariah 4:6-7 (CSB)

3) When The Holy Spirit Meets My Problems It’s All Grace

“‘What are you, great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain. And he will bring out the capstone accompanied by shouts of: Grace, grace to it!'”
Zechariah 4:7 (CSB)

Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.
Mark 11:23 (CSB)

“…Become a great plain.”
Zechariah 4:7 (CSB)

“‘And he will bring out the capstone accompanied by shouts of: Grace, grace to it!’”
Zechariah 4:7 (CSB)

Therefore no mountain, however high, can stand before Zerubbabel! For it will flatten out before him! And Zerubbabel will finish building this Temple with mighty shouts of thanksgiving for God’s mercy, declaring that all was done by grace alone.”
Zechariah 4:7 (LB)

source https://edgechurchcolorado.com/smile-spirit-over-strength-zechariah-46-7/

Hot Mess Moms: Isaiah 43:1-2

 

Now this is what the Lord says— the one who created you, Jacob, and the one who formed you, Israel—“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are mine. 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and the rivers will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, and the flame will not burn you.
Isaiah 43:1-2 (CSB)

1. GOD CARES FOR YOU

Now this is what the Lord says— the one who created you, Jacob, and the one who formed you, Israel—“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are mine.
Isaiah 43:1 (CSB)

2. GOD IS WITH YOU

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and the rivers will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, and the flame will not burn you.
Isaiah 43:2 (CSB)

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”
Hebrews 13:5 (NIV)

source https://edgechurchcolorado.com/hot-mess-moms-isaiah-431-2/

Smile: God Makes Me Smile: Nahum 1:7

 

The Lord is good, a stronghold in a day of distress; he cares for those who take refuge in him.
Nahum 1:7 (CSB)

1. God is Really Good

The Lord is good, a stronghold in a day of distress; he cares for those who take refuge in him.
Nahum 1:7 (CSB)

I would have despaired had I not believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord.
Psalm 27:13 (AMP)

Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart be courageous. Wait for the Lord.
Psalm 27:14 (CSB)

2. God is Really Strong

The Lord is good, a stronghold in a day of distress; he cares for those who take refuge in him.
Nahum 1:7 (CSB)

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; grief, crying, and pain will be no more, because the previous things have passed away.
Revelation 21:4 (CSB)

The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are protected.
Proverbs 18:10 (CSB)

3. God is Really Compassionate

The Lord is good, a stronghold in a day of distress; he cares for those who take refuge in him.
Nahum 1:7 (CSB)

The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul.
Psalm 23:1-3 (NIV)

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
Psalms 23:5 (NIV)

Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me.  Your rod and your staff will protect and comfort me.
Psalm 23:4 (NLT)

The Lord is good, a stronghold in a day of distress; he cares for those who take refuge in him.
Nahum 1:7 (CSB)

source https://edgechurchcolorado.com/smile-god-makes-me-smile-nahum-17/

Doubters Welcome: Rescued From Doubt: Matthew 14:23-33

 

After dismissing the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. Well into the night, he was there alone. 24 Meanwhile, the boat was already some distance from land, battered by the waves, because the wind was against them. 25 Jesus came toward them walking on the sea very early in the morning.
Matthew 14:23-25 (CSB)

1. Take A Step of Faith

When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and they cried out in fear.27 Immediately Jesus spoke to them. “Have courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”28 “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter answered him, “command me to come to you on the water.” 29 He said, “Come.”
Matthew 14:26-29 (CSB)

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
Matthew 7:7-8 (NIV)

2. Keep Your Focus

…And climbing out of the boat, Peter started walking on the water and came toward Jesus. 30 But when he saw the strength of the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink…
Matthew 14:29-30 (CSB)

When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.”  5 Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything.
Luke 5:4-5 (NIV)

When she saw Peter warming himself, she looked closely at him. “You also were with that Nazarene, Jesus,” she said. 68 But he denied it. “I don’t know or understand what you’re talking about,” he said, and went out into the entryway.
Mark 14:67-68 (NIV)

3. Ask For Help

But when he saw the strength of the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me!”
Matthew 14:30 (CSB)

4. Receive His Grace

Immediately Jesus reached out his hand, caught hold of him, and said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?”32 When they got into the boat, the wind ceased. 33 Then those in the boat worshiped him and said, “Truly you are the Son of God.”
Matthew 14:31-33 (CSB)

source https://edgechurchcolorado.com/doubters-welcome-rescued-from-doubt-matthew-1423-33/