SHEPHERDS: People Like Us

Pastor Ray Nicodemus

December 7, 2024

Main Scripture: Luke 2:8-20 (NKJV)

Additional Scriptures: Romans 11:25, John 10:11, 21: 15-17, Psalm 23, Matthew 10:5-6, 16:18, Acts 7:22, Numbers 12:3, Exodus 3:11-14, 4:10-13, 5:21-22, Zachariah 4:6, Galatians 6:9

POINTS:

• Shepherd: “Ra-a,” which means to pasture, tend, feed, associate with, be a friend of, and be a companion.

• Skills of a shepherd:

  • Tough at heart

  • Do hard work

  • Humble

  • Teachable

  • Great endurance

  • Observant

  • Patient

• David: “Ha-Katan,” Jesse, which means worthless one.

• Isaiah refers to Moses as the shepherd of his flock.

• “I am not worthy of the work of the Lord”

• We will feel unworthy, afraid of rejection, inferior, and sometimes discouraged by God’s call on our lives.

• I AM = I will be all you need when you need it.