The text for this week is Ezekiel 34, in which God indicates that he himself will be our shepherd. The worship theme is simply that the Lord is our shepherd, based both on this text and on Psalm 23.
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Here are a two meditations on Psalm 23 that Hannah found but did not include in the final worship plan:
Isaac Watts – My Shepherd Will Supply My Need
Franz Schubert – God is My Shepherd
And here is the final worship plan:
Prelude:
The Lord is My Shepherd – Keith Green
Worship Set:
Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow; We do a rather unique blend of “The Doxology” and “Old Hundreth.” Doxology – the opening verse of our version, here sung by Nicole Nordeman
All People That on Earth Do Dwell – the rest of our version.
Psalm 23:1-6 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. 3 He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. 4 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. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
House of God Forever – Jon Foreman
The Lord’s My Shepherd – Stuart Townend
The King of Love My Shepherd Is – Fernando Ortega (beginning at 2:26)
Ezekiel 34:11-16 “For thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I, I myself will search for my sheep and will seek them out. 12 As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered, so will I seek out my sheep, and I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds and thick darkness. 13 And I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land. And I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the ravines, and in all the inhabited places of the country. 14 I will feed them with good pasture, and on the mountain heights of Israel shall be their grazing land. There they shall lie down in good grazing land, and on rich pasture they shall feed on the mountains of Israel. 15 I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I myself will make them lie down, declares the Lord GOD. 16 I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, and the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them in justice.
Psalm 100:1-5 Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth! 2 Serve the LORD with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! 3 Know that the LORD, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! 5 For the LORD is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.
O Come, Let Us Worship and Bow Down – Ted Sanquist – there are no videos for this
Praise Him, Praise Him, Hymn #106
I Shall Not Want – Audrey Assad
Offertory:
Lead Me On – Audrey Assad
Benediction:
I Am the Good Shepherd – Fernando Ortega
Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us, Hymn #462 – Fernando Ortega