We recently looked at Jesus as our Good Shepherd. He cares for each of us intimately and individually. He leads us to the places He desires us to go and we follow Him. We come to know His voice, listen for Him to speak and then obey what He says. We are incredibly blessed to be Shepherded by our God in this way.

We recently looked at Jesus as our Good Shepherd. He cares for each of us intimately and individually. He leads us to the places He desires us to go and we follow Him. We come to know His voice, listen for Him to speak and then obey what He says. We are incredibly blessed to be Shepherded by our God in this way.

Jesus was often followed by large crowds during His earthly ministry but they never swayed Him away from saying the hard thing. In fact, when the crowds got larger, Jesus tended to proclaim the harder truths to weed out those who were following Him for the wrong reason or who wrong expectations of Him. This seems to be one of those instances.

Trinity Evangelical Presbyterian Church

Trinity Evangelical Presbyterian Church

Pruning is an essential part of regular fruit bearing. For starters, when the optimal time in the growth season comes, the gardener prunes the vine so that it will respond properly to nutrients and produce fruit when the time comes. This involves cutting away the parts of the branch that are dead or that sap the nutrients that should be prioritized for fruit growth.

Pruning is an essential part of regular fruit bearing. For starters, when the optimal time in the growth season comes, the gardener prunes the vine so that it will respond properly to nutrients and produce fruit when the time comes. This involves cutting away the parts of the branch that are dead or that sap the nutrients that should be prioritized for fruit growth.

Our good shepherd cares for us in ways that we can’t possibly understand. We will never know the enemies and attacks that He shields us from every moment of everyday.

Our good shepherd cares for us in ways that we can’t possibly understand. We will never know the enemies and attacks that He shields us from every moment of everyday.

-Manna was a physical provision but a spiritual lesson.

-The means of provision was designed to test their obedience.

-It was a faith solution to their lack of trust in God.

-The Lord provided as much as they needed.

-The Lord provided it as long as they needed.