May 27: Psalm 23:1–3; Isaiah 53:6; Ezekiel 34:16; John 10:11; John 10:14; John 10:27–28; Hebrews 13:20; 1 Peter 2:25; 1 Peter 5:4; Isaiah 60:19–20; Matthew 17:1–2; Acts 26:13; Acts 26:15; 1 Peter 5:10; Revelation 21:23 - a podcast by Crossway

Our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep.

The chief Shepherd.—“I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me…. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.”

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.—“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.”—“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.”—For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

Psalm 23:1–3 (Listen)

The Lord Is My Shepherd

A Psalm of David.

23   The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2     He makes me lie down in green pastures.
  He leads me beside still waters.¹
3     He restores my soul.
  He leads me in paths of righteousness²
    for his name’s sake.

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Isaiah 53:6 (Listen)

6   All we like sheep have gone astray;
    we have turned—every one—to his own way;
  and the LORD has laid on him
    the iniquity of us all.

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Ezekiel 34:16 (Listen)

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.¹ I will feed them in justice.

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John 10:11 (Listen)

11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

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John 10:14 (Listen)

14 I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me,

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John 10:27–28 (Listen)

27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.

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Hebrews 13:20 (Listen)

Benediction

20 Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant,

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1 Peter 2:25 (Listen)

25 For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

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1 Peter 5:4 (Listen)

4 And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.

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And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb.

“At midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, that shone around me…. And I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And the Lord said, ‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.’”—Jesus took with him Peter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light.—The sun shall be no more your light by day, nor for brightness shall the moon give you light; but the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory. Your sun shall no more go down, nor your moon withdraw itself; for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your days of mourning shall be ended.

The God of all grace… has called you to his eternal glory in Christ.

Isaiah 60:19–20 (Listen)

19   The sun shall be no more
    your light by day,
  nor for brightness shall the moon
    give you light;¹
  but the LORD will be your everlasting light,
    and your God will be your glory.²
20   Your sun shall no more go down,
    nor your moon withdraw itself;
  for the LORD will be your everlasting light,
    and your days of mourning shall be ended.

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Matthew 17:1–2 (Listen)

The Transfiguration

17 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. 2 And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light.

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Acts 26:13 (Listen)

13 At midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, that shone around me and those who journeyed with me.

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Acts 26:15 (Listen)

15 And I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And the Lord said, ‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.

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1 Peter 5:10 (Listen)

10 And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.

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Revelation 21:23 (Listen)

23 And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb.

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