Boulder Creek Community Church

What happened between the "green pastures" and the "still waters"? Life is lived often between these two places... For David, this would probably have been the desert. Desert is a common biblical theme where we are challenged to relate to God through faith... not our feelings. God sometimes leads us to the desert... to make us thirsty. How's your soul? We live in a loud... fast... and distracted w...

He leads... The invitation of the Good Shepherd is to be led... That's not as simple as it seems! In fact, it can be risky, dangerous and even unpredictable at times! But... if we trust the good shepherd, and surrender to him, it will be good.

Psalm 23:2 says, “He makes me lie down in green pastures.” In the original language, the concept is that the Shepherd causes us to lie down and lean against Him. Only sheep that are full... unafraid... and trust the Shepherd can lie down. This is a picture Where there is both delight and plenty. “Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be...

Imagine a life without lack... “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” Psalms 23:1 ESV “The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need.” Psalms 23:1 NLT “The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.” Psalms 23:1 NIV What you have in your shepherd is greater than what you don’t have in life. You have grace for every sin... you lack nothing. You have an anchor for every storm... you lack nothing....

God is not only his shepherd, he’s a good shepherd. And he is your shepherd! And even more astounding is the fact that the good shepherd became a sheep and sacrificed himself for you. A lot is made of sheep being stupid… And that may be true! Nevertheless your God wants you to see him as your good shepherd. That means he will lead you and guide you provide for you and even hold you close to his he...

Today we spend a little bit more time looking at who Yahweh is and who he is for you. Today I read Psalm 29 and in 11 versus “LORD” is used 17 times! David wants to remind his people in a time of crisis and in a time of uncertainty that God is more powerful than anything they can imagine. And that power is available to gods people.

God first revealed his proper name, Yahweh to Moses. When Jesus used God’s proper name “I am“ he was making an astounding claim on his identity! Jesus is the full and complete revelation of who God is and what God is like. Most people project on to God what they imagine him to be like. Doesn’t it make sense that if God is really God that he would sometimes disagree with us or contradict us? We mus...

Whenever LORD appears in the Hebrew Scriptures, the writer is referring to the proper name of God. It signifies nearness, closeness, intimacy and that he is a God who even shelters us.

Paul wraps up his teaching on dealing with anxiety by challenging us to think on the right things. The battleground for your heart is in your mind… Our lives are transformed by the renewing of our minds.

The power of living with an attitude of gratitude. Choosing to be thankful in all things is not only pleasing to God he can change and bless your own heart and soul.

Prayer is a gift given to us by God for many reasons… One of them being that we can cast all of our cares upon him, for he cares for us! Prayers away to talk to God but it is also a way for us to talk to our own souls. Noticed how David preaches to his own heart and soul in Psalm 43:5 says, “Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him...

Philippians 4:4-7 tells us to rejoice always. To rejoice is a choice we make that has the power to defeat anxiety.

Do you ever think about what you think about? The Bible tells us to take every thought captive so that we can obey Christ. We all deal with anxiety, but God wants to give us his shalom. Take a few minutes today to be still and to be quiet… The Good Shepherd is speaking to you. His sheep know his voice…

THE SHEPHERD GOD