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by mbourbon
Wed May 28, 2008 11:44 pm
Forum: Day 30: Righteous Ruts
Topic: The right paths
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The right paths

It is essential that we provide clear and discernable paths for the people of God. While at times they may stray we are called to go after them and place them back on the right path. The right path is God's Word that illiminates our mind and provides us with a blueprint for righteous living. Our goa...
by mbourbon
Wed May 28, 2008 11:33 pm
Forum: Day 29: Following the Leader
Topic: Come Follow Me.
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Come Follow Me.

Through His soverienty God leads us into the places that he wants to take us. In much the same way we lead the flock by directing them through the Word of God and into righteous living. They will follow us as we follow Christ. We must be the model of a life that exemplifies a sanctified and renewed ...
by mbourbon
Wed May 28, 2008 11:20 pm
Forum: Day 24: A Living Sacrifice
Topic: A Living Sacrifice
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A Living Sacrifice

As the lamb is sacrificed for the benefit of rituals and food, we are called to lay down our life for the essence of why we are called. We are called to care for the most precious thing on God's heart. We are entrusted with a great responsibility. When the wolves are lurking to kill the sheep and th...
by mbourbon
Wed May 28, 2008 11:12 pm
Forum: Day 3: Called to Care
Topic: Called to Care
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Called to Care

It is interesting that God ensures that nothing goes to waste in our lives. We are trained academicall or skillfully in areas of vocation, and at some point He calls us into ministry for one particular reason and that is to care for the most precious thing that is dear to his heart. We wonder if we ...
by mbourbon
Wed May 28, 2008 11:03 pm
Forum: Day 5: Spring Up, O Well!
Topic: The Real Source
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The Real Source

God is the ultimate source of water and nourishment. And, at times we think that we can provide the best counseling and advice to the people of God. However, it becomes dangerous when we don't point people to the real source. God calls us to dig new wells of water in order to sustain our spiritual h...
by mbourbon
Wed May 28, 2008 10:46 pm
Forum: Day 6: Greener Pastures
Topic: Times of Refreshing
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Times of Refreshing

At times when we are dry and weary of life; God leads us into green pastures. This is a place where we can be renewed and refreshed. This is a place of intimacy and renewal. A place where there is an abundance of love, grace and mercy. During this time, He leads us in a place that we can take all of...
by mbourbon
Wed May 28, 2008 10:34 pm
Forum: Day 7: Feed My Sheep
Topic: The Right Foods
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Views: 19845

The Right Foods

As under shepherds we are called to feed God's sheep. However, we are not just called to feed them with the Word of God in a consistent manner but also the right scripture. We need to ensure that we rightly divide the scripture so that we are not being a false teacher. It is our responsibility to st...
by mbourbon
Wed May 28, 2008 10:20 pm
Forum: Day 8: The Shepherd Healer
Topic: The Healer
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The Healer

Just as the Master Shepherd watches over our spiritual health, we must ensure that each sheep passes by us for a visual inspection. What is happening in thier lives that we cannot tell from a distance, what relational disease they are dealing with that we don't know until we ask. It takes active one...
by mbourbon
Wed May 28, 2008 10:11 pm
Forum: Day 9: Midwives and Nurses
Topic: Giving Birth
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Giving Birth

God always helps the under shepherds care for sheep that is about to give birth to a love one who they have been praying for. People come to under shepherds for prayer about thier love ones. They have been pregnant for years with anticipation that thier love one will give thier heart to the Lord. We...
by mbourbon
Wed May 28, 2008 9:56 pm
Forum: Day 10: Lost and Found
Topic: Lost and Found
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Views: 22914

Lost and Found

For most, the story of Jesus leaving he 99 to go after the 1 does not sound like Jesus is much of a shephered. Let's face it, what if the wolves would come and eat some of the sheep while the shephered is off finding that lost sheep? It is God's unfailing love that will ensure that nothing can snatc...
by mbourbon
Wed May 28, 2008 9:35 pm
Forum: Day 11: Gathering the Scattered
Topic: The Roundup
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The Roundup

During our look into the flock for two consecutive weekends we notice that we don't see one of our lambs. At the end of the day we ask someone if they know about so and so. After we don't get a satisfactory answer we call the home, or track the person down. Finally, we find the lamb and ask what is ...
by mbourbon
Wed May 28, 2008 9:22 pm
Forum: Day 12: Satisfaction and Restoration
Topic: Time Off
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Views: 22431

Time Off

As shepherds we work to care for the flock as well as the the sheep pen. There comes a time when we need to rest and feel satisfied with the spritiual and physical nourishment that has been given to us by God. There is a diffeence between taking a vacation and resting in God. most times during a vac...
by mbourbon
Wed May 28, 2008 8:24 pm
Forum: Day 13: The Staff
Topic: Pulling People Out
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Pulling People Out

At first glance you would think that the primary purpose of the staff is to ward off predators, or discipline the sheep in the way to go. Rather, the primary reason is to pull people our of messes. God always knows the crevices that we have fallen because of our inability to obey or listen to God. W...
by mbourbon
Mon May 26, 2008 11:19 pm
Forum: Day 14: Named and Known
Topic: You Are Known
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You Are Known

As a church grows there comes a point in which it seems impossible to know every persons name. However, while we may not know thier names, we are called to have a relationshp with them that shows them that we are there for them during good and crises moments. People don't care what you know until th...
by mbourbon
Mon May 26, 2008 10:46 pm
Forum: Day 16: While Shepherds Watch Their Flocks
Topic: Watching the Sheep
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Views: 18117

Watching the Sheep

We can become so busy doing church work, in the name of christiandom, that we forget that there are people (sheep) that must be watched and cared for. As undershephered we must continaulay (Day and Night) watch the sheep. However, while we go to sleep, or are not watching, we must understand that th...

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