Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Names of God #10 - Jehovah Rohi - Shepherd God

Open
Shepherding game with ballons and ping pong paddles (children try to head "sheep" balloons from one end of the room to the other)
Sheep are like balloons: dumb – defenseless – dirty and can’t clean self – dependent (need to be led)
Jokes for kids: 
                Why was the sheep arrested on the freeway? For making an illegal ewe-turn
                What do you get when your pet sheep takes Karate? A Lamb chop


 Jehovah Rohi-  
                                Jehovah Rohi – Sherpherd God
                                VERB – action – TO SHEPHERD; to tend
                                The root = a friend or companion – the Lord is my friend

Psalm 23
                Kids have craft on Psalm 23 (again, the scratch off I used is no longer available, but another option is here from Oriental Trading)
                All of us go through Verse 1; then tables go thru remainder using worksheet
The Lord is my shepherd
                Start by reading it emphasizing one word at a time
The Lord              Who is your Shepherd?
                             What are you letting guide you?
IS                          God is PRESENT
MY                        He’s a personal God – has an individual relationship with me
                               He knows what I need
                               He calls me by name
Shepherd            He takes care of ME
I shall not want – discuss

Table Worksheets – Verse by Verse
Discuss together after
  
Is the Lord Your Shepherd
                How do you know if the Lord is your Shepherd?
                John 10:1-18; 25-28 and 1 John 2:3-6
                Sheep KNOW their Shepherd – they recognize His voice – the Truth
                Sheep FOLLOW their Shepherd – they OBEY him
                What did Jesus say about entering the sheepfold?
                What is a good Shepherd willing to do for His sheep?
                What are we reassured of in vs 28? **note the no one else can snatch you  - yet it’s your decision to follow/stay

Take Home:

Other Shepherd psalms Psalm 22 – Psalm of the Good Shepherd – Laying Down your life and Psalm 24 Psalm of the Chief Shepherd – Jesus coming again

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