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Venture Church

Who Is Your Shepherd?

By Pastor Troy MartinMay 10, 2026

The sermon explores the profound concept of God as our Shepherd, emphasizing themes of divine guidance, intimate relationship, and ultimate care through scriptural references such as Psalm 23 and John 10, illustrating how God guides, protects, and nurtures us like a shepherd with his flock, highlighting our dependency on His comfort and protection while seeing Jesus as the fulfillment of the Good Shepherd.

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Introduction and Familiarity with Psalm 23
1:27
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Psalm 23 Exegesis
0:48
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Sheep’s Dependency on the Shepherd
1:02
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The Shepherd’s Roles: Provider, Protector, Caregiver
3:08
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The Spiritual Condition of Being a Cast Sheep
1:34
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Personal Reflection on Following the Shepherd
2:09
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Yahweh as the Shepherd
1:34

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Scripture from the sermon

Exodus 3:1

¹And Moses was a shepherd with the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the west of the desert, and he came to the mountain of God, to Horeb.

Psalms 23:1-6

¹Yahweh is my shepherd; I will not lack for anything. ²In grassy pastures he makes me lie down; by quiet waters he leads me. ³He restores my life. He leads me in correct paths for the sake of his name. ⁴Even when I walk in a dark valley, I fear no evil because you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me. ⁵You prepare before me a table in the presence of my oppressors. You anoint my head with oil; my cup is overflowing. ⁶Surely goodness and loyal love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will stay in the house of Yahweh for a very long time.

John 10:11-27

¹¹“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. ¹²The hired hand, who is not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf approaching and abandons the sheep and runs away—and the wolf seizes them and scatters them— ¹³because he is a hired hand and he is not concerned about the sheep. ¹⁴“I am the good shepherd, and I know my own, and my own know me, ¹⁵just as the Father knows me and I know the Father, and I lay down my life for the sheep. ¹⁶And I have other sheep which are not from this fold. I must bring these also, and they will hear my voice, and they will become one flock—one shepherd. ¹⁷Because of this the Father loves me, because I lay down my life so that I may take possession of it again. ¹⁸No one takes it from me, but I lay it down voluntarily. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take possession of it again. This commandment I received from my Father.” ¹⁹Again there was a division among the Jews because of these words. ²⁰And many of them were saying, “He has a demon and is out of his mind! Why do you listen to him?” ²¹Others were saying, “These are not the words of one who is possessed by a demon! A demon is not able to open the eyes of the blind, is it?” ²²Then the feast of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter, ²³and Jesus was walking in the temple in the Portico of Solomon. ²⁴So the Jews surrounded him and began to say to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly!” ²⁵Jesus answered them, “I told you and you do not believe! The deeds that I do in the name of my Father, these testify about me. ²⁶But you do not believe, because you are not of my sheep! ²⁷My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

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Related verses

Divine Guidance1 passage

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Proverbs 3:4-6

⁴And you shall find favor and good sense in the eyes of God and humankind. ⁵Trust Yahweh with all your heart; do not lean toward your own understanding. ⁶In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will straighten your paths.

God’s Personal Relationship, God’s Comforting Presence1 passage

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Isaiah 43:2-4

²When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they shall not flow over you. When you walk through fire, you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not scorch you. ³For I am Yahweh, your God, the holy one of Israel, your savior. I give you Egypt as ransom, Cush and Seba in place of you. ⁴Because you are precious in my eyes, you are honored, and I myself love you, and I give people in place of you, and nations in place of your life.

God’s Comforting Presence4 passages

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2 Corinthians 1:3-5

³Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, ⁴who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in all affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. ⁵For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow to us, thus through Christ our comfort overflows also.

2 Corinthians 1:5-7

⁵For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow to us, thus through Christ our comfort overflows also. ⁶But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort that is at work in the patient endurance of the same sufferings that we also suffer. ⁷And our hope for you is firm, because we know that as you are sharers in the sufferings, so also you will be sharers in the comfort.

Isaiah 40:1-3

¹“Comfort; comfort my people,” says your God. ²“Speak to the heart of Jerusalem, and call to her, that her compulsory labor is fulfilled, that her sin is paid for, that she has received from the hand of Yahweh double for all her sins.” ³A voice is calling in the wilderness, “Clear the way of Yahweh! Make a highway smooth in the desert for our God!

Isaiah 41:10-12

¹⁰You must not fear, for I am with you; you must not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, indeed I will help you, indeed I will take hold of you with the right hand of my salvation. ¹¹Look! All those who are angry with you shall be ashamed and humiliated; your opponents shall be like nothing and shall become lost. ¹²You shall seek them, but you shall not find them; your opponents shall be like nothing, and the men of your war like nothing.

Discuss

Observation

Psalm 23 talks about green pastures and still waters. What sticks out to you about those images?

Interpretation

The pastor mentioned sheep's dependency on the shepherd. Why do you think it's important for us to admit when we're lost or in need of guidance?

Application

How does it feel knowing 'Yahweh is my shepherd; I will not lack for anything'? Where does that hit home for you today?

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Watch · 7 Clips

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Introduction and Familiarity with Psalm 23

Psalm 23 Exegesis

Sheep’s Dependency on the Shepherd

The Shepherd’s Roles: Provider, Protector, Caregiver

The Spiritual Condition of Being a Cast Sheep

Personal Reflection on Following the Shepherd

Yahweh as the Shepherd