If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross daily, and follow me (Luke 9:23; NLT).
I follow you
As best I can: Jesus Christ,
My Shepherd King.
I praise your name,
And worship you: Jesus Christ,
To whom I cling.
I trust in you,
And want to serve: Jesus Christ,
Though I’m so small.
I offer you my love,
My life: Jesus Christ,
My All in All.
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Christ is all, and is in all (Colossians 3:11; NIV).
Christ is the visible image of the invisible God.
(Colossians 1:15; NLT).
He sent his own Son in a body like the bodies we sinners have.
(Romans 8:3; NLT).
Like God, like me,
But free from sin,
Living, loving,
Deep within,
Jesus Christ,
My Shepherd King:
You make my soul
Rejoice and sing!
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My lips shall shout for joy!
My soul, which you have redeemed, sings praises to you!
(Psalm 71:23; HNV).
He claims me as his own.
(Song of Songs 7:10, NLT).
Lord,
My Father, and my Mother,
Always whispering each day:
“I claim you.”
Lord,
My Sister, and my Brother,
Always telling me the way:
“I save you.”
Lord,
My Shepherd, and my Lover,
Always calling when I stray:
“I seek you.”
Lord, my God,
There is no other,
Always sighing while I pray:
“I love you.”
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The Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with sighs too deep for words.
(Romans 8:26; RSV).
He loves us with unfailing love.
(Psalm 117:2; NLT).
Your unfailing love is better than life itself; how I praise you!
(Psalm 63:3; NLT).
Lord,
My Father, and my Mother,
Always helping me each day:
I praise you.
Lord,
My Sister, and my Brother,
Always showing me the way:
I bless you.
Lord,
My Shepherd, and my Lover,
Always seeking when I stray:
I thank you.
Lord,
My God – there is no other,
Always hearing when I pray:
I trust you.
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I trust in you, my God!
(Psalm 25:2; NLT).
God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us.”
(Genesis 1:26; NLT).
Father, you’re my Maker,
Jesus, you’re my Choice;
Spirit, you’re my Advocate:
Lord, please hear my voice.
Father, you’re my Shepherd,
Jesus, you’re my Light;
Spirit, you’re my Comforter:
Lord, may we unite.
Father, I revere you,
Jesus, I adore;
Spirit, I delight in you:
One Lord, for evermore.
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The Lord our God, the Lord is one!
(Deuteronomy 6:4; NKJV).
Live a life filled with love,
following the example of Christ
(Ephesians 5:2; NLT).
My Lord, my God, my Brother,
May I grow more like you,
By treating my emotions with acceptance,
And with care.
My Lord, my God, my Teacher,
May I grow more like you,
By mending each judgemental thought
Immediately, in prayer.
My Lord, my God, my Shepherd,
May I grow more like you,
By speaking kindly, making sure
That all I say is true.
My Lord, my God, my Saviour,
May I grow more like you,
By doing everything with love –
Then I’ll be more like you.
Do everything with love
(1 Corinthians 16:14; NLT).
The Lord – who is the Spirit – makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image (2 Corinthians 3:18; NLT).
We are the clay, and you are the potter.
We all are formed by your hand
(Isaiah 64:8; NLT).
You are the potter,
I, the clay.
You are my life, my truth,
My way;
My flesh, my mind,
My heart, my soul:
You are the One
Who makes me whole.
You are my breath,
My hope, my end:
My Shepherd King;
My steadfast Friend.
You are my crook,
My staff, my rod;
My light, my fire,
My peace: my God.
Yet we are one,
Our love, complete:
I lay my spirit
At your feet.
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God is love,
and all who live in love live in God,
and God lives in them
(1 John 4:16; NLT).
“I am the only God,” says the Lord
(Isaiah 43:12; NLT).
1. Jehova Elohim:
The Lord –
One God, with many names.
2. Jehova Sabaoth:
The Lord of Hosts;
The One who reigns.
3. Jehovah Jireh:
God supplies our needs
From heaven above.
4. Jehova Raah:
The Shepherd King,
Who leads us with his love.
5. El Roi:
The God who sees us,
And knows everything we bear.
6. El Shama:
He who hears our cries,
And answers every prayer.
7. Jehova Rapha:
God who heals –
Our Comforter, and Friend.
8. Jehova Shammah:
Always there –
Our source, our life, our end.
The dust returns to the ground it came from,
and the spirit returns to God who gave it
(Ecclesiastes 12:7; NIV).
References
1. Jehova Elohim: Sovereign Lord (plural in form, but understood in the singular)
2. Jehovah Sabaoth: The Lord of Hosts
3. Jehovah Jireh: The Lord Will Provide
4. Jehovah Raah: The Lord My Shepherd
5. El Roi: The God who sees me
6. El Shama: He is a God who listens
7. Jehovah-Rapha: The Lord That Heals
8. Jehovah-Shammah: The Lord Is There
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1. Trust in God.
His will is perfect,
And his timing
Consummate.
2. Trust in God.
His love is perfect:
Father, Shepherd,
Advocate.
3. Trust in God.
His way is perfect;
All his promises
Are true.
4. Trust in God.
His peace is perfect;
He will help
And comfort you.
Your Father in heaven is perfect
(Matthew 5:48; NLT).
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References
1. Don’t copy the behaviour and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect (Romans 12:2; NLT).
When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners (Romans 5:6; NLT).
2. Perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love (1 John 4:18; NLT).
Because we are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, prompting us to call out, “Abba, Father” (Galatians 4:6; NLT).
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want (Psalm 23:1; KJV).
He is my advocate (1 Samuel 24:15; NLT).
3. God’s way is perfect. All the Lord’s promises prove true (2 Samuel 22:31; NLT).
4. You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you (Isaiah 26:3; NLT).
He helps me (Psalm 28:7; NLT).
Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me (Psalm 23:4; KJV).
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1. Once, you were here,
In the manger:
New-born, Lord,
And brimming with light.
2. Once, you were here,
In the garden:
Anguished and grieving,
At night.
3. Once you were here,
On the cross, Lord:
In sorrow and pain,
All alone.
4. But now you are here
In my spirit:
My Shepherd, my Saviour,
My Own.
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References
1. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them (Luke 2:6-7; NIV).
I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life (John 8:12; NLT).
2. They went to the olive grove called Gethsemane, and Jesus said, “Sit here while I go and pray.” He took Peter, James and John with him, and he became deeply troubled and distressed. He told them, “My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death” (Mark 14:32-4; NLT).
Being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground (Luke 22:44; NIV).
3. They brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha […] Then the soldiers nailed him to the cross (Mark 15:22,24; NLT).
My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? (Mark 15:34; NLT).
4. Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us (Colossians 3:11; NLT).
I am the good shepherd (John 10:14; NLT).
The Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world (1 John 4:14; NLT).
My beloved is mine and I am his (Song of Songs 2:16; NIV).