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PATHS OF

RIGHTEOUSNESS....

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Shepherding and

Land management Over grazing and poor management will

damage the grazing land

So a Good shepherd will consider the

following land management concept

1. Before leading the sheep to the pastureshepherd will consider the carrying

capacity of the land

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2.Excessive grazing will uproot thegrasses.So he will move the sheep from

one grass land to another. This will help to

grow the grasses in the grazed area.Over

grazing may lead to soil erosion

3.Preferential grazing may lead to parasitic

infestation. Moving to a new grazing area is

essential to prevent this; otherwise livestock will become weak. Gen.37:16-17

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Local assembly -

Pasture/ Pastor Local assembly is the feeding ground for

saints

Principals of spiritual feeding

1. Concept of carrying capacity. What

should be the minimum and maximumnumber for a local assembly.Matt.18:20;

Mk. 6: 40; compare 2 Chro. 2:18

(overseers. 42:1).

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2. Change the grazing land- Plurality of

leadership. No, one man ministry, change

of ministry- Change of person.

3. Change of topics - In sheep there is a

tendency for preferential feeding, it will

lead to parasitic infections. Balanced

teaching of various doctrine, essential forhealthy sheep.

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HE LEADS ME.... 'Lord led me' first reference Gen.24:27

Sheep's own ways are damaging ways

If sheep is left alone it is disastrous. Read

Isa. 53:6

Damaging ways.Prov.16:25;14:12;Jer.10:23-

24

Jesus saw sheep without shepherdMatt.9:36.

Jesus is the way Jn.14:6;10:3-4

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How does He lead me....

1.We walk by faith, not by sight 2 Cor.5:7

"For my thoughts are not your thoughts,

neither are your ways my ways, said the LORD.

For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so

are my ways higher than your ways, and my

thoughts than your thoughts." Isa.55:8-9

Cp Samuel selecting the King 1Sam.16:7,12

Refer Prov.3:5-6;16:1-3,9.Entrust our ways to

Him

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Lord reveals His ways through His word

In our collective gatherings God reveals

His ways to us

Secondly,personal reading of the word with

a 'renewed mind' will reveal His ways.

Rom12:12:1-2

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2. His paths are righteous ones,no

unrighteousness in it.

Our devotion and desire to walk in His

ways will help us to walk in the paths of

righteousness. Psalm.25:12;37:4-51The.4:1

Wealth accumulated by wrong means is

not His ways

2 King.5:20-24

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3.End of His ways will bring Glory to HisName

"He leads me......for His Names sake"

Israel defiled blessings of God 'by their

own way and by their doings' Ezekiel 36:17

We should use all our blessings, health,wealth, family etc for His glory. Isa.43:4-7