SHEEP

Restored Sheep

March 9, 2025

Pastor Joe Cameneti Sr.

 

John 10:10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep. New King James Version  

 

Psalm 23:1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still watersHe restores my soul… New King James Version  

 

Our Shepherd Fixed Us So He Can Fix Us

 

Genesis 3:7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked… New International Version 

 

Loss of Innocence and Awareness and Attraction too Sin Became Part of the Broken Human Condition 

 

Genesis 3:7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselvesNew International Version 

 

Man-made Religions and Self-medicating Became Part of the Broken Human Condition  

 

Genesis 3:8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?” 10 He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.” New International Version 

 

Shame and Fear Became Part of the Broken Human Condition 

 

Genesis 3:11 And he said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?” 12 The man said, “The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” New International Version 

 

Blame Shifting Became Part of the Broken Human Condition 

 

Genesis 3:14 So the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, “Cursed are you above all livestock and all wild animals! You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life. 15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.” New International Version 

 

God Gives Mankind Hope

 

Psalm 23:1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still watersHe restores my soul… New King James Version  

 

Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. New King James Version 

 

Psalm 1:1 Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers. New Living Translation Bible  

 

Psalm 1:2 Instead you thrill to God’s Word, you chew on Scripture day and night. 3 You’re a tree replanted in Eden, bearing fresh fruit every month, Never dropping a leaf, always in blossom. The Message

 

Psalm 63:1 O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. My soul thirsts for you; my whole body longs for you in this parched and weary land where there is no waterNew Living Translation