18 sermons preach from Psalm 23 in real church libraries — each one transcribed, summarized, and indexed to the verse. Jump to the exact moment a verse is quoted, or open the full sermon.
“1984 NIV: "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want." Passion paraphrase: "the Lord is my best friend and my shepherd and I will always have more than enough."”
““Because the Lord is my shepherd… he lets me rest in the meadows, leads me beside the quiet waters, and restores me,””
Pastor Johnteris Tate leads a worshipful Sunday service focused on Jeremiah 29:11, urging the congregation to trust that God’s plans are fixed, that delay is not abandonment, and to maintain prayer, worship, surrender and service while God fulfills His redemptive purposes.
“The Lord is my shepherd; I have everything I need. He leads me beside quiet streams and restores my soul.”
Pastor Reginald W. Sharpe Jr. teaches that joy produces visible results—and also predictable side effects: some will celebrate with you, some will respond with envy or try to undermine you, and some will attempt to eliminate your success. He urges believers to both produce and protect their joy through gratitude, reframing, and motivation while trusting God's insulation and sovereignty.
“The LORD is my shepherd.”
A Sunday worship service focused on God's faithfulness and timely interventions, the importance of prayer, guidance and thanksgiving, with teaching from the Psalms about faith, holiness and confident supplication. Practical calls include repentance, persistent prayer and meditation, wholehearted worship, generosity, and readiness to follow God's guidance.
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.”
A sermon from the Book of Revelation (chapter 1) that presents Jesus as the triumphant, authoritative 'Jesus 2.0,' calls people to repentance and readiness for Christ's return, and teaches practical kingdom principles on obedience, tithing, and stewardship (Deuteronomy 28 applied). Worship, testimony, baptisms, and invitations to join church life and ministries punctuate the message.
“1984 NIV: "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want." Passion paraphrase: "the Lord is my best friend and my shepherd and I will always have more than enough."”
A practical conversation about how to read, study, and teach the Bible plus a ranked critique of popular English translations. The hosts unpack Jesus' temptation (and dominion theology) to show why Scripture is our weapon, then give concrete habits, study methods, family rhythms, and translation recommendations.
“You're my shepherd, you're my keeper.”
A worship-centered New Year service calling the Generation One community to pursue a fresh work of God in their hearts. Leaders led extended worship, celebrated the ministry's fifth anniversary, taught on faithful stewardship (tithing as the first 10% of increase) and seeking God's kingdom first, then delivered a pastoral call to leave behind former habits, wilderness wandering, and desert dryness so God can make 'roads in the wilderness' and pour 'rivers in the desert.' The message culminated in an altar invitation to receive Jesus, renew commitment, and step into the new season.
“The Lord is my shepherd. Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me.”
A Resurrection Sunday message emphasizing that Jesus' resurrection transforms despair into hope, invites a personal relationship rather than mere religious observance, and calls believers to live boldly and share the good news.
“Restoreth our souls.”
Bishop Horace E. Smith preached a Father's Day message on fatherhood as a primary, shaping force in life and faith, calling the church to restoration through relationship with God the Father (Abba), to faithful stewardship, and to intentional leadership and mentorship during an upcoming pastoral transition.
“we're going to walk through the valley in the shadow of death”
Guest speaker Prophet Brian J. Mosley delivered a prophetic, pastoral message during Grace Cathedral's Sunday service emphasizing wholehearted worship, trusting God's timing for pending promises, obedience in stewardship (tithes/offerings), and the call to evangelism and membership. He proclaimed prophetic encouragements for financial increase, healing, educational and vocational breakthroughs, and commissioned youth while pastors shared church announcements and ministry opportunities.
“Therefore, his rod and his staff, they comfort me.”
Elder Jonathan Banks teaches on the 'unstoppable kingdom' of God, using the Lord's Prayer as a framework to explain kinship with God, kingdom authority, and practical kingdom living. He emphasizes God's immutability—creator, provider, sustainer, perfecter—and the secret that believers are included as joint heirs and co-workers in God's redeeming plan.
“Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil; for your rod and your staff they comfort me.”
Pastor Kent Munsey explains how a perspective shaped by remembering God's past faithfulness produces worship, transforms selfishness into blessing, and equips believers to bless others. He uses Jacob's life and the image of leaning on a staff (a record of testimony) to encourage journaling, gratitude, and gospel-centered surrender.
“Cause even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no more.”
A worship-centered New Year service calling the Generation One community to pursue a fresh work of God in their hearts. Leaders led extended worship, celebrated the ministry's fifth anniversary, taught on faithful stewardship (tithing as the first 10% of increase) and seeking God's kingdom first, then delivered a pastoral call to leave behind former habits, wilderness wandering, and desert dryness so God can make 'roads in the wilderness' and pour 'rivers in the desert.' The message culminated in an altar invitation to receive Jesus, renew commitment, and step into the new season.
“He'll prepare a table before you in the presence of folk that can't stand you.”
A sermon based on Galatians 5:1 declaring a "public service announcement": Christ has liberated believers from slavery to the past and to systems that devalue them. The preacher exhorts listeners to stop living "in their head," embrace their God-given freedom, stand firm in community, resist returning to old yokes, and respond in faith (including salvation, joining the church, and service).
“Surely God's goodness and mercy shall follow you all the days of your life and you dwell in the house of the Lord forever and ever.”
A Sunday service focused on 'conditions for fellowshipping with God,' teaching that sin severs fellowship while genuine salvation, repentance, holiness, prayer, worship and obedience restore and sustain intimacy with God. The sermon combined exhortation, testimonies from a recent convention, practical steps for spiritual establishment, and a call to respond.
“Surely, goodness and mercy will follow you all the days of your life. And we shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever and ever.”
A Sunday service focused on worship and prayer with an extended call to prepare spiritually for an upcoming regional convention. The service emphasized consecration, unity in prayer, expectation and faith for divine visitation, support for church leadership, and invitations to salvation and spiritual growth.
“The goodness of God shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.”
A Sunday service focused on God's grace: the preacher taught that every believer has received a personally apportioned measure of grace that empowers gifts for service, builds unity, and matures the church. The message included practical applications—use your gifts, serve joyfully, sign up for ministry, join evangelism training (Operation Andrew), and respond to God's invitation to receive renewed grace—alongside worship, communion, prayer, and ministry announcements.
“Surely, God's goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever and ever.”
A Sunday message calling the church to be God’s spiritual building—built on Jesus and held together by committed service and God’s mercy—with practical calls to prayer, repentance, unity, faithful stewardship, and participation in church life.
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