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Sabbath Keeping – Good Shepherd

by Sandra Bennett
Sabbath Keeping· TCF

26 Aug

“The LORD is my shepherd,
I lack nothing.”
~ Psalm 23:1 ~

“God has entrusted us with His most important possession…His people. He asks us to shepherd and mold them into strong disciples, with brave faith and good character.” ~ John Ortberg ~

“The seaman tells stories of winds,
the ploughman of bulls
the soldier details his wounds,
the shepherd his sheep.”
~ Laurence J. Peter ~

“Careless shepherd makes excellent dinner for wolf.”
~ Earl Derr Biggers ~

“I am like the sick sheep that strays from the rest of the flock. Unless the Good Shepherd takes me on His shoulders and carries me back to His fold, my steps will falter, and in the very effort of rising, my feet will give way.”
~ Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus (Jerome) ~

“Bible study without Bible experience is pointless. Knowing Psalm 23 is different from knowing the shepherd.” ~ Kingsley Opuwari Manuel ~

“It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear his sheep, not skin them.”
~ Tiberius ~
“I (Jesus) am the good shepherd. 
I know my own and my own know me,
just as the Father knows me and I know the Father;
and I lay down my life for the sheep.
And I have other sheep that are not of this fold.
I must bring them also,
and they will listen to my voice.
so there will be one flock, one shepherd.”
~ John 10:1-16 ~

Please pray for ~ Mr. Williams and family (my nephew’s grandfather has cancer and hospice is now serving him) ~ 

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  1. Lynne says

    September 2, 2018 at 8:43 am

    Good Morning Sandra . . .
    On the early stormy morning of 9/2.
    “Sweet Pup” was awakened and so were we . . .
    We have had so much rain I think we might need the Ark . . .
    Going on for almost two weeks after a two month dry spell.

    I found your Sabbath Keeping in the Junk file of my iPad.
    Some things I just can’t figure out.
    The Good News . . . I found you!

    Love your new head Thistle Cove Farm blog header . . .
    And even more . . . I LOVE . . . the Sandra . . .
    “Plunge boldly into Joy.”
    love
    lynne

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    • Sandra @ Thistle Cove Farm says

      September 3, 2018 at 4:17 pm

      Hi Lynne, We've had a lot of rain but today is sunny and HUMID…so humid I can barely draw a deep breath. COME ON AUTUMN! Yes, I'm trying to live a new life of JOY…one day at a time.

      Reply
  2. Sandra @ Thistle Cove Farm says

    August 30, 2018 at 2:42 pm

    Always preaching to a choir of one…lol.

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  3. ellen b. says

    August 28, 2018 at 11:53 pm

    Always enjoy your gathering of quotes for Sabbath Keeping!

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  4. dori says

    August 27, 2018 at 9:29 pm

    Wonderful – wonderful – wonderful!

    And: I LOVE the photo very much! It's ME 🙂

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    • Sandra @ Thistle Cove Farm says

      August 28, 2018 at 12:19 pm

      Dori, we look like sisters and both love our sheep, horses and other animals.

      Reply
  5. GretchenJoanna says

    August 27, 2018 at 5:20 pm

    It's always healthy to remember that we are sick sheep needing the care of the Shepherd lest we die!

    Thank you, Sandra!

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    • Sandra @ Thistle Cove Farm says

      August 28, 2018 at 12:18 pm

      Gretchen, I miss my sheep.

      Reply
  6. Anne Payne says

    August 27, 2018 at 12:46 pm

    Wonderful quotes and Scripture. I'm sorry about your nephew's grandfather. It is always so hard to say goodbye to someone we love. Prayers!

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    • Sandra @ Thistle Cove Farm says

      August 28, 2018 at 12:17 pm

      Anne, thank you for visiting and commenting. You're so right, it's always terrible hard to say good-bye, even when we know we'll see that Christian in heaven.

      Reply
  7. Dewena says

    August 27, 2018 at 12:27 pm

    Maybe your I Am Sandra section has always been there and I've just missed it but I read it now and like it very much.

    The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. Wham! Needed this morning, Sandra. Sharing it and the others with my husband this morning. Thank you.

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    • Sandra @ Thistle Cove Farm says

      August 28, 2018 at 12:17 pm

      Dewena, it's been there for a few years. How about a challenge? Describe yourself in 30 words and post it on your blog.
      Because the LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing. Wonderful knowledge!

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    • Dewena says

      September 4, 2018 at 6:34 pm

      I'm smiling at your challenge, Sandra. It seems like we've both overlooked the other's I Am section! Mine has been at the top of Dewena's Window, right under the picture, since the beginning.

      Reply
    • Sandra @ Thistle Cove Farm says

      September 4, 2018 at 9:43 pm

      Dewena, I've read yours almost every time I visit your blog…I was, mistakenly, associating it with "30 words"…my apology.

      Reply
  8. Connie says

    August 27, 2018 at 3:13 am

    This is a beautiful and delightful post.
    Thank you,
    Connie 🙂

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    • Sandra @ Thistle Cove Farm says

      August 27, 2018 at 10:51 am

      Connie, thank you for your gift of visiting and comment.

      Reply
  9. magsmcc says

    August 26, 2018 at 11:36 pm

    God bless Mr Williams with all he most needs now. I'm at the other side of Mr Manuel. I think I need to get way back into a whole lot of Bible study after too long a cop-out of telling myself that I'm Bible experiencing!

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    • Sandra @ Thistle Cove Farm says

      August 27, 2018 at 10:50 am

      It's a journey, Mags; a long and winding road.

      Reply

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