Crossway Pond Sermon Podcast · Crossway Christian Church

The Radical Reality of Psalm 23

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When God is your shepherd, you genuinely can have a life that lacks absolutely nothing.
Pastor Dave Ripper delivers a sermon launching a six-week series on Psalm 23, framing it as the antidote to a culture of inadequacy and scarcity. He walks through the psalm line by line using Dallas Willard's commentary, offering practical applications including memorization, praying the text, and sharing a personal story about meeting Mr. Rogers at a pastoral training event.

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Psalm 23 becomes a call to ask who is leading life and to choose the with-God life.

This sermon turns Psalm 23 into a direct question about who is actually steering a life. It moves from the shepherd imagery of the psalm to a simple case for contentment, confidence, joy, and freedom when the Lord is the one leading.

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If you want Psalm 23 framed as a question about what is shepherding your life, start here.

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