Acts 4:5-12 Psalm 23 1 John 3:16-24 John 10:11-18 [There is a Jenga game next to the pulpit as a visual aid.] While I would love to say that today’s scripture passages fill me with comfort and peace, I have to admit that they do not. Well, at least not the type of comfort and peace that I might have if I listened selectively to the good parts. The Lord is my shepherd, [move Jenga piece] and Jesus is the good shepherd who lays down his life [move Jenga piece]. This Jesus is the cornerstone that pulls everything in line [move Jenga piece]. These simple truths are what I want to remember about these passages, but there’s a lot more to them than those simple words of comfort. When I read the rest of the story I suddenly find myself feeling like Peter Sellers in the Pink Panther. You may remember how he hired a butler named Cato and instructed him to lie in wait and attack him every time he came home just to kee...
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