071915AM SERMON NOTES

“I’VE FALLEN AND I CAN’T GET UP”

Psalm 42:5, 11

Verse 5 & 11 ask:   “Why are you cast down, O my soul?”

Understanding Cast Sheep

·      How does a sheep become cast?

·      How do you keep this from happening again?

1. Tenderness

2. Rebuke

3. Compassion

4. Correction   {and there is}

5. “Discipline”- break a leg

MAJOR PROBLEM {s} WITH CAST SHEEP

1.      They can’t follow the Shepherd

2.     Isolated from the flock

3.     They become very easy prey

4.     They personally suffer from being in this position

5.     Sheep can’t help each other back on their feet