VICTORY IN THE VALLEY

July 13, 2025
@JamesBraxton @ImpactChurch

‘The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. ‘I am the Good Shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.’”
JOHN 10:10-11 NIV

“As sheep that have no shepherd.”
1 KINGS 22:17 ESV

“They were scattered, because there was no shepherd.”
EZEKIEL 34:5 ESV

“The people wander like sheep; they are afflicted for lack of a shepherd.”
ZECHARIAH 10:2 ESV

‘What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.’
— A.W. Tozer

IN THE VALLEY

“The Lord is my Shepherd, I lack nothing.”
PSALM 23:1 NIV

GOD WILL BLESS IT AND THE ENEMY WILL BATTLE IT.

“He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul.”
PSALM 23:2-3 NIV

“He guides me along the right paths for His name’s sake.”
PSALM 23:3 NIV

“Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.”
PSALM 23:4 ESV

1) HE’S WALKING WITH ME. 

“God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains.”
— C.S. Lewis

“Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.”
ROMANS 5:3-4 NIV

2) HE’S WORKING IN ME. 

“Even the word hopeless is not devoid of HOPE.”
— Lindsay B

“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”
PSALM 34:18 NIV

“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.”
PSALM 23:5 NIV

3) HE’S FIGHTING FOR ME. 

“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.”
PSALM 23:6 ESV

4) HE’S INVITING THE REAL ME.