"The Lord is my shepherd.... He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters" (Psalm 23:1-3)

Quotes from the Lord's Word:

The Lord Is My Shepherd (a PDF version for printing)
The Lord Is My Shepherd (HTML version)
Teaching the Spiritual Concept (talking about Divine Providence with children and teens)

Family Talks:

"The Twenty-Third Psalm" by the Rev. David R. Simons
"The Lord's Rod and Staff" by the Rev. Stephen D. Cole
"The Good Shepherd" by unknown author
"The Little Lost Lamb" by Wendinne Buss (PDF)

Parent Articles:

"Talking to Your Child About the Twenty-third Psalm" by the Rev. David Holm
"Shepherding Our Children" by the Rev. Prescott A. Rogers

Projects and Activities for Families:

Family Activities Overview

Family Activities Overview (HTML)
Family Activities Overview (PDF)

Blessings: The Lord as Our Shepherd (PDF)

Family Lesson:

Talk: "Shepherds, Hirelings, Sheep" by the Rev. Donald R. Rose (PDF)
Level 1: Being Like Sheep (Make large fluffy lamb) (3-6) (PDF)
Level 2: The Lord as Our Shepherd (Mobile of Shepherd and Sheep) (6-9) (PDF)
Level 3: The Door to the Sheepfold (Make a scroll) (9-12) (PDF)
Level 4: The Lord Is the Door (Written application) (12-15) (PDF)
Level 5: What Will Your Name Be in the Other World? (15-18) (PDF)

Prayers:

Prayers for Children to the Good Shepherd (PDF)
Prayers for Teens and Adults to the Good Shepherd (PDF)

Learning by Heart: Recitations from the Lord's Word (PDF)

Songs:

"Lead Us, and Guide Us, Lord" (PDF)
"Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us" (PDF)
"The Lord Is My Shepherd" (PDF)
"You Are Our Watchful Shepherd, Lord" (PDF)
"Good Shepherd" by Lori Odhner (PDF)
"Little Lost Lamb" by Lori Odhner (PDF)
"Little Lamb, Who Made Thee?" William Blake and W.B. Caldwell (PDF)

See preschool, elementary, and teens for more projects and Sunday School materials

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