{"id":3075,"date":"2018-01-26T21:56:32","date_gmt":"2018-01-27T02:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christskingdom.org\/staging\/8402\/?p=3075"},"modified":"2026-05-27T19:24:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T23:24:35","slug":"the-lord-is-my-shepherd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christskingdom.org\/staging\/8402\/the-lord-is-my-shepherd\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lord is My Shepherd (Special Post)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3075\" class=\"elementor elementor-3075\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f80c71a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f80c71a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69c015d0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69c015d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5128712d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5128712d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Lord is My Shepherd<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17c29c3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17c29c3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"wp-image-3079 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christskingdom.org\/staging\/8402\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/lightstock_367977_medium_marsha.jpg?resize=376%2C250&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"376\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christskingdom.org\/staging\/8402\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/lightstock_367977_medium_marsha.jpg?w=2800&amp;ssl=1 2800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christskingdom.org\/staging\/8402\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/lightstock_367977_medium_marsha.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christskingdom.org\/staging\/8402\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/lightstock_367977_medium_marsha.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christskingdom.org\/staging\/8402\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/lightstock_367977_medium_marsha.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christskingdom.org\/staging\/8402\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/lightstock_367977_medium_marsha.jpg?resize=676%2C451&amp;ssl=1 676w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christskingdom.org\/staging\/8402\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/lightstock_367977_medium_marsha.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/><\/p><p>By Steven J. Hogan<\/p><p><em>~ A Special Post ~<\/em><\/p><p><br \/>I love the truth and the reality of the rapture. My latest article is <a href=\"https:\/\/christskingdom.org\/staging\/8402\/articles\/50-truths-god-wants-know-rapture\/\">50 Truths God Wants You To Know About The Rapture<\/a>, a detailed listing and description of what God has in store for the church at the end of this age. I encourage you to take the time to read it, to work your way through it, and get a better picture of the future and great love that God has for us.<br \/><br \/><\/p><p>The Espanol tab now features a drop down menu with the first line, <a href=\"https:\/\/christskingdom.org\/staging\/8402\/espanol\/\">\u201cMensajes Recientes\u201d<\/a> linking you to the latest and recent posts, and the second line, <a href=\"https:\/\/christskingdom.org\/staging\/8402\/espanol\/archivos\/\">\u201cArchivos\u201d<\/a>, linking you to a chronological listing of the posts (just like the <a href=\"https:\/\/christskingdom.org\/staging\/8402\/archives\/\">\u201cArchives\u201d<\/a> tab), from the first post, to the last and most recent one.<br \/><br \/><\/p><p>Our church was so blessed this past Sunday with Marv Rosenthal as our guest speaker. He has been faithfully serving the Lord for close to 60 years, and a friend and mentor to me for over 23 years. 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