Jesus says, “I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.”

I. What is this life that Jesus gives abundantly? Have you received it? What difference has it made in you and is making in you?

A. The Psalmist calls the Lord “my Shepherd, who gives me all I need.” This is what he does: “He prepares a table before me in the presence of my enemies.”

In that day and culture, to eat with someone was to enter into a covenant with them. It was to promise to stand with them “come hell or high water.” It was to walk with them through the valley of the shadow of death. It’s why Jesus got into so much trouble for eating with the wrong kinds of people.

The Lord prepares a table for holy communion.

Jesus, the Good Shepherd, would also invite the enemy to the table that Jesus prepares. Jesus…