Monday, February 26, 2024
A prayer for physical and spiritual protection and spiritual warfare readiness.
Monday, February 12, 2024
What do you need to seek the Lord in faith for today?
My Friend,
What do you need to seek the Lord in faith for today?
Please listen to and share this brief message today regarding a courageous portrait of faith.
Please take time to read, study, and take to heart Luke 8:43-48 and 1 John 5:14-15 for starters.
Seek The Lord through His Word, prayer, and The Holy Spirit.
Reach out in faith and touch the hem of His garment.
You're in my prayers!
Your brother and servant in Christ,
Randolph Koch
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Wednesday, November 01, 2023
30 Days of Thanksgiving & Gratitude!
My Friend,
Welcome to November 2023!It's a great month and season to pause and focus on giving thanksgiving and gratitude to God for who He is and all He continues to bless us with!
To help us do just that, I've created a simple 30 Day Calendar of Thanksgiving & Gratitude for you to download and keep electronically or to print out to be a guide this month.
I hope you enjoy this resource and I pray you make time these next 30 days, (and all year through) to express thankfulness and gratitude to The Lord!
I'm thankful and grateful to God for the honor of serving you!
You're in my prayers.
Your Brother and Servant in Christ,
Randolph Koch
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Tuesday, February 01, 2022
February 2022 Memory Verses.
Hello My Friend,
For our February scripture memorization, I've suggested a few verses (of the many) for your memorization that are focused some more on love.Here are the suggested memory verses for February: John 13:34-35, 1 John 4:19, 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, 1 Corinthians 13:8-13 (Or feel free research and pick your own.) :-)
As always, I've suggested the ESV version which is the version I use most often, however, if you have another good word for word translation you enjoy, feel free to memorize it in that version. It's completely up to you.
You'll notice that following the verses is a list of some basic themes/topics. I've included those suggestions as I learned many years ago that having at least one theme or topic in mind when you memorize scripture helps you store them in memory and as you have conversations with others in the future, I can guarantee that as those themes/topics come up, the scripture you've memorized will also come to mind and you may share encouragement from God's Word or re-encourage yourself!
We're reminded of the importance of God's Word by a question from Psalm 119:9, "How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word" and then in Psalm 119:11 that, "I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you."
So how do you "guard your ways according to God's Word" and how do you "store up His Word in your heart?" One way is summed up in these three words: Memorize God's Word!
Abiding in The Word through reading, studying, memorization and living it out are vital keys to our growth.
Have fun with it! Don't stress about it! And, as always, be in The Word and stay in The Word!
You're in my prayers and please reach out if you need any tips.
Your Brother and Servant in Christ,
Randolph Koch
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Thursday, January 13, 2022
Remember The Great I AM!
My Friend,
I wanted to share something I communicated in 2019 as I believe someone needs to hear this and receive this reminder and small glimpse of Who He Is!Read Exodus 3:13-15. In Holiness and Great Power God spoke these words about Who He IS... "I AM WHO I Am.".
He is the same I AM Who was there during creation and Who spoke everything into existence.
He is the same I AM Who gave us life.
He is the same I AM Who carries you, sustains you, guides you, and protects you day-by-day.
You and I need to also understand that Jesus is the same I AM being fully God Who chose to come in the flesh to dwell among us.
No matter what you're facing right now, pause for a moment and remember that if you're in Christ, You walk with The Great I AM...and, He is with you always!
You're in my prayers.
Your Brother and Servant in Christ,
Randolph Koch
Monday, January 10, 2022
January 2022 Memory Verses.
Hello My Friend,
Friday, December 24, 2021
Christmas Eve, Every Day!
My Friend,
It’s Christmas Eve and you may recall what it was like as a
child as you waited in anticipation for all that Christmas day would bring?! You
may have lost some sleep too due to the excitement! :-)
This brings to mind the many who were waiting in anticipation
for the Messiah’s arrival, and they waited…for years.
I wonder what the anticipation must have been like!? Was it like Simeon that we learn about in Luke 2 who had been waiting his entire life for The Messiah?
And then Jesus arrived the wait was over! What a day for Simeon that was and especially after The Holy Spirit showed Hi that he would not see death before he’d seen Christ! Then when Simeon met him face to face, he praised God! (See Luke 2:25-35)
Now as followers of Christ the wait is over! We’ve received His free gift of salvation!
We know and celebrate Jesus, The Messiah’s birth during
Christmas an all year through. We don’t have to wait to receive Him, Worship
Him, and walk with Him as He is The Messiah!
As we prayerfully live life with a childlike faith, it occurred to me that we can basically have a “Christmas Eve” every day as we anticipate and look forward to each new day to celebrate, walk with, grow in, and do life together with Jesus.
We can meet Him daily through seeking Him through prayer, studying His Word, serving Him will our entire being, and walking in and being filled with His Holy Spirit.
May you go to sleep and rise to greet each day with the blessed anticipation
of meeting with Jesus, walking with Jesus, and serving Him. He’s our eternal gift that we get to
appreciate each day.
I pray you have a wonderful Christmas, and may the light of Christ shine brightly in and through you each days as you live to do His will for all for His Kingdom and Glory!
Lastly, here's a special brief Christmas greeting from my heart to you: https://youtu.be/wY_xHsEFWR0
You're in my prayers.
Your Brother and Servant In Christ,
Randolph Koch
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Tuesday, November 30, 2021
December 2021 Memory Verses.
My Friend,
For the month of December I've suggested 4 verses (of the many) for your memorization that are a fitting reminder of the birth of Jesus / His arrival!Here are the memory verses for December: Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah 7:14, Luke 2:6-7, and John 1:1-3.
As always, I've suggested the ESV version which is the version I use most often, however, if you have another good word for word translation you enjoy, feel free to memorize it in that version. It's completely up to you.
You'll notice that following the verses is a list of some basic themes/topics. I've included those suggestions as I learned many years ago that having at least one theme or topic in mind when you memorize scripture helps you store them in memory and as you have conversations with others in the future, I can guarantee that as those themes/topics come up, the scripture you've memorized will also come to mind and you may share encouragement from God's Word or re-encourage yourself!
We're reminded of the importance of God's Word by a question from Psalm 119:9, "How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word" and then in Psalm 119:11 that, "I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you."
So how do you "guard your ways according to God's Word" and how do you "store up His Word in your heart?" One way is summed up in these three words: Memorize God's Word!
Abiding in The Word through reading, studying, memorization and living it out are vital keys to our growth.
Have fun with it! Don't stress about it! And, as always, be in The Word and stay in The Word!
You're in my prayers and please reach out if you need any tips.
Your Brother and Servant in Christ,
Randolph Koch
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Friday, November 12, 2021
Giving Is A Gift.
My Friend,
Don't give out of mere obligation or with a bad attitude because it's not "I have to give", rather, it's a "I have the privilege to give!
You're in my prayers.
Your Brother and Servant In Christ,
Randolph Koch
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Friday, October 15, 2021
9 Things You Should Remember & Be Encouraged By About God Day-by-Day.
Here are 9 of the many things you should remember and be encouraged by about God day-by-day.
Monday, October 04, 2021
Seasons Of Change.
I was walking this morning and enjoying the beautiful fall leaves when I started to hear God speaking to me through them.
We're blessed to have Angela Koch as a guest contributor to A Shepherd's Heart. Angela is the wife of Randolph Koch, Founder and Servant-Shepherd of A Shepherd's Heart. She hails from the Pacific Northwest in the USA where she actively and passionately lives life on purpose for The Lord as she uses her many gifts, talents, and skills to bless others. We prayerfully look forward to further guest posts from Angela in the future.
Friday, October 01, 2021
August 2021 - October 2021 Memory Verses.
Hello Friend,
This is a bit of a catch-up as with summer and other activities I realized I posted on other locations but didn't post here to share directly with you!?!
You'll notice that following the verse is a list of some basic themes/topics. I've included those suggestions as I learned many years ago that having at least one theme or topic in mind when you memorize scripture helps you store them in memory and as you have conversations with others in the future, I can guarantee that as those themes/topics come up, the scripture you've memorized will also come to mind and you may share encouragement from God's Word or re-encourage yourself!
We're reminded of the importance of God's Word by a question from Psalm 119:9, "How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word" and then in Psalm 119:11 that, "I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you."
So how do you "guard your ways according to God's Word" and how do you "store up His Word in your heart?" One way is summed up in these three words: Memorize God's Word!
It doesn't matter what age you are, we're all capable of memorizing scripture and need to incorporate it into our lives for our benefit and the benefit of others!
Abiding in The Word through reading, studying, memorization and living it out are vital keys to our growth.
Have fun with it! Don't stress about it! And, as always, be in The Word and stay in The Word!
You're in my prayers and please reach out if you need any tips.
Your Brother and Servant in Christ,
Randolph Koch
Friday, September 24, 2021
Starting Each Day With Fresh Faith.
My Friend,
Thursday, September 09, 2021
5 Affirmations From God's Word.
My Friend,
Thursday, August 05, 2021
No, You Can't Have Your Own Truth.
My friend,