My Friend,
Let me ask you: Do you trust the Lord and lean on Him and His understanding or do you trust in yourself and lean on your own understanding? Do you acknowledge Him in all your ways? Please take a few moments to listen to this brief message.Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Are you leaning on your own understanding or His?
Monday, September 30, 2024
Jehovah Shalom - The Lord Our Peace.
My Friend,
I want to encourage you today by sharing one of God's name descriptions which is, Jehovah Shalom, which means “The Lord is Peace” or “The Lord Is Our Peace.”
Please listen to this brief message and pass it on to encourage someone else:
Allow Him to be your peace. 🙏🏼
Seek your Jehovah Shalom each day my friend with all that is within you.
You're in my prayers!
Your Brother and Servant in Christ
Randolph Koch
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Please help us reach and help people for God's Kingdom and Glory! Any spare change would be a blessing! 🙏🏼
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Monday, September 23, 2024
Are His Priorities Your Priorities?
My Friend,
Life is full of priorities but let me ask you: Are God's priorities your priorities? Please take a few minutes to listen to this brief message.Thursday, August 29, 2024
Are you seeking Him first?
My Friend,
Are you seeking Him first? And, are His Kingdom priorities your our priorities? Please listen to this brief encouragement and then please take time to read, study, and take to heart Matthew 6.Thursday, August 08, 2024
2 New Free Scripture Phone Wallpaper Images.
Hello Friend,
I'm excited to
share 2 new scripture images I put together as an encouragement for you from Matthew
6:28-29 and Psalm 34:8.
You can download and use the image without change for your personal phone wallpaper.
Please take time to read, study, and take to heart Matthew 6:28-29 and Psalm 34:8.
I hope you are encouraged by these reminders from scripture each time you access your phone.
You're in my Prayers!
Your Brother
and Servant in Christ,
Randolph Koch
Connect with A Shepherd's Heart: https://linktr.ee/ashepherdsheart (Instagram, Facebook, Tik Tok, YouTube, Website, YouVersion, Telegram, and More).
Please help this encouragement and discipleship reach people for His God's Kingdom and Glory, please check out the following opportunity links:
Personal
Fundraiser: https://www.givesendgo.com/ashepherdsheart
Venmo:
ashepherdsheart
CashApp:
$ashepherdsheart
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Thursday, July 25, 2024
Welcome To A Shepherd's Heart!
My Friend,
Welcome to A Shepherd's Heart!
Please listen to this brief message and then please read the below information. 🙏🏼
Here is what A Shepherd's Heart is about:
Who We Are:
A Shepherd’s Heart is a non-denominational discipleship and encouragement ministry founded by Randolph Koch.
Our Mission:
This ministry exists and our mission is to come alongside the church with the goal to encourage God’s people to grow in maturity in Christ as they live life on purpose for His kingdom and glory. (Read: Colossians 1:28-29, Matthew 28:16-20. John 15:4-5, John 8:31-32)
And, as part of The Great Commission (Matthew 28:16-20), this includes pointing people to Him that have not experienced His love, forgiveness, and salvation yet.
We strive to create biblical and practical resources such as: written, audio, and video resource creation including articles, blog posts, devotionals, web, tools, and social media communications. Currently have 5 YouVersion Bible app specific devotionals published in the app and website (hope to publish more soon).
We serve the body of Christ including but limited to discipleship, pastoral care, prayer, Biblical council, teaching, preaching and have a huge heart to serve and build up shepherds who are on pastoral staff.
Thank you for the honor of serving you!
You are in my prayers. Please pray for me as well.
Your brother and servant in Christ,
Randolph Koch
Thursday, July 04, 2024
Happy Independence Day!
My Friend,
Happy Independence Day my friends!
This is a great day to remind ourselves to never take our freedom for granted! Freedom came at a great price! I'm Thankful to all who laid the groundwork for the USA to become a nation.
No matter how many in the USA complain about their nation, the USA still affords them many freedoms that many people don't have in other countries. If you live in the USA, let's stop for a moment and give thanks and celebrate what is still a great nation! Let's not take our freedoms for granted!
Also, no matter where you live, If you are in Christ, don't ever take your freedom in Christ for granted either!
Your freedom came at a great price as Jesus sacrificed it all so you can have salvation and freedom from the bondage and wages of sin!
Freedom in Christ doesn't have to be renewed each day because he paid for your freedom in full, but, we definitely need to daily walk in the new life He's given us and again never take His sacrifice for granted!
God has truly shed His grace upon us! Let's praise His mighty name for His love, goodness, mercy and grace!
2 Corinthians 3:17 - Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
Again, Happy Independence Day - The 4th of July my friends!
Your Brother and Servant in Christ,
Randolph Koch
Connect with A Shepherd's Heart: https://linktr.ee/ashepherdsheart (Instagram, Facebook, Tik Tok, YouTube, Website, YouVersion, Telegram, and More).
Please help us reach and help people for God's Kingdom and Glory! Any spare change would be a blessing! 🙏🏼
Personal Fundraiser: https://www.givesendgo.com/ashepherdsheart
Venmo: ashepherdsheart
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Thursday, June 20, 2024
Remember where your help comes from.
Hey Friend,
May you always remember where your help comes from. 🙏🏼 Please listen to this brief message.Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Has The Church Replaced Israel?
Dear Friend,
Has The Church replaced Israel? Please listen to this brief message about replacement Theology which is a 100% false teaching.Thursday, April 25, 2024
New Free Scripture Phone Wallpaper Image
Hello Friend,
I'm excited to share a new scripture image I put together from Psalm 121:12 to share with you for your use as a phone wallpaper image if you'd like. You can download and use the image without change for your personal phone wallpaper.
I hope you are encouraged by this scripture reminder as you remember where your help comes from!Please take time to read, study, and take to heart, Psalm 121:1-2 for starters.
Also, I've included the previous wallpaper image I created from Psalm 27:1 in case you missed it.
Both background images are compliments of someone from the A Shepherd's Heart community who anonymously contributed them for our projects.
Thank you for your contribution of these beautiful background images! They are a perfect backdrop of these scriptures!
You're in my Prayers!
Your Brother and Servant in Christ,
Randolph Koch
Connect with A Shepherd's Heart: https://linktr.ee/ashepherdsheart (Instagram, Facebook, Tik Tok, YouTube, Website, YouVersion, Telegram, and More).
Please help us reach and help people for God's Kingdom and Glory! Any spare change would be a blessing!
Personal Fundraiser: https://www.givesendgo.com/ashepherdsheart
Venmo: ashepherdsheart
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Friday, March 29, 2024
A Good Friday Reflection.
Dear Friend
It's Good Friday, a day we set aside for a time of meaningful reflection as you remember Jesus' ultimate sacrifice.
To help you reflect, this post contains the seven statements Jesus said while on The Cross as recorded in The Gospel accounts.
https://youtube.com/shorts/0e4kxAYxYVA?feature=share
Here's a free devotional that helps guide us through these 7 meaningful saying - 'The 7 Sayings of Jesus on The Cross':
https://www.bible.com/reading-plans/18966-the-7-sayings-of-jesus-on-the-cross
Here's a Good Friday Article / Devotional:
https://www.ashepherdsheart.org/2016/03/we-call-it-good-fridaybecause-it-was.html
I pray you set aside time to seek The Lord in His Word and through prayer. May you take time to worship, adore, and thank Him for His perfect and complete sacrifice for you so that you might have life and salvation in Him.
He died for our good and may we never forget it or take it for granted.
Have a blessed Good Friday as you humbly contemplate all today signifies!
Your Brother and Servant in Christ,
Randolph Koch
Connect with A Shepherd's Heart: https://linktr.ee/ashepherdsheart (Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, Website, YouVersion, Telegram, and More)
Monday, March 25, 2024
Welcome to Passion Week!
Hello Friend,
Welcome to Passion Week! Please listen to this brief message.
https://www.bible.com/reading-plans/18966
The audio narration I recorded will be live in the app in about a week.
Have a blessed Passion Week as you celebrate and contemplate all Jesus has accomplished so you and I might have salvation and life in and through Him through His free gift of salvation!
Your brother and servant in Christ,
Randolph Koch
Connect with A Shepherd's Heart: https://linktr.ee/ashepherdsheart (Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, Website, YouVersion, Telegram, and More)
Please like, comment, and reshare this message, and please like, follow, and subscribe to A Shepherd's Heart wherever you are seeing this message.
Please help us reach and help people for God's Kingdom and Glory! Any spare change would be a blessing! 🙏🏼
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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
Connect with A Shepherd's Heart: https://linktr.ee/ashepherdsheart (Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Website, YouVersion, Telegram, and More)
Please like, comment, and reshare this message, and please like, follow, and subscribe to A Shepherd's Heart wherever you are are seeing this message.
Please help us reach and help people for God's Kingdom and Glory! Any spare change would be a blessing! 🙏🏼
Personal Fundraiser: https://www.givesendgo.com/ashepherdsheart
Venmo: ashepherdsheart
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Thursday, February 08, 2024
Don't Love The World.
My Friend,
Monday, February 05, 2024
A Prayer For You: God Is Our Refuge and Strength. 🙏🏼
My Friend,
Tuesday, January 09, 2024
January 2024 Scripture Phone Wallpapers.
Hello Friend,
Here are 2 scripture images for January 2024 and all of 2024 that I put together to share with you for your use as a phone wallpaper image if you'd like. Hope you are encouraged by the scripture reminder.
Please take time to read, study, and take to heart, Matthew 6:33 for starters.
You're in my Prayers!
Your Brother and Servant in Christ,
Randolph Koch
Connect with A Shepherd's Heart: https://linktr.ee/ashepherdsheart (Instagram, Facebook, Tik Tok, YouTube, Website, YouVersion, Telegram, and More).
Please help us reach and help people for God's Kingdom and Glory! Any spare change would be a blessing! 🙏🏼
Personal Fundraiser: https://www.givesendgo.com/ashepherdsheart
Venmo: ashepherdsheart
CashApp: $ashepherdsheart
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Wednesday, January 03, 2024
No One Else.
As I awoke this morning, thoughts of many disappointments and discouragements started to fill my head. But God, being rich in mercy helped me turn once again to His goodness and His Word. He reminded me to turn to Him and His truth, THE Truth!
We all have our moments of weariness, but, then His truth comes through like a fresh wind and clears the fog that fills our minds sometimes, the fog that the enemy and our own wrong thinking that we allow to take hold.
As I sought Him this morning, He also brought this song to my heart and mind and I lifted up to Him:
Fernando Ortega’s “No One Else” that you can listen to here:
https://open.spotify.com/track/4iSAdKa3Rm4Ha5FC7KMcdK?si=76fe9928857d4591
Ultimately, there is no one else besides Him that we should turn to and reply on that will always be there for us.
This doesn’t mean we don’t or shouldn’t seek wise counsel
and encouragement from others, rather, it means, He’s the only one that is our
constant and perfect source of counsel, refuge, strength, and more! He is the
only one that will never leave or forsake us.
He helps us grow in the wisdom and knowledge of Him and provides the tools we need to live for Him, for His Kingdom and Glory, as we wrestle with the ups and downs of life.
So, in our times when the "fog" roles in, we need to turn once again to Him, turn to Him right away, as there is no one else besides Him Who will see us through any storm or good time in
life.
A Prayer To The Lord:
Lord, I thank you that there is no one else besides you. You are my rock and fortress. You are my deliverer and strength. You are my fog lifter and the lifter of my head. You are my provider. You are the light unto my path and lamp unto my feet and I turn to you. Please help me by Your Holy Spirit turn to you as a first response instead of an afterthought, as I know the truth of Your Word no matter what the enemy or my own thinking tries to convince me of…I need to turn to you. Thank you for Who You are. Thank you for Your Word. Thank You for your love and care. Thank you for your provision and protection. Thank you for your new mercies today and every morning. Thank you for your Holy Spirit’s guidance and wisdom in my life! May You receive all the glory due your name! In Jesus’ mighty name I pray, Amen.
Friend, as you wake up in the morning, may you remember and proclaim that there is no one else but you Lord. And, as you lie down to rest at night, may you remember and proclaim that there is no one else but you Lord.
In the valleys and mountain tops of life, turn to Him.
He is your all in all. May you be lifted up today by this remembrance.
You’re in my prayers and please keep me in yours.
In Christ Alone,
Your Brother and Servant in Christ,
Randolph Koch
Monday, January 01, 2024
Happy New Year 2024!
Hello Friend!
Happy New Year!
Thank you for the honor of serving you in 2023, and Lord willing, I’ll have the honor of serving you even more in 2024!
May you and I enter the New Year, with a fresh new outlook, filled with the same hope you have in Jesus.
Keep your eyes fixed on Him my friend!
Don't just take my word for it but do take His Word for it and may you be a Word filled follower as you abide in, read, study, and live out God's Word! By doing so, you will also be a Spirit led follower as you actively take God's Word and live of out!
Take time to read, study, and take to heart 2 Corinthians 5:17, Philippians 2:12-13, Matthew 6:33, Proverbs 3 :5-6, 1 Peter 3:8-12, and John 14:12-14 for starters.
May God richly bless you as you continue to seek, serve, and love Him everything that is within you!
You're in my prayers and please keep me in yours.
Your Brother and Servant in Christ,
Randolph Koch
-Founder and Servant-Shepherd of A Shepherd's Heart
Connect with A Shepherd's Heart: https://linktr.ee/ashepherdsheart (Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Website, YouVersion, Telegram, and More)
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Please help us reach and help people for God's Kingdom and Glory! Any spare change would be a blessing! 🙏🏼
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Monday, December 25, 2023
Merry Christmas 2023!
🔊 Sound On and sounds best with headphones 🔊
My Friend,
Merry Christmas! It's Christmas day!
I pray that you have a blessed remembrance as you celebrate the first and foremost gift of CHRISTmas, Jesus Christ!
Here's a Christmas gift from me to you which is a fresh recording of the Gospel of Luke account of the birth of Jesus found in Luke 2:1-38:
https://youtu.be/GpVpXZSeYDIHave a wonderful celebration of the birth of Jesus!
Merry Christmas! You're in my prayers.
Your Brother and Servant in Christ,
Randolph Koch
Connect with A Shepherd's Heart: https://linktr.ee/ashepherdsheart (Instagram, Facebook, Tik Tok, YouTube, Website, YouVersion, Telegram, and More).
Please help us reach and help people for God's Kingdom and Glory! Any spare change would be a blessing! 🙏🏼
Personal Fundraiser: https://www.givesendgo.com/ashepherdsheart
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Music:
"Silent Night" by Daddy_s_Music
"Christmas Cinematic Dream Piano" by Daddy_s_Music