Sunday April 03, 2016
John 10:11 – “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

John 10:10 – The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

Four Challenges of Being a Sheep:
-Sheep get lost.
-Sheep are defenseless.
-Sheep are stubborn.
-Sheep are filthy.

What The Good Shepherd Does:
-He guides.
-He provides.
-He corrects.
-He protects.

–Dwayne Terry

I Am The Good Shepherd
A Personal Jesus, Part 05

John 10:11 – “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

John 10:10 – The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

Four Challenges of Being a Sheep

  • Sheep get lost.

Isaiah 53:6 – We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way…

  • Sheep are defenseless.
  • Sheep are stubborn.
  • Sheep are filthy.

What The Good Shepherd Does

  • He guides.

Psalm 23:1, 3 – The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing. … 3 … He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.
John 10:3-4 – The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.

  • He provides.

Psalm 23:1-3a – The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3 he refreshes my soul.

  • He corrects.

Job 5:17-18 – “Blessed is the one whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty. 18 For he wounds, but he also binds up; he injures, but his hands also heal.

Hebrews 12:11 – No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.

  • He protects.

Psalm 23:4-6 – Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. 6 Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

Luke 15:4 – “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?