THE GOOD SHEPHERD (5 OF 8)
Scripture: John 10:11-15
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The Good Shepherd (5 of 8)
Series: I Am
Stephen Whitney
John 10:11-15
Sheep are helpless animals. They cannot defend themselves. They cannot see very well so they are easily lead astray. They have no sense of direction and will wander off a cliff. Without a shepherd, they are helpless because they need to follow someone who will care, guide and protect them.
The Bible compares man and women to sheep who need care. Isaiah 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray;
we have turned - every one - to his own way.
We may be independent and think we are self-sufficient, but the truth is we are helpless and hopeless without God to care for us. He provides: air for us to breathe, food for us to eat, water for us to drink, parents to raise us, sunshine to warm us and light to allow us to see are just a small part of what he provides for us.
Our greatest need is not physical, but spiritual. We need to be forgiven of our sins so we are no longer guilty before God. Psalm 32:1-2 Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man against whom the Lord does not count iniquity.
Charles Spurgeon - ''The word rendered forgiven is in the original taken off or taken away, as a burden is lifted or a barrier removed. It cost our Savior his life to bear it completely away.''
Jesus says he is the good shepherd who will die for his sheep.
He willingly died in our place so we can be forgiven of our sins.
Shepherds
Owners of flocks of sheep hired shepherds to take care of them. The job of a shepherd was the safety and well-being of the flock.I Samuel 16:34-35 David said to Saul, ''Your servant used to keep sheep for his father. And when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb from the flock, I went after him and struck him and delivered it out of his mouth.''In Bible times, the leaders of the people were to be their shepherds. Chuck Swindoll - ''The Pharisees, who were supposed to be the shepherds of God's people, in ...
Series: I Am
Stephen Whitney
John 10:11-15
Sheep are helpless animals. They cannot defend themselves. They cannot see very well so they are easily lead astray. They have no sense of direction and will wander off a cliff. Without a shepherd, they are helpless because they need to follow someone who will care, guide and protect them.
The Bible compares man and women to sheep who need care. Isaiah 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray;
we have turned - every one - to his own way.
We may be independent and think we are self-sufficient, but the truth is we are helpless and hopeless without God to care for us. He provides: air for us to breathe, food for us to eat, water for us to drink, parents to raise us, sunshine to warm us and light to allow us to see are just a small part of what he provides for us.
Our greatest need is not physical, but spiritual. We need to be forgiven of our sins so we are no longer guilty before God. Psalm 32:1-2 Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man against whom the Lord does not count iniquity.
Charles Spurgeon - ''The word rendered forgiven is in the original taken off or taken away, as a burden is lifted or a barrier removed. It cost our Savior his life to bear it completely away.''
Jesus says he is the good shepherd who will die for his sheep.
He willingly died in our place so we can be forgiven of our sins.
Shepherds
Owners of flocks of sheep hired shepherds to take care of them. The job of a shepherd was the safety and well-being of the flock.I Samuel 16:34-35 David said to Saul, ''Your servant used to keep sheep for his father. And when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb from the flock, I went after him and struck him and delivered it out of his mouth.''In Bible times, the leaders of the people were to be their shepherds. Chuck Swindoll - ''The Pharisees, who were supposed to be the shepherds of God's people, in ...
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