I AM THE GOOD SHEPHERD (4 OF 7)
by Jim Perdue
Scripture: John 10:11-18
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I Am the Good Shepherd (4 of 7)
Series: I Am
Jim Perdue
John 10:11-18
We are studying seven statements that Jesus made that are recorded in the Gospel of John. These statements begin with a very important phrase, ''I am.'' Jesus said, ''I am the bread of life'' (6:35), ''I am the light of the world'' (8:12, 9:5) ''I am the door of the sheep'' (10:7, 9), ''I am the good shepherd'' (10:11, 14), ''I am the resurrection and the life'' (11:25), ''I am the way and the truth and the life'' (14:6), and ''I am the true vine'' (15:1, 5).
Our series is entitled, I Am: Jesus in His Own Words. Everybody has a perception in their mind of who Jesus is. And that perception has probably been influenced by our culture and our own assumptions and maybe some bad teaching we've gotten, so it's easy to wind up with a distorted view of Jesus. It's important for us to learn about Jesus as He is revealed in Scripture and to listen to Jesus in His own words.
Today, we come to the fourth ''I am'' statement in the Gospel of John. Jesus says, ''I am the Good Shepherd.'' READ TEXT
*The blond young lady was tired of all the blond jokes so she decided to do something about it. (Some of you might be tired of blond jokes and you say, ''Where do you get off telling a blond joke to start off your sermon?'' I used to be a blond so I can tell you a blond joke.) This young lady got tired of it she dyed her hair brown so that she wouldn't feel like she was a part of those jokes. She was driving one day and saw a shepherd leading his sheep across the road. She slowed down and began to admire the sheep and struck up a conversation with the shepherd. She said, ''Oh I love your sheep; they're just so nice and so pretty.'' And she said, ''Hey, I have an offer for you. If I can guess how many sheep are in your flock would you give me one?'' He said, ''Yeah if you can guess the exact number I'll give you one.'' She said ''Well my favorite number is 352'' she said ''352.'' He couldn't believe ...
Series: I Am
Jim Perdue
John 10:11-18
We are studying seven statements that Jesus made that are recorded in the Gospel of John. These statements begin with a very important phrase, ''I am.'' Jesus said, ''I am the bread of life'' (6:35), ''I am the light of the world'' (8:12, 9:5) ''I am the door of the sheep'' (10:7, 9), ''I am the good shepherd'' (10:11, 14), ''I am the resurrection and the life'' (11:25), ''I am the way and the truth and the life'' (14:6), and ''I am the true vine'' (15:1, 5).
Our series is entitled, I Am: Jesus in His Own Words. Everybody has a perception in their mind of who Jesus is. And that perception has probably been influenced by our culture and our own assumptions and maybe some bad teaching we've gotten, so it's easy to wind up with a distorted view of Jesus. It's important for us to learn about Jesus as He is revealed in Scripture and to listen to Jesus in His own words.
Today, we come to the fourth ''I am'' statement in the Gospel of John. Jesus says, ''I am the Good Shepherd.'' READ TEXT
*The blond young lady was tired of all the blond jokes so she decided to do something about it. (Some of you might be tired of blond jokes and you say, ''Where do you get off telling a blond joke to start off your sermon?'' I used to be a blond so I can tell you a blond joke.) This young lady got tired of it she dyed her hair brown so that she wouldn't feel like she was a part of those jokes. She was driving one day and saw a shepherd leading his sheep across the road. She slowed down and began to admire the sheep and struck up a conversation with the shepherd. She said, ''Oh I love your sheep; they're just so nice and so pretty.'' And she said, ''Hey, I have an offer for you. If I can guess how many sheep are in your flock would you give me one?'' He said, ''Yeah if you can guess the exact number I'll give you one.'' She said ''Well my favorite number is 352'' she said ''352.'' He couldn't believe ...
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