I WANT TO BE A SHEEP? (4 OF 4)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: John 10:1-15
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I Want To Be A Sheep? (4 of 4)
Series: I Am The Church
Jeff Strite
John 10:1-15
OPEN: During Summer camp I remember hearing the following song:
"I wanna be a sheep, baa baa
I wanna be a sheep, baa baa
I wanna be a sheep, baa baa
I wanna be a sheep, baa baa"
It went on to say
"I don't want to be a hypocrite... because they're not hip with it"
"I don't want to be a Pharisee... because they're not fair you see"
"I don't want to be a Sadducee... because they're so sad you see"
But every chorus would come back with the words "I wanna be a sheep, baa baa"
Some time back Max Lucado asked the question: "Couldn't God Have Thought Of Something Better Than Sheep? Of all God's animals, the sheep is the least able to take care of himself. Sheep are dumb! Have you ever met a sheep trainer? Ever seen sheep tricks? Know anyone who has taught his sheep to roll over? Ever witnessed a circus sideshow featuring "Mazadon and His Jumping Sheep"? No. Sheep are just too dumb.
And they're defenseless.
They have no fangs or claws.
They can't bite you and they can't outrun you.
That's why you never see sheep as mascots for sports teams.
We've heard of the St. Louis Rams and the Chicago Bulls and the Seattle Seahawks, but the New York Lambs? Who wants to be a lamb?
You can't even stir up a decent yell for the cheerleaders:
'We are the sheep.
We don't make a peep.
Victory is yours to keep.
But count on us if you want to sleep.'"
Yeah, sheep aren't real impressive.
They're not known as fighters and they generally don't have much to brag about, and so the world tends to overlook the church... well, because the church is supposed to be filled with good sheep.
The world often wants more excitement.
They want more pizzazz and power.
They want to get ahead in this world and... well... sheep are generally followers by nature.
So why would I want to be a sheep?
Well, you actually don't get much choice.
God says... you're a sheep whether you w ...
Series: I Am The Church
Jeff Strite
John 10:1-15
OPEN: During Summer camp I remember hearing the following song:
"I wanna be a sheep, baa baa
I wanna be a sheep, baa baa
I wanna be a sheep, baa baa
I wanna be a sheep, baa baa"
It went on to say
"I don't want to be a hypocrite... because they're not hip with it"
"I don't want to be a Pharisee... because they're not fair you see"
"I don't want to be a Sadducee... because they're so sad you see"
But every chorus would come back with the words "I wanna be a sheep, baa baa"
Some time back Max Lucado asked the question: "Couldn't God Have Thought Of Something Better Than Sheep? Of all God's animals, the sheep is the least able to take care of himself. Sheep are dumb! Have you ever met a sheep trainer? Ever seen sheep tricks? Know anyone who has taught his sheep to roll over? Ever witnessed a circus sideshow featuring "Mazadon and His Jumping Sheep"? No. Sheep are just too dumb.
And they're defenseless.
They have no fangs or claws.
They can't bite you and they can't outrun you.
That's why you never see sheep as mascots for sports teams.
We've heard of the St. Louis Rams and the Chicago Bulls and the Seattle Seahawks, but the New York Lambs? Who wants to be a lamb?
You can't even stir up a decent yell for the cheerleaders:
'We are the sheep.
We don't make a peep.
Victory is yours to keep.
But count on us if you want to sleep.'"
Yeah, sheep aren't real impressive.
They're not known as fighters and they generally don't have much to brag about, and so the world tends to overlook the church... well, because the church is supposed to be filled with good sheep.
The world often wants more excitement.
They want more pizzazz and power.
They want to get ahead in this world and... well... sheep are generally followers by nature.
So why would I want to be a sheep?
Well, you actually don't get much choice.
God says... you're a sheep whether you w ...
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