John 10:1–18 (ESV) 10 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. 2 But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. 5 A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.” 6 This figure of speech Jesus used with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them. 7 So Jesus again said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. 9 I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. 11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. 13 He flees because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd. 17 For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it up again. 18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from my Father.” John 10:9-10(ESV) I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. I am the door: I am the door/gate, or I am the shepherd? Yes.
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John 10:9-10(ESV) .....he will go in and out and find pasture. 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
Thieves and Robbers
"Anything or anyone that promises access to God without Jesus will rob you of the life that he has.”
The Abundant Life:
John 4:14 (ESV) 14 but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”
John 7:38(ESV) Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’ ”
John 10:11(ESV) I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
“You don’t have to be flawless to be faithful.”
“There are no perfect sheep, only a perfect shepherd.”
The Good Shepherd A. He rescues sheep. Luke 19:10(ESV) For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.
B. He purchases the sheep John 10:11(ESV) The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
1. He died brutally 1 Peter 2:24 (NIV) He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree...
“When God became a man, the Shepherd became the Lamb.”
1 Peter 1:18–19 (NIV) 18 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.
2. He died willingly & sacrificially. John 10:18(ESV) No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have the authority to lay it down...
3. He died Victoriously. John 10:18(ESV) ....I have the authority to lay it down and to take it up again.
When Jesus is your Shepherd 1. Belonging John 10:27 (ESV) My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
2. Knowing/ Intimacy John 10:27 (ESV) My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
3. Leading John 10:27 (ESV) ...and they follow me.
“Jesus doesn’t just listen, he leads. His sheep don’t just listen, they follow.”
“The GOOD shepherd is the GOD shepherd.”
John 10:40–42 (ESV) 40 He went away again across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing at first, and there he remained. 41 And many came to him. And they said, “John did no sign, but everything that John said about this man was true.” 42 And many believed in him there.
