The Good Shepherd

“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up some other way, he is a thief and a robber. But he who enters by the door is a shepherd of the sheep. To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he puts forth all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. A stranger they simply will not follow, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.” This figure of speech Jesus spoke to them, but they did not understand what those things were which He had been saying to them.

So Jesus said to them again, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. (John 10:1-10)

You Gotta Meet this Guy! The Good Shepherd

Introduction

Ps 23; 2 Pet 1:3

“I am the Good Shepherd.” (Jn 10: 11, 14)

I. Our Good Shepherd Leads US Jn 10:2-4; Mt 18:12; Jn 6:68

“He who enters by the door is a shepherd of the sheep.  To him the doorkeeper opens; and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out - and the sheep follow Him because they know his voice.” (Jn 10:2-4)

II. Our Good Shepherd Loves Us Jn 10:11, 14-15; 15:13; Rev 5:9, Act 20:28, 1 Cor 6:19-20, 1 Pet 1:18-19; 2 Tim 2:19; Jn 10:3; Mt 6:8; Rev 20:12; Mt 10:30; Ps 72:14

“I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. … I am the Good Shepherd; I know My own sheep, and they know Me, just as My Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep.” (Jn 10:11, 14-15)

III. Our Good Shepherd Gives Us Life Jn 10:9-10

“I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and
find pasture.  … I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” (Jn 10:9-10)

A. salvation Jn 10:9; 1 Tim 4:8

“He shall be saved.” (v. 9)

B. security Jn 10:9; Ps 121:8; Jn 8:31-32

“he shall go in and out.”  (v. 9)

C. satisfaction Jn 10:9; Ps 23:1-3; Phil 4:19

“he … will find pasture.”  (v. 9)

D. ABUNDANT LIFE Jn 10:10

“I came that they might have life, and might have it abundantly.” (Jn 10:10)