I AM Part 7 : I am a Good Shepherd 🐑🐏
I AM Part 7 : I am a Good Shepherd 🐑🐏““Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he who enters by the door is the 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 when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. Yet they will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.” Jesus used this illustration, but they did not understand the things which He spoke to them. Then Jesus said to them again, “Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who ever came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep. But a hireling, he who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them. The hireling flees because he is a hireling and does not care about the sheep. I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own. As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd.”John 10:1-16 NKJVIntroduction Genesis 4 we already see the first Shepherd in Abel whose sacrifice was accepted by GodAbel is a type of Jesus who died in the hands of His ownIf there is no shepherd the sheep 🐑 become a wild animalThe natural instinct of the sheep is to stray - if we are not shepherded correctly we are bound to strayThey follow the green even to the point of being exposed to dangerShepherd FightsGenesis 13:5-13 Don’t take a Lot when God calls you to anewSome of our problems is because we have a Lot to deal with It’s an unhealthy habit to fight for sheepThe church is having a lot of shepherd fighting in stead of working togetherThere should be unity in the body of Christ The green pastures are not always the best option when there are people who will corrupt what God is doing in your life Good Shepherd / Bad Shepherd Exodus 2:15-21 NKJVIf Jesus says He is a good shepherd then there should be bad shepherd Moses chased away bad shepherds who were taking advantage of the women Things happen faster if you are submitted to a shepherd I Samuel 17:15, 26-28 NKJVStop getting involved in battles that doesn’t matterKnow your enemies and fight against them not your brother I Samuel 17:34-37 NKJVOverwhelming never ending reckless love of GodReal love is not afraid of death but defeat deathHireling flees away from dangerJesus goes where it’s dangerous for the sheepWho is your Shepherd?“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever.”Psalms 23:1-6 NKJVConclusion John 17:12 NKJVJesus is like a pilot 👨✈️, He will get you home safelyHis main goal is to get us safe in n heaven
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