Things Jesus Owns Jn. 14:23 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Our lesson today deals with some things Jesus owns. He refers to my words, my harvest, my sheep, my disciples and my kingdom. It is very important that you and I remember what things Jesus owns so that we don’t attempt...
Jesus the Good Shepherd Jn 10:11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO By comparison to a shepherd we understand that Jesus the good shepherd: Seeks – Lk 15:4-7; 19:10 – he came “to seek and to save that which was lost.” We are not Calvinistic, but we believe the Holy Spirit must be...
David wrote, “The LORD is my shepherd”. How wonderful that when we trust Christ, we become the sheep of Almighty God. According to this verse, the Lord is: Our Preeminent Shepherd – “The LORD”. Men are likened to sheep and men who lead them are likened to shepherds. Joshua was...
We Are Accounted As Sheep Rom 8:36 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO According to Paul we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. In many places in the Bible, people are compared to sheep. This is very instructive and should help us have a better understanding of ourselves in our relationship to each...
Ezek 34:1-31 is a prophecy against the shepherds of Israel. These shepherds are rulers of Israel. Other references to shepherds of Israel include: 1 Ki 22:17, Micaiah’s prophecy to Ahab when he “saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd”; and Ps 80:1, Asaph’s...
In Jn 10, Jesus likens each of us to his sheep. Our relationship is that of a shepherd to sheep. He is our shepherd; we are his sheep. In Jn 10:27 he called us “My sheep.” As his sheep there are three things that we should do according to this...
In 1 Pet 5:1-4, Peter exhorted the elders, who were among the scattered strangers to whom he wrote this epistle, 1 Pet 1:1. He told them, in verses 2 and 3, to “Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly;...
Other Sheep John 10:16-18 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The good Shepherd lays down His life for His sheep because it is God’s command (John 10:17, 6:38, 14:31) The good Shepherd lays down His life for His sheep because it is His desire (John 10:18, 2:19, and 19:10-11) Laying down of life...
The Good Shepherd John 10:11-15 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO
The Parable of the Shepherd John 10:1-6 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When Jesus gave the Pharisees this parable they did not understand it (John 9:22, 9:34). A parable simply uses things from everyday life to demonstrate a spiritual truth and make it much easier to understand. Sometimes Jesus used parables to...
