Who is Jesus?
I AM – Yahweh – the divine
name (Exodus 3)
The Good Shepherd (vv11,
14)
God as shepherd of Israel –
Jesus fulfils this role for his people, for those who believe in him
Shepherds as kings /
leaders
Contrast False /
unfaithful Shepherds
What does he do?
The Shepherd provides and
protects
Context of dangers, division,
conflict – wolves (v12)
He lays down his life for
his sheep only to take it up again (v11, v15, v17, v18) – he keeps his sheep
safe and alive
He knows his sheep (v14)
He calls his sheep
He gathers sheep also from
another sheep pen – the Gentiles – so that there is one flock under one shepherd
(v16)
Why does he do it?
He cares for the sheep (v13)
He obeys his Father’s command
(v18)
How does he do it?
By his death and
resurrection
By his voice, which is also
the voice of God, which we hear in the Scriptures
Who are we?
Believers are Jesus’ dearly
loved sheep
We need the Good Shepherd!
What should we do?
Listen to and obey Jesus’
voice
Stick with the Good
Shepherd
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment