I Am: The Door , The Good Shepherd

Introduction

John 10:7 NASB 95

So Jesus said to them again, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.

John 10:11 NASB 95

“I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.

Contextually, this passage begins way-back at the beginning of chapter 9.

In this complex metaphor about sheep and shepherds Jesus manages to:

Target the Pharisees and religious leaders

Correct poor theology

Declare his deity

The Door

way in

guardian

protector of those within

The Good Shepherd

protector

supplier

leader