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One of the great images in Schripture Jesues is the good Shepard. The picture of the shepard is woven into the language and imagery of the Bible. No flock ever grazed without a shepard and the shepard is never off duity.

John 10:1–10 CSB

1 “Truly I tell you, anyone who doesn’t enter the sheep pen by the gate but climbs in some other way is a thief and a robber. 2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 The gatekeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has brought all his own outside, he goes ahead of them. The sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5 They will never follow a stranger; instead they will run away from him, because they don’t know the voice of strangers.” 6 Jesus gave them this figure of speech, but they did not understand what he was telling them. 7 Jesus said again, “Truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. 8 All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn’t listen to them. 9 I am the gate. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will come in and go out and find pasture. 10 A thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance.

John 10:9–16 ESV

9 I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. 11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. 13 He flees because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd.

John 10:1–9 ESV

1 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. 2 But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. 5 A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.” 6 This figure of speech Jesus used with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them. 7 So Jesus again said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. 9 I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture.

I. The real Sheep v. 1-4

John 10:1–4 CSB

1 “Truly I tell you, anyone who doesn’t enter the sheep pen by the gate but climbs in some other way is a thief and a robber. 2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 The gatekeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has brought all his own outside, he goes ahead of them. The sheep follow him because they know his voice.

A. Truly I say to you

a. He woh does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in another way is a theif and a robber

Only theives and robbers attempt to enter another way than by the door for they know the doorkeeper would not let them in.

b. He that enters by the door is he shepard of the Sheep

The one who enters by the door is the Shepard, one must go about things in the right way.

there are not many ways to heaven but there is one way and that is through the door

there are not many ways to heaven but there is one way and that is through the door

B. The true Shepard

a. The gate opens

No one can enter the Fold through any other means but Christ. Only through Jesues Christ can anyone be made right with God leading to eternal life.

b. The sheep hear his voice

The sheep would be fimiliar with the voice of the Shepard, just as believers are fimiliar with our Lord. We know what the Bible teaches and if anyone tells you something that is not in the Bible they are a wolf, a theif, or a robber.

c.he calls his own sheep by name

Christ knows each one of us by name This shows his care and love for us.

God did not just create us and let nature run its cource, but he watches over us.

d. He leads his own sheep

No other voice is the true voice of leadership. If anyone other than Christ claimes to be him they are a fraud

Christ is the head of a Church no pastor is ever the head if he tells you he is HE IS A FRAUD

C. When He has his own

a. He goes before them

-He protects his flock even to the point of death. just as the shepard protects his sheep Christ protects us.

b. The sheep follow Him

he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way,

c. They know His voice

that man is a thief and a robber.

I am the door.

is the shepherd of the sheep. 3

To him the gatekeeper opens.

The sheep hear his voice,

and he calls his own sheep by name

and leads them out.

he goes before them,

and the sheep follow him,

for they know his voice.

II. The Wolves v. 5-8

John 10:5–8 ESV

5 A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.” 6 This figure of speech Jesus used with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them. 7 So Jesus again said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.

A. Strangers

a. They will not follow

People come to God because He calls them and the proper responce to his call is to follow

Romans 8:38 ESV

38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers,

b. flee from Him

b. flee from Him

for a non believer the responce is to flee from the lord

c. They do not know the voice

Non believers do not know the voice of the Lord

B. I am THe door

but they will flee from him,

a. all who came before are theives and robbers (also all who come after)

anyone who came before Christ and claimed to be him were not truthful and were rabbers

Also those who now claim to be christ are also robbers

b. True sheep do not listen

b. True sheep do not listen

-True meture Christians no she wolves and will avoid them and call them out

-Part of the Job of a pastor is to prtect his flock and cll at the wolves

for they do not know the voice of strangers.”

-Joel olsteen is a wolf

-Halord camping is a wolf

-Stephen Anderson is a wolf

II. The Christ v.9-10

but they did not understand what he was saying to them.

7 So Jesus again said to them,

“Truly, truly, I say to you,

I am the door of the sheep.

but the sheep did not listen to them.

II. The Christ v.9-10

John 10:9–10 ESV

9 I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

A. If Anyone enters

a.

a. He will be saved

-Anyone who come to salvation through Christ will be saved

-There are those who say that there are many ways to God you chose your way I will chose mine but the fact of the matter is there is ONE and only One way, any attempt to get to God in any way other than salvation is robbery

b. He will find pasture

B. The Theif comes to

If anyone enters by me,

a. Steal

b. Kill

he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture.

a.

c. destroy

C. I come to

C. I come to

a. give life

b. give it abundently

I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

John 10:1

Jesues was not forced into being the Shepard He willingly took the roll upon himself

If anyone enters by me,

Application

he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture.

10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy.

I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. 13 He flees because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd.