The Shepherd
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11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
12 The hired hand is not the shepherd who owns the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it.
13 The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.
14 “I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me—
15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep.
16 I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd.
17 The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life—only to take it up again.
18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.”
1. Church leaders are called to be like The Good Shepherd—Jesus
1. Church leaders are called to be like The Good Shepherd—Jesus
Jesus is the ultimate example of what a church leader should be
Jesus is the great Teacher
He is the Great I AM
He is the Great Apostle
He is the Great Leader
He is the Humble Servant
2. Good shepherds care for their people
2. Good shepherds care for their people
Leaders should care for their people
Leaders should teach their people
Leaders should guide their people
Leaders should counsel their people
Leaders should admonish and when needed discipline their people
3. Good shepherds fight the enemy for their people
3. Good shepherds fight the enemy for their people
Leaders should pray for their people
Leaders should cover their people
This far and no further
Leaders should be the tip of the spear
4. Good shepherds know their people
4. Good shepherds know their people
A shepherd that doesn’t smell like sheep is not a shepherd
3 stages of leadership to lead people
Lead with the people
Lead in front of the people
Lead above the people
Leaders must be able to transition between these stages of leadership
5. Good shepherds sacrifice for their people
5. Good shepherds sacrifice for their people
Leaders must be willing to sacrifice for their people
Leaders must be humble enough to serve
Leaders must be humble enough to be served
Leaders must be willing to sacrifice comforts so that the people are protected
Leaders must be willing to sacrifice comforts to insure that their people are taught
Leaders must be willing to die for their people
The captain goes down with the ship
The tradition is that the captain, in an emergency, will either save the crew or die trying
Jesus died to save us
Leaders must teach their people to live for Jesus
