Jesus teaches- I am
the Good Shepherd - John 10
Icebreaker: Think about a good teacher, leader, or minister that you know. What special qualities did they possess for you to consider them to be good at what they did?
Introduction: In John chapter 9 Jesus healed the man that was blind from birth. As we read that chapter we see that the majority of the Pharisees and religious leaders had closed their hearts and minds and refused to believe that Jesus was the Son of God, the Messiah they were waiting for. Even with the irrefutable evidence in front of them: the healed blind man standing in front of them, they choose to reject Jesus. They went as far as calling Him a sinner.
Jesus tells them then that He brought judgment into this world. Anyone that rejects Him remains in darkness and is destined for eternity in hell. Anyone, who like the healed blind man believes in Jesus and accepts Him as their Lord and Savior is in the light and destined for eternity in heaven with Him and the Father.
Today, we will pick up the study at this point. Jesus is teaching the Pharisees and the crowd that is gathered around Him because of the healed blind man. The Pharisees are going to find out that excommunicating the healed blind man didn’t solve their problem. Instead, Jesus is using this opportunity to teach them that He is the “True and Good Shepherd”.
Read John 10:1-6; “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up some other way, he is a thief and a robber. 2 But he who enters by the door is a shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he puts forth all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5 A stranger they simply will not follow, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.” 6 This figure of speech Jesus spoke to them, but they did not understand what those things were which He had been saying to them.
Notes: The fold of the sheep was a walled enclosure open to the sky, with one entrance and holding several flocks.
The doorkeeper guarded the sheep at night. The shepherd calls his flock from the others.
Shepherd: is a herdsman, sheepherder, one who tends, leads, guides, cherishes, feeds, and protects. The term is applied metaphorically to Christ in the NT.
Note: In the Near East, several flocks belonging to different shepherds may be in one fold (fenced in area). The sheep knew their shepherds voice and would follow him out of the fold. Note: Cattle can be driven, but sheep must be led.
What do you think Jesus is teaching in these verses?
Jesus tells us in verse 5 that the sheep would not follow a stranger’s voice. They will flee from him because they do not know the strangers voice. The sheep knew their shepherds voice and would follow him out of the fold. Jesus is saying that anyone who does not enter through the door is a thief and a robber.
Jesus is using the illustration He is teaching in these verses to prepare the listener for what He will be teaching in the following verses.
Read John 10:7-10; So Jesus said to them again, “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 hear them. 9 I am the door; if anyone enters through 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.
In these verses Jesus refers to Himself as the door. What do you think He is teaching when He says this?
I believe when Jesus refers to Himself as “the door” He is telling us that He is the doorkeeper. Jesus is the One who protects the sheep in the fold. Jesus is teaching that the sheep entering the sheepfold through Him will be saved. Christ is the only way to salvation and He will supply all our needs. The phrase “go in and out” (verse 9) does not mean that one can vacillate about being in Christ one moment and outside the next. We have to be obedient and surrendered to Jesus all the time. Jesus is teaching that He will protect “His sheep” in their daily coming and going.
What does Jesus say about the thieves and robbers?
In these verses, Jesus is telling the Pharisees that they are the thief and the robber, the false teachers and false messiahs who were trying to lead the sheep astray with their false doctrine. They are doing the same thing that the thief (Satan) is doing in verse 10.
In verse 10 Jesus says; “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” What does this verse mean to you?
The thief (Satan) comes to steal, kill, and destroy. He hates everything of God, so he tries to destroy everything of God. Since man is created in God’s image (Genesis 1:26) he is out to destroy us. He wants mankind to be miserable like him. He wants to bring as many people to the pits of hell with him as he and his evil cohorts can mislead and bring there. -Jesus offers us another way to live our lives. Jesus said, “I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.”
Abundantly means: excessive, overflowing, over and above, more than enough, extraordinary, above the ordinary.
Key Learning: Jesus gives us two options on how to live our lives.
Option A: We can reject Jesus’ offer of salvation and allow Satan to lead us to eternity in hell.
Option B: We can accept Jesus offer of salvation. Repent of our sin and ask Him to be the Lord and Savior of our life so we can spend eternity in heaven with Him. This is the highlight of the abundant life that He is talking about in verse 10.
Read John 10:11-13; “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 is not the owner of 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 is not concerned about the sheep. What comparison does Jesus make between the good shepherd and the hired hand?
Read John 10:14-16; I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me, 15 even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. 16 I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice; and they will become one flock with one shepherd.
What do you think Jesus is saying in verses 14-15?
Jesus is telling us that He is the good shepherd and that He will lay down His life for His sheep. The intimate relationship of the Father and the Son provides the model for the relationship of the Shepherd and His sheep. Jesus tells us that He knows His sheep and that His own sheep know Him. Think of real sheep, they will only obey the voice of their shepherd. The sheep that truly know Jesus will know His voice and will obey and follow Him. These are the true disciples and followers of Christ-“real Christians”.
Who are the other sheep that Jesus talks about in Jesus 16?
I believe the other sheep are the Gentiles who would believe in Jesus as their Lord and Savior. This would include all of us when we make that decision in our lives.
Read John 10:17-18; For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life so that I may take it again. 18 No one has taken it away from Me, but I lay it down on My own initiative. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This commandment I received from My Father.”
What do you think Jesus is teaching in these verses?
In these verses Jesus does more than predict His crucifixion and resurrection. He also shows that He has the power to lay down His life and take it up again, which shows His deity. This also shows His love for us. He was willing to lay down His life for sinful mankind. Jesus died voluntarily for our sins.
Read John 10:19-21; A division occurred again among the Jews because of these words. 20 Many of them were saying, “He has a demon and is insane. Why do you listen to Him?” 21 Others were saying, “These are not the sayings of one demon-possessed. A demon cannot open the eyes of the blind, can he?”
How do the religious “Jews” respond to what Jesus said in verses 17-18?
Just like John 9:16, there was a division among the religious Jews.
Read John 10:22-24; At that time the Feast of the Dedication took place at Jerusalem; 23 it was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple in the portico of Solomon. 24 The Jews then gathered around Him, and were saying to Him, “How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”
What does the Feast of Dedication mean?
It is also called the Feast of Lights, or more commonly known as Hanukkah (means dedication).
In verse 24 the Jews say to Jesus; “If you are the Christ, tell us plainly. What comments do you have on their question?
They weren’t looking for the truth. Go back to John chapter 9, verses 22, 24 and 29. You can see that the religious leaders already had made their minds up and refused to believe Jesus was the Son of God. They said He was a sinner and not sent from God. They wanted to charge Jesus with blasphemy. That is why they asked Him the question.
Read John 10:25-30; Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe; the works that I do in My Father’s name, these testify of Me. 26 But you do not believe because you are not of My sheep. 27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; 28 and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. 30 I and the Father are one.”
What is Jesus telling the Pharisees in verses 25 & 26?
Jesus is telling them again that even though they choose not to believe in Him, the works He does in the Father’s name testify of Him. Because they choose not to believe in Him, they are not His sheep.
In verse 27 what does Jesus tell us about the sheep? There are sheep that hear His voice and Jesus knows who they are because they follow Him. That means they are living obedient lives to His teachings. Jesus tells us in verse 27 that the reward for their obedience is that He will grant them eternal life. They will never perish and no one will be able to snatch them out of His hand as Jesus protects His “true” sheep so no one can destroy them.
Read John 10:31-33; The Jews picked up stones again to stone Him. 32 Jesus answered them, “I showed you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you stoning Me?” 33 The Jews answered Him, “For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy; and because You, being a man, make Yourself out to be God.”
What comments do you have on these verses?
Verse 31 tells us that they picked up stones to stone Him. They wanted to stone Jesus because they thought He committed blasphemy by claiming to be the Son of God and referring to God as His Father (see verses 30&32).
Note: In verse 24 they asked Jesus to tell them plainly if He was the Christ. Now, they reject Him in the way Jesus knew they would. They refuse to accept Him as the Son of God.
Read 10:34-38; Jesus answered them, “Has it not been written in your Law, ‘I said, you are gods’? 35 If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be broken), 36 do you say of Him, whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’? 37 If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me; 38 but if I do them, though you do not believe Me, believe the works, so that you may [a]know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I in the Father.”
What do you think Jesus is teaching in verses 34-36? In verse 34 Jesus is referencing Psalm 82:6. He is saying that the term “law” was sometimes applied to the entire OT. Christ’s point is that if the OT uses the word “God” (Elohim) of men who were representative of God, then the Jews should not oppose Him for calling Himself the Son of God. Jesus was justified in calling Himself the Son of God, as verified by His works/miracles that came from the Father. Jesus is saying that He had not said anything that could necessarily be constructed as the crime of blasphemy. He was also demonstrating His superior knowledge of Scripture.
What does Jesus mean when He says that “Scripture cannot be broken’? Jesus is saying that he believes the OT Scriptures are a binding authority. Jesus understood the OT Scriptures to be inerrant.
What do you think of what Jesus says to them in verses 37-38?
Jesus is telling them that the works (miracles that He is doing) attests and supports His claim to be the Son of God. Jesus is saying if they don’t believe what He is saying, they should at least believe in the miracles He is performing since they have never seen things like this before. But now He is able to perform these miraculous things. This should have led them to acknowledge that His claim to be the Son of God was true.
Read 10:39-42; Therefore they were seeking again to seize Him, and He eluded their grasp. 40 And He went away again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was first baptizing, and He was staying there. 41 Many came to Him and were saying, “While John performed no sign, yet everything John said about this man was true.” 42 Many believed in Him there.
What do verses 41&42 tell us happens when Jesus crosses the Jordan? When He gets to the place where John the Baptist first did his ministry Jesus finds that the people there are more receptive and ready to hear the gospel. The people realized that John had not performed any miracles (verse 41) but they must have seen or heard that Jesus was performing signs (miracles). They professed that everything John had taught about Jesus was true. So many believed and became disciples (born-again believers) of Jesus.
Note: Verse 39 says that Jesus eluded those that were seeking to seize Him. Some scholars believe Jesus moved by supernatural force and that’s why they couldn’t seize Him.
Recap: This study shows that Jesus is the True and Good Shepherd. Jesus loves and cares for us. That is why He came into this world, so we could have life more abundantly (verse 10b). He loves us enough to die on the cross so we can be saved from our sin and escape eternity in hell with Satan.
Jesus is the Good Shepherd, the Great Shepherd, and the Chief Shepherd. As the Good Shepherd, Christ gave His life for His sheep and became the door to God’s fold (v.7). As the Great Shepherd (He. 13:20-21) He rose from the dead to care for His sheep. As Chief Shepherd (1 Peter 5:4) He will come again for His sheep.
But, we all have a decision to make in life. We can allow Satan to destroy our lives and lead us into eternal damnation or we can believe and trust in Jesus Christ as Our Lord and Savior and spend eternity in heaven.
The decision is ours to make in life before we die. We can either accept or reject Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior.
How do you ask Jesus to be your Lord and Savior?
Below is a sample prayer that you can use as a guideline. If you decide to do this, the prayer must come from your heart. You must mean what you pray or nothing will change. It’s not the prayer that saves; it’s the sincerity of whether or not you really mean it in your heart when you pray.
Jesus, I believe that you are the Son of the Living God and that you died on the cross that I may now have forgiveness of my sins and receive eternal life. Please forgive me for every sin I have committed or done in my heart and come into my life as my personal Lord and Savior. Today I surrender myself to you.
-We are available to answer any questions you may have regarding salvation. We are also here to pray for any needs that you may have.
-You can contact Kevin & Jocelyn at - Second in line Ministries – 218-428-3087.
Icebreaker: Think about a good teacher, leader, or minister that you know. What special qualities did they possess for you to consider them to be good at what they did?
Introduction: In John chapter 9 Jesus healed the man that was blind from birth. As we read that chapter we see that the majority of the Pharisees and religious leaders had closed their hearts and minds and refused to believe that Jesus was the Son of God, the Messiah they were waiting for. Even with the irrefutable evidence in front of them: the healed blind man standing in front of them, they choose to reject Jesus. They went as far as calling Him a sinner.
Jesus tells them then that He brought judgment into this world. Anyone that rejects Him remains in darkness and is destined for eternity in hell. Anyone, who like the healed blind man believes in Jesus and accepts Him as their Lord and Savior is in the light and destined for eternity in heaven with Him and the Father.
Today, we will pick up the study at this point. Jesus is teaching the Pharisees and the crowd that is gathered around Him because of the healed blind man. The Pharisees are going to find out that excommunicating the healed blind man didn’t solve their problem. Instead, Jesus is using this opportunity to teach them that He is the “True and Good Shepherd”.
Read John 10:1-6; “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up some other way, he is a thief and a robber. 2 But he who enters by the door is a shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he puts forth all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5 A stranger they simply will not follow, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.” 6 This figure of speech Jesus spoke to them, but they did not understand what those things were which He had been saying to them.
Notes: The fold of the sheep was a walled enclosure open to the sky, with one entrance and holding several flocks.
The doorkeeper guarded the sheep at night. The shepherd calls his flock from the others.
Shepherd: is a herdsman, sheepherder, one who tends, leads, guides, cherishes, feeds, and protects. The term is applied metaphorically to Christ in the NT.
Note: In the Near East, several flocks belonging to different shepherds may be in one fold (fenced in area). The sheep knew their shepherds voice and would follow him out of the fold. Note: Cattle can be driven, but sheep must be led.
What do you think Jesus is teaching in these verses?
Jesus tells us in verse 5 that the sheep would not follow a stranger’s voice. They will flee from him because they do not know the strangers voice. The sheep knew their shepherds voice and would follow him out of the fold. Jesus is saying that anyone who does not enter through the door is a thief and a robber.
Jesus is using the illustration He is teaching in these verses to prepare the listener for what He will be teaching in the following verses.
Read John 10:7-10; So Jesus said to them again, “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 hear them. 9 I am the door; if anyone enters through 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.
In these verses Jesus refers to Himself as the door. What do you think He is teaching when He says this?
I believe when Jesus refers to Himself as “the door” He is telling us that He is the doorkeeper. Jesus is the One who protects the sheep in the fold. Jesus is teaching that the sheep entering the sheepfold through Him will be saved. Christ is the only way to salvation and He will supply all our needs. The phrase “go in and out” (verse 9) does not mean that one can vacillate about being in Christ one moment and outside the next. We have to be obedient and surrendered to Jesus all the time. Jesus is teaching that He will protect “His sheep” in their daily coming and going.
What does Jesus say about the thieves and robbers?
In these verses, Jesus is telling the Pharisees that they are the thief and the robber, the false teachers and false messiahs who were trying to lead the sheep astray with their false doctrine. They are doing the same thing that the thief (Satan) is doing in verse 10.
In verse 10 Jesus says; “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” What does this verse mean to you?
The thief (Satan) comes to steal, kill, and destroy. He hates everything of God, so he tries to destroy everything of God. Since man is created in God’s image (Genesis 1:26) he is out to destroy us. He wants mankind to be miserable like him. He wants to bring as many people to the pits of hell with him as he and his evil cohorts can mislead and bring there. -Jesus offers us another way to live our lives. Jesus said, “I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.”
Abundantly means: excessive, overflowing, over and above, more than enough, extraordinary, above the ordinary.
Key Learning: Jesus gives us two options on how to live our lives.
Option A: We can reject Jesus’ offer of salvation and allow Satan to lead us to eternity in hell.
Option B: We can accept Jesus offer of salvation. Repent of our sin and ask Him to be the Lord and Savior of our life so we can spend eternity in heaven with Him. This is the highlight of the abundant life that He is talking about in verse 10.
Read John 10:11-13; “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 is not the owner of 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 is not concerned about the sheep. What comparison does Jesus make between the good shepherd and the hired hand?
Read John 10:14-16; I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me, 15 even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. 16 I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice; and they will become one flock with one shepherd.
What do you think Jesus is saying in verses 14-15?
Jesus is telling us that He is the good shepherd and that He will lay down His life for His sheep. The intimate relationship of the Father and the Son provides the model for the relationship of the Shepherd and His sheep. Jesus tells us that He knows His sheep and that His own sheep know Him. Think of real sheep, they will only obey the voice of their shepherd. The sheep that truly know Jesus will know His voice and will obey and follow Him. These are the true disciples and followers of Christ-“real Christians”.
Who are the other sheep that Jesus talks about in Jesus 16?
I believe the other sheep are the Gentiles who would believe in Jesus as their Lord and Savior. This would include all of us when we make that decision in our lives.
Read John 10:17-18; For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life so that I may take it again. 18 No one has taken it away from Me, but I lay it down on My own initiative. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This commandment I received from My Father.”
What do you think Jesus is teaching in these verses?
In these verses Jesus does more than predict His crucifixion and resurrection. He also shows that He has the power to lay down His life and take it up again, which shows His deity. This also shows His love for us. He was willing to lay down His life for sinful mankind. Jesus died voluntarily for our sins.
Read John 10:19-21; A division occurred again among the Jews because of these words. 20 Many of them were saying, “He has a demon and is insane. Why do you listen to Him?” 21 Others were saying, “These are not the sayings of one demon-possessed. A demon cannot open the eyes of the blind, can he?”
How do the religious “Jews” respond to what Jesus said in verses 17-18?
Just like John 9:16, there was a division among the religious Jews.
Read John 10:22-24; At that time the Feast of the Dedication took place at Jerusalem; 23 it was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple in the portico of Solomon. 24 The Jews then gathered around Him, and were saying to Him, “How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”
What does the Feast of Dedication mean?
It is also called the Feast of Lights, or more commonly known as Hanukkah (means dedication).
In verse 24 the Jews say to Jesus; “If you are the Christ, tell us plainly. What comments do you have on their question?
They weren’t looking for the truth. Go back to John chapter 9, verses 22, 24 and 29. You can see that the religious leaders already had made their minds up and refused to believe Jesus was the Son of God. They said He was a sinner and not sent from God. They wanted to charge Jesus with blasphemy. That is why they asked Him the question.
Read John 10:25-30; Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe; the works that I do in My Father’s name, these testify of Me. 26 But you do not believe because you are not of My sheep. 27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; 28 and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. 30 I and the Father are one.”
What is Jesus telling the Pharisees in verses 25 & 26?
Jesus is telling them again that even though they choose not to believe in Him, the works He does in the Father’s name testify of Him. Because they choose not to believe in Him, they are not His sheep.
In verse 27 what does Jesus tell us about the sheep? There are sheep that hear His voice and Jesus knows who they are because they follow Him. That means they are living obedient lives to His teachings. Jesus tells us in verse 27 that the reward for their obedience is that He will grant them eternal life. They will never perish and no one will be able to snatch them out of His hand as Jesus protects His “true” sheep so no one can destroy them.
Read John 10:31-33; The Jews picked up stones again to stone Him. 32 Jesus answered them, “I showed you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you stoning Me?” 33 The Jews answered Him, “For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy; and because You, being a man, make Yourself out to be God.”
What comments do you have on these verses?
Verse 31 tells us that they picked up stones to stone Him. They wanted to stone Jesus because they thought He committed blasphemy by claiming to be the Son of God and referring to God as His Father (see verses 30&32).
Note: In verse 24 they asked Jesus to tell them plainly if He was the Christ. Now, they reject Him in the way Jesus knew they would. They refuse to accept Him as the Son of God.
Read 10:34-38; Jesus answered them, “Has it not been written in your Law, ‘I said, you are gods’? 35 If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be broken), 36 do you say of Him, whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’? 37 If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me; 38 but if I do them, though you do not believe Me, believe the works, so that you may [a]know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I in the Father.”
What do you think Jesus is teaching in verses 34-36? In verse 34 Jesus is referencing Psalm 82:6. He is saying that the term “law” was sometimes applied to the entire OT. Christ’s point is that if the OT uses the word “God” (Elohim) of men who were representative of God, then the Jews should not oppose Him for calling Himself the Son of God. Jesus was justified in calling Himself the Son of God, as verified by His works/miracles that came from the Father. Jesus is saying that He had not said anything that could necessarily be constructed as the crime of blasphemy. He was also demonstrating His superior knowledge of Scripture.
What does Jesus mean when He says that “Scripture cannot be broken’? Jesus is saying that he believes the OT Scriptures are a binding authority. Jesus understood the OT Scriptures to be inerrant.
What do you think of what Jesus says to them in verses 37-38?
Jesus is telling them that the works (miracles that He is doing) attests and supports His claim to be the Son of God. Jesus is saying if they don’t believe what He is saying, they should at least believe in the miracles He is performing since they have never seen things like this before. But now He is able to perform these miraculous things. This should have led them to acknowledge that His claim to be the Son of God was true.
Read 10:39-42; Therefore they were seeking again to seize Him, and He eluded their grasp. 40 And He went away again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was first baptizing, and He was staying there. 41 Many came to Him and were saying, “While John performed no sign, yet everything John said about this man was true.” 42 Many believed in Him there.
What do verses 41&42 tell us happens when Jesus crosses the Jordan? When He gets to the place where John the Baptist first did his ministry Jesus finds that the people there are more receptive and ready to hear the gospel. The people realized that John had not performed any miracles (verse 41) but they must have seen or heard that Jesus was performing signs (miracles). They professed that everything John had taught about Jesus was true. So many believed and became disciples (born-again believers) of Jesus.
Note: Verse 39 says that Jesus eluded those that were seeking to seize Him. Some scholars believe Jesus moved by supernatural force and that’s why they couldn’t seize Him.
Recap: This study shows that Jesus is the True and Good Shepherd. Jesus loves and cares for us. That is why He came into this world, so we could have life more abundantly (verse 10b). He loves us enough to die on the cross so we can be saved from our sin and escape eternity in hell with Satan.
Jesus is the Good Shepherd, the Great Shepherd, and the Chief Shepherd. As the Good Shepherd, Christ gave His life for His sheep and became the door to God’s fold (v.7). As the Great Shepherd (He. 13:20-21) He rose from the dead to care for His sheep. As Chief Shepherd (1 Peter 5:4) He will come again for His sheep.
But, we all have a decision to make in life. We can allow Satan to destroy our lives and lead us into eternal damnation or we can believe and trust in Jesus Christ as Our Lord and Savior and spend eternity in heaven.
The decision is ours to make in life before we die. We can either accept or reject Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior.
How do you ask Jesus to be your Lord and Savior?
Below is a sample prayer that you can use as a guideline. If you decide to do this, the prayer must come from your heart. You must mean what you pray or nothing will change. It’s not the prayer that saves; it’s the sincerity of whether or not you really mean it in your heart when you pray.
Jesus, I believe that you are the Son of the Living God and that you died on the cross that I may now have forgiveness of my sins and receive eternal life. Please forgive me for every sin I have committed or done in my heart and come into my life as my personal Lord and Savior. Today I surrender myself to you.
-We are available to answer any questions you may have regarding salvation. We are also here to pray for any needs that you may have.
-You can contact Kevin & Jocelyn at - Second in line Ministries – 218-428-3087.
