John 10:1-10

JOHN 10:1-10• "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. But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice…

JOHN 10:1-10• …A stranger they will not follow, but they will

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

JOHN 10:1-10• … I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he

will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly

Ezekiel 34:23-24

• And I will set up over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he shall feed them: he shall feed them and be their shepherd. And I, the LORD, will be their God, and my servant David shall be prince among them. I am the LORD; I have spoken

The Symbols• Sheep Israelites• Sheepfold Judaism (Israel)• Gatekeeper God the Father (or perhaps the

Holy Spirit)• Shepherd Jesus• Robbers & Thieves The Religious Leaders

Jesus is…• The TRUE Shepherd

JOHN 10:1-3a• "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. But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens

Jesus is…• The TRUE Shepherd• A Shepherd Who CARES For His Sheep

JOHN 10:3b• The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his

own sheep by name …

1 Peter 1:1-2• Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those

who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood: May grace and peace be multiplied to you

JOHN 10:3b-4• The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his

own sheep by name…and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice

Jesus is…• The TRUE Shepherd• A Shepherd Who CARES For His Sheep• A Shepherd Who CALLS His Sheep

Luke 5:27-28• After this he went out and saw a tax

collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, "Follow me." And leaving everything, he rose and followed him

Luke 19:5-6• And when Jesus came to the place, he

looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at your house today." So he hurried and came down and received him joyfully

Matthew 4:18-20• While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw

two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. And he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." Immediately they left their nets and followed him

Romans 8:28-30• And we know that for those who love God all

things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified

Galatians 1:15• But when he who had set me apart before I

was born, and who called me by his grace

Jesus is…• The TRUE Shepherd• A Shepherd Who CARES For His Sheep• A Shepherd Who CALLS His Sheep• A Shepherd Who CONDUCTS His Sheep

JOHN 10:3b-5• …he calls his own sheep by name and leads

them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers."

Matthew 16:24• Then Jesus told his disciples, "If anyone

would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me

JOHN 12:26• If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and

where I am, there will my servant be also

Jesus is…• The TRUE Shepherd• A Shepherd Who CARES For His Sheep• A Shepherd Who CALLS His Sheep• A Shepherd Who CONDUCTS His Sheep• The ONLY LEGITIMATE Shepherd

Matthew 16:24

• Then Jesus told his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

JOHN 12:26• If anyone serves me, he must follow me;

and where I am, there will my servant be also

Election – 3 Perspectives• The Shepherd

• He KNOWS His sheep…they are Chosen• The Sheep

• They Recognize His Voice & are Drawn to Follow Him

• Outsiders• They see the Sheep Raise Their Heads, Turn

toward the Shepherd & Follow Him

JOHN 10:25-27• So the Jews gathered around him and said to

him, "How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly." Jesus answered them, "I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father's name bear witness about me, but you do not believe because you are not among my sheep. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

JOHN 10:7-10• So Jesus again said to them, "Truly, truly, I

say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

The Symbols• Sheep God’s People (Christians)

• Previously…Sheep Israelites

• Sheepfold The Church• Previously…Sheepfold Judaism

• The Door (or Gate) Jesus• Previously…Jesus Shepherd

• Robbers & Thieves The Religious Leaders (& all others before them)

Jesus is…• The TRUE Shepherd• A Shepherd Who CARES For His Sheep• A Shepherd Who CALLS His Sheep• A Shepherd Who CONDUCTS His Sheep• The ONLY LEGITIMATE Shepherd