I AM the Good Shepherd - John 10:11-18

“The only safe place for sheep is by the side of the shepherd, because the devil does not fear sheep; he just fears the shepherd.” A.W. Tozer, A Man of God

Jesus is truly the good shepherd. We use the word “good” in so many different ways describing food, appearance, music or even our well-being. Sometimes we speak of something or someone being good in a moral sense, but other times we speak about something being good in quality. That’s the way the word is used here. It’s a word that means good in quality. It can even mean beautiful, handsome or excellent. So when Jesus calls himself the good shepherd, he means that he is the most excellent shepherd; he is the pre-eminent shepherd; he is what shepherding is all about. He is the beautiful shepherd, the ideal shepherd – the perfect example of what a shepherd should be. And as we look at how Jesus fulfills his role as the good shepherd, we see even more the wonder and the beauty of our Lord.

In our passage Sunday Jesus shares four different ways that He is the good shepherd. Jesus has Compassion, Courage, Community and a Calling – all for the Sheep = us!  I will take us through the New Testament to see Jesus as the Good Shepherd, the Great Shepherd and the Chief Shepherd – but the most important question I will ask you is – ‘can you say He is my Shepherd?’  

See you Sunday,

Pastor Mike