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Grace Bible Church Glorifying God by Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Explore John 10:1-21 and discover the analogy of sheep and shepherds, understanding Jesus as the ultimate Good Shepherd who leads, protects, and provides for His followers.

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Grace Bible Church Glorifying God by Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

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  1. Grace Bible ChurchGlorifying God by Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

  2. The Good ShepherdJohn 10:1-21 Sheep are not very intelligent creatures of habit that can be helpless, timid and stubborn Sheep need a shepherd to lead and protect them

  3. The Good ShepherdJohn 10:1-21 Ancient shepherds of Israel had small flocks, and the sheep knew their shepherd A sheep-pen had one opening in which the shepherd or a gatekeeper would sleep to protect the sheep

  4. ContextJohn 9 & 10:1-6 Jesus is speaking to the same people present when talking to the man He had healed from blindness This analogy gives further explanation the spiritually blind condition of the Pharisees that opposed Him

  5. ContextJohn 9 & 10:1-6 They would have understood the description of the sheep and the shepherd, but not its application to them

  6. God as Shepherd Psalm 23; 79:13; 80:1; Ezekiel 34:11-15; Isaiah 40:11 These passages speak of the Lord being a good, tender-hearted and loving shepherd who cares for His sheep

  7. Warnings of Evil Shepherds Ezekiel 34:2-3; Jeremiah 23:1; Zechariah 11:17 Numbers 27:16-17 - Moses prays for the Lord to appoint a shepherd for His people

  8. Messiah as Shepherd Numbers 27:16-17; Ezekiel 34:23f; Jeremiah 23:5 The Pharisees should have known all these things, but they were blind to its application to them

  9. The Door of the SheepJohn 10:7-10 Jesus is the shepherd at the door that protects His sheep. Jesus offers salvation The Pharisees are thieves and robbers - See Matthew 23

  10. The Abundant Life John 10:10 This is not materialistic or an easy life for those that follow Jesus will have tribulation (John 16:33) The abundance is in reference with the quality of life because of a right relationship with the Savior

  11. The Abundant Life John 10:10 The abundant life is filled with God’s grace, mercy & loving-kindness; eternal purpose, love, joy & peace

  12. The Good ShepherdJohn 10:11-15 “Good” in the sense of excellent in caring for the sheep and contrasted with the hirelings and evil shepherds The good shepherd knows His sheep and they know Him, and He lays His life down for them

  13. Other SheepJohn 10:16 God’s blessings on Abraham were always to extend to the Gentiles (Genesis 12:3)

  14. Jesus’ AuthorityJohn 10:17-18 Jesus was not a victim for He was in complete control even when dying on the cross The ability to lay down His life and take it up again proves Jesus is more than human

  15. Divided PhariseesJohn 10:19-21 Jesus’ claim was beyond their realm of experience and so some considered Him insane or demonized Jesus’ healing of the man born blind and His teachings convinced others that He must be from God

  16. Conclusions Being blind but claiming to see puts you in a worse position because you will not receive any help Jesus’ sheep are identified by hearing Him and following Him

  17. Conclusions If you are confused, then continue the pursuit of truth and God will reward you (Hebrews 11:6) If you think this is nonsense, then humble yourself before God and plead to have the blindness removed

  18. Conclusions Jesus is the only door to the abundant life of being forgiven and walking with God Jesus proved He is the good shepherd by His death providing redemption and resurrection providing hope

  19. Grace Bible ChurchGlorifying God by Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

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