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Matthew 18:12-14
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The Shepherd Matthew 18:12-14
Introduction • Jesus + Disciples + Child • Parable
Shepherd Imagery Isaiah 40:11 Like a shepherd He will tend His flock, In His arm He will gather the lambs and carry them in His bosom; He will gently lead the nursing ewes.
Shepherd Imagery Ezekiel 34:1 For thus says the Lord GOD, “Behold, I Myself will search for My sheep and seek them out.
Shepherd Imagery Jeremiah 23:3 “Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock out of all the countries where I have driven them and bring them back to their pasture, and they will be fruitful and multiply.
Shepherd Imagery Psalm 23: The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want.
Shepherd Imagery • Concern about reputation
Shepherd Imagery • One sinner can doom an entire community • Assyrian Invasion • Babylon Invasion
The Lost • Sinners • People who do not Jesus • Disenfranchised
For Us Today • Threefold interpretation • Remember parables have multiple meanings
For Us Today • Who is the shepherd??
For Us Today One – God as the shepherd
For Us Today Two – Jesus as the shepherd
For Us Today Three – Us as the shepherd