Pride of Ownership John 10:11-13

1 Corinthians 6:20 says that we “have were bought at a

…”

We are God’s

possession. see Deut 26:18; Gen 1:27; Ps 139:14

Jesus protects us

.

And that He will lay His

down for us.

This is because of His agape

“Under the Law of

, the sheep died for the

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; but under grace, the Good Shepherd died for the

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” Warren Wiersbe

I Am - Ἐγώ εἰμι, Egō eimi

Εἰμ eimi - this is enough to say “I’m” Jesus uses Ἐγώ Egō to make the point that He is God

A Relational Shepherd John 10:14-16

In this section Jesus says repeats that He is the

Shepherd.

But He states that He is the Good Shepherd because He has a

with the sheep

His relationship and love is based off of His

with

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the Father

Jesus, the Good

, invites and commands us to

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Him personally

Christ’s intimate knowledge of us makes Him the perfect Good Shepherd

We follow Christ’s example of

love by being restored in relationship with Him and with

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Laying Down His Life John 10:17-18

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Jesus’

and obedience fulfils the righteousness of God and

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the Father. Jesus -

Since Jesus pleases the Father - if we belong to Him – we also please the

ἐξουσία (exousia) - means that Jesus had the ability

and authority to lay his life down and take it

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up again

Jesus Lays down His life purposefully and with

True Sheep follow Jesus Goats are led away

Consider Matthew 25:31-34 &31

Controversy as Usual

Check out sermon “Jesus is God” from August 13, 2023 for more info on the Pharisees ridiculous accusations against Jesus

Also read Jeremiah 23:1-4

• Are you confident that Christ values and Loves you?
• Are you confident that your sins are washed away in His blood
• Are you confident that when the father looks at you He is pleased?
• Are you ready to follow Christ’s example and love/serve others?
• Are you ready to pick up your cross, die to self and follow Jesus?

Theme/ Big Idea: Because Jesus is our Good Shepherd we have every spiritual gift we could ever need to follow Him with confidence walking in His example of love and sacrifice