Red Letters : How Jesus Described Himself // "I Am the Good Shepherd" Pacific Coast Church Pastors JF & Ashley Wilkerson
1. The Good Shepherd Purchases His Sheep
John 10:11-13NIV
11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. 13 The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.
2. The Good Shepherd Pursues His Sheep
3. The Good Shepherd Protects His Sheep
John 10:10a NIV
10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy;
John 10:27-30 NIV
27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. 30 I and the Father are one.”
Questions:
1. The Good Shepherd purchases His sheep. What does it mean to you that Jesus Christ has taken “ownership” over your life? How does that make you feel?
2. Jesus is always willing to leave the 99 to pursue the one.. Describe your Jesus encounter. How did you come to Christ?
3. Describe a scenario where you felt like God truly protected you. How did that affect you? What lessons did you learn from that experience?