Messages
August
26
2010
Service
Only the Shepherd can produce rest and prosperity in the sheep
Ps 23:1 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. Ps 23:2 He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. The strange thing about sheep is that because of their very make-up it is almost impossible for them to be made to lie down unless four...
August
25
2010
Service
The sheep cannot rest on their own, they need the Good Shepherd.
Ps 23:1 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. The Lord is my shepherd, but who is the Lord? David uses the sacred Jehovah, so we know it is the Lord God of Israel. Jesus Christ is the God Man, the unique one of the universe. He is undiminished deity and true humanity on one person...August
23
2010
Service
Psalm 23:1 Jehovah is my Shepherd - forever! John 10:18; Psa 23:1
There is a wonderful little book written by Phillip Keller who was himself a shepherd in east Africa and he was given the opportunity to teach in a community church for several months. The book is called, “A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23.” I highly recommend that every believer have a copy of it on their bookshelf and every...August
21
2010
Service
Undeserved suffering is the greatest gift that can be given to one that God loves.
John 10:17 "For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it again. The present active indicative of agapaomeans that the Father keeps on loving the humanity of Christ, He never...August
19
2010
Service
The Lord's condition provides our position - the Father loves the believer
John 10:16 "And I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they shall hear My voice; and they shall become one flock with one shepherd. When He says, “I have” He uses the present active indicative of the verb echo, which...August
15
2010
Service
Does Jesus Christ mention you during His First Advent?
Grace and Truth Ministries: John 10:14 – 16 Are you mentioned by Christ during the First Advent? Notes: God the Father and God the Son loved one another in EP based upon what they knew about...August
11
2010
Service
A relationship with Christ just like the Father's
“and I know (my own)” – ginosko – ‘to know,’ but it means to know from the experience of observation, study, and also to know from the experience of falling in love with someone. Ginosko here is a love knowing all the facts. He...July
27
2010
Service
Christ knows everything about the believer and still loves the believer.
John 10:12 "He who is a hireling, and not a shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, beholds the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep, and flees, and the wolf snatches them, and scatters them. /A hireling is a hired hand who would never have as much desire for the sheep as the...July
20
2010
Service
Jesus Christ put His soul on the table on behalf of the sheep
In verses 11-13 we have the first message of the shepherd. John 10:11 "I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. John 10:12 "He who is a hireling, and not a shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, beholds the wolf coming, and leaves...July
13
2010
Service
The Good Shepherd = the beautiful Provider, Protector, Preserver
In verses 7-10 we have two doors in view. In verse 7 we have the first door and in verse 8 we have the relation of the Pharisees to the first door. In verse 9 we have the second door and in verse 10 we have the relation of the Pharisees to the second door. In each case we have the truth and then we...Connect
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