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Introduction:
Let’s get into the Word in this morning.
There is an idea in the world today called Religious Pluralism that essentially means that all religions have some truth in them even if they contradict each other.
This is the view point of Oprah Winfrey who believes that there cannot possibly be only one way to heaven.
A popular illustration given by those of this view point is that heaven or God is at the top of a mountain and it doesn’t matter how you climb the mountain as long as you get to the top.
Let’s get into the Word in this morning.
Jesus gives them a Figure of Speech (v.1-6)
Let’s get into the Word in this morning.
Jesus continues his discussion from chapter 9 with a figure of speech that he later expounds upon in detail in the rest of chapter 10.
In this section Jesus introduces two characters, The Thief and the Shepherd.
Jesus is contrasting the two by stating that the thief will brutalize the sheep, as we will see in v.10, because he doesn’t know them personally, but the Shepherd knows his sheep by name and leads them to safety.
We are continuing our series entitled “Who is Jesus?” this morning as we look at Jesus being the Gate for the Sheep.
tells us:
Look at what Jesus says in verse 3, “He calls his own sheep by name and calls them out.”
This is important because sheep are dumb animals and yet they know the voice of the one who calls them and tends to them.
They know who takes care of them therefore they follow his voice when he calls.
In this illustration, we are the sheep and Jesus is the shepherd.
Jesus expounds on this in depth starting in verse 11, which we will cover next week, but this shows us that if we truly belong to Jesus then we will know his voice and follow him.
If you are a Believer then Jesus knows you by name.
It is not as though he knows of you, but he intimately knows you and loves you.
This is seen in that not only does Jesus call us, but he leads us.
This would cause those Jesus is conversing with to recall which states:
Jesus is explaining that there is both a wide gate and a narrow gate, a gate that leads to eternal life and a gate that leads to destruction.
One leads to salvation and the other seals the deal on our condemnation.
The choice we have to make is which gate will we enter?
Will we continue to live in our trespasses and sins () or will we repent of our sin and turn to Christ ()?
This would also cause them to think of which states:
This is the choice every single one of us faces today and it’s the only decision that has eternal repercussions.
The reality is that many people want to enter through the narrow gate, but don’t want to do what it takes to enter through it.
If you’ve seen the TV game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
you’re familiar with the “lifelines” each contestant may use when they are uncertain about the answer to a question.
They symbolize the way many people think about life’s ultimate questions.
Jesus is the Shepherd mentioned in and he is the greater Shepherd than Moses in .
He knows us, he leads us, and he does this because he loves us.
If we are truly his then we follow him and not those who would be classified as strangers.
Jesus tells them all this, but as verse 6 tells us they did not understand.
This leads to Jesus expounding more in depth over his two titles and the first title shows us that…
Jesus gives his sheep Salvation and Security.
(v.7-10)
In life we make choices.
For example you chose to wake up this morning and come to Church.
We make choices every single day and every choice we make has a consequence.
These consequences are either good or bad.
If you choose to disobey your parents then you will face the consequence and it will not be good.
If you choose to study for a test then the consequence is that you will probably pass the test.
Consequences aren’t always bad as we think they are but can be good depending on the choice we make.
Jesus provides for us salvation.
(v.7-9)
If you’ve seen the TV game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
you’re familiar with the “lifelines” each contestant may use when they are uncertain about the answer to a question.
They symbolize the way many people think about life’s ultimate questions.
50/50: Some people hope they will make it to heaven.
They think they have at least a 50/50 chance.
They’re trying to do enough good things to get in.
Phone a friend: Some people do what their friends do, think what their friends think, and are counting on their friends to be right about ultimate truth.
Jesus begins in verse 7 by giving his third “I am” statement by saying “I am the gate for the sheep.”
Ask the audience: Others accept the majority view.
If New Age is in, they follow it.
If 60 percent of the country rejects the Bible, they reject the Bible.
None of these lifelines lead us to eternal life, but keep us on the wide path that leads to destruction.
The way to eternal life is only through the gate for is Jesus Christ.
In this passage Jesus delivers his third “I am” statement and it reveals to us what it means for Jesus to be the gate and how we can be assured that being in him leads to eternal life.
Lt. George Dixon was a genteel, well-respected man in the Confederate army.
In the early days of the war, his fiancée gave him a $20 gold piece.
During the battle of Shiloh, a Union minié ball struck him—actually it struck the gold coin, which saved his life.
The coin, soundly dented, was to remain with him wherever he went.
It became his good luck piece, and he would often be seen kneading the coin in his hand.
Context:
In verses 1-6 Jesus gave his listeners from chapter 9 a “figure of speech” describing shepherds and thieves.
They didn’t understand and so in Jesus begins to elaborate on his figure of speech by saying...
John 10:7-10
In this passage we see three truths concerning Jesus being the gate and the first is that…
PreachingToday.com,
Perfect Illustrations: For Every Topic and Occasion (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2002), 242.
Conclusion:
In Jesus speaks of a choice every person will make when he says:
Jesus provides for us salvation.
(v.7-9)
This passage begins with Jesus giving this “I am” statement.
We know that when Jesus delivers any of the “I am” statements he is not coming up with random declarations of who he is, but he is drawing upon an idea, expectation, or passage that confirms his identity as the Messiah.
With this particular statement he is drawing on which states:
Jesus is the gate which provides salvation for those who enter in.
In order to enter through Christ we have to be in Christ, which may seem odd but it actually is a beautiful truth of the Christian faith.
This idea of being “In Christ” dominates Paul’s letter to the Ephesians.
To be “In Christ” means that we are saved and secure.
explains this to us:
Being “in Christ” means that we are saved because in Christ there is redemption and forgiveness through what he accomplished on the cross.
So when Jesus says here that he is the gate, that means he has provided salvation for anyone who calls upon his name to be saved as tells us:
Christ through his death and resurrection has reconciled those who profess faith in him to a Holy God.
This would not be possible if it were up to our works to make us right before God.
Let me put it to you in this way, On January 26, 2001, Seiko Sakamoto, a plasterer working in a Tokyo subway station, fell into the path of an oncoming train.
Lee Su Hyun, a Korean student in Japan for language studies, leaped down on the tracks to save Sakamoto.
Both Hyun and Sakamoto were unable to exit the path of the oncoming train and were killed.
On January 26, 2001, Seiko Sakamoto, a plasterer working in a Tokyo subway station, fell into the path of an oncoming train.
Lee Su Hyun, a Korean student in Japan for language studies, leaped down on the tracks to save Sakamoto.
Both Hyun and Sakamoto were unable to exit the path of the oncoming train and were killed.
Let me put it to you in this way,
This selfless act by the Korean student on behalf of the Japanese laborer has caused many people in Japan to reconsider their long-held prejudices directed toward Koreans.
Strong feelings of distrust between the two countries go back to World War II atrocities inflicted upon Koreans by the Japanese.
Many Japanese people, including the prime minister of Japan, have openly expressed sorrow over their previously held stereotypes of Koreans and have begun to talk about reconciliation.
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