Sermon Tone Analysis

The Good Shepard

Setting

Place - Open Word Fellowship

Time - Morning Worship

Date - September 23, 2018

Scripture -

Topic - The Good Shepherd

Text - (NIV84) “I am the good shepherd.

The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.”

11 “I am the good shepherd.

The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

INTRODUCTION

This scripture has many Old and New Testament backgrounds from to to Philip 4:19 to .

Possible Title

The Good Shepard

Basically it tells us some very fundamental things.

Jesus is both the Door/Gate and the Shepherd.

He is good because He has the care of the sheep in mind at all times.

It is because of this and knowing our needs that He chose to go to the cross.

He gave Himself in battle that we might live, not just here and now but forever.

The Shepard and His Flock

These verses tell us that Jesus would ultimately lay down His life for us but that His sheep fold was bigger than just the Jewish nation or anyone particular group of people but would include all humankind that would chose Him.

He is especially loved by His Father because of this commitment to the sheep, us.

All others who come to divide, scatter and destroy the sheep are thieves, robbers and false messiahs.

Observations

There are two parts to this part of the 10th chapter of John they are, V. 1-6 Contrast between the thief and the True Sheep and V.7-18 the Revelation that Jesus is the Door and the Good Shepherd.

, , Eph. 2:14-15 Ezek.

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V. 7-18 Revelation - I am the Door

I am the Good Shepard

A. His care is sufficient See and 9

He goes before them.

(NIV84)

"And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus."

B. - His care is sensible - Lie down in Green Pastures, Leads me beside still waters.

, The Good Shepard lays down His life for the sheep

C. His care is Sympathetic - He restores my soul, He leads me in the path of righteousness for His name sake.

Others were robbers and thieves, Through Me is salvation

D. His care is strengthening - Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death ...

You are with me.

The hireling flees I give life

E. His care is soothing - He anoints my head with oil.

I know my sheep and my sheep know me.

No wonder I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever

Jesus - Incarnation - forgiveness

I. V. 1-6 The Allegory- Contrast Thief VS.

True Shepherd

Statement - "I tell you the truth

Fact - the man who does not enter the sheep pen by the

gate

BUT

climbs in by some other way,

is a thief and a robber.

This opening is an allegory.

A story to illustrate a point.

In chapter 9 at the end of the chapter Jesus tells the leaders that because they spiritually blind they are guilty of trying ti provide another way for the people to find salvation.

Now Jesus picks up that theme and likens them to thieves and robbers.

This is he same theme that is seen in

:2 Fact - The man who enters by the gate is the shepherd

of his sheep.

This is a complete contrast from the previous verse.

In the O.T. a sharp rebuke is given often to the leader that have hurt the people of Israel rather that administer sound practices and cause hurt especially for the poor, disadvantaged or sick.

:3 Act - The watchman opens the gate for him

AND

the sheep listen to his voice.

He calls his own by name

AND

leads them out.

The action shown here is typical of the kind and caring shepherd the sheep listen because they are not afraid.

The shepherd knows each one by name.

In the previous chapter the work "know" was used 11 times but in the end the leaders did not "know" the most important detail, who Jesus really was.

Neither were they willing to listen.

Do we know the voice of the Lord?

He knows our name and He calls but do we know Him and hear.

:4 Act - When he has brought out all his own,

he goes on ahead of them,

AND

his sheep follow him

Reason - because they know his voice

(v.9)

The seep follow the shepherd because they know his voice.

The ministry is about leading.

Mine and yours.

As we live our lives it should be a call to those around us to come and find Jesus.

Then we lead and teach them by our lives how to follow Jesus.

:5 Contrast - BUT

People - They

Act - never follow a stranger;

In fact they will run away from him

Reason - because they do not recognize a strangers voice."

this verse is in complete contrast with the previous one.

The sheep know the voice and are led by the shepherd BUT the stranger they fear and run from, They do not know his voice

:6 Explanation - Jesus used this figure of speech,

Contrast - BUT

People - they

Denial - did not understand what He was telling them.

These people who are blind and steeped in their sin could hear the words but did not understand what Jesus was saying to them.

Much like in the O.T.

When the prophets came and tried to tell the leaders what they were doing to displease God they would not listen and kept on in their ways until they went into captivity.

II.

V. 7-18 Revelation