JESUS IS THE GATE

Passage: John 10:7-10

Key verse: 10

NIV

7 Therefore Jesus said again, “Very truly I tell you, I am(A) the gate(B) for the sheep. 8 All who have come before me(C) are thieves and robbers,(D) but the sheep have not listened to them. 9 I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved.[a] They will come in and go out, and find pasture. 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life,(E) and have it to the full.(F)

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  1. John 10:9 Or kept safe
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ESV

7 So Jesus again said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, (A)I am the door of the sheep. 8 All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. 9 I am the door. If anyone enters by me, (B)he will be saved and will go in and out and (C)find pasture. 10 The thief comes only to steal and (D)kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

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1. I am the gate for the sheep (7-9)

Jesus came through the gate (1) and he became the gate. No one can go to God to find life except through Jesus (Jn 14:6). Jesus promised that whoever enters through him would be saved (9). It is said that shepherds in the near east slept in the doorway of the sheepfold. No one could enter or leave except by crossing over the body of the shepherd. So he protected his flock and kept them safe in the fold.

2. That they might have life to the full (10)

The false shepherds who rule God's flock for selfish motives are thieves and robbers. They come to kill and steal and destroy. Jesus' motives are unselfish. He came to lay down his life so that his flock might have abundant life. He does not want us to be miserable; he wants us to be happy. He knows best what we need to be fully satisfied. We must trust and follow our shepherd, and not seek some other way.

Prayer: Lord, thank you for coming to give me life to the full.

One Word: Jesus is the gate