JESUS THE SHEPHERD AND THE GATE

Passage: John 10:1-10

Key verse: 10b

NIV

The Good Shepherd and His Sheep

10 “Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber.(A) 2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.(B) 3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice.(C) He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.(D) 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.(E) 5 But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.” 6 Jesus used this figure of speech,(F) but the Pharisees did not understand what he was telling them.(G)

7 Therefore Jesus said again, “Very truly I tell you, I am(H) the gate(I) for the sheep. 8 All who have come before me(J) are thieves and robbers,(K) 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,(L) and have it to the full.(M)

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ESV

I Am the Good Shepherd

10 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. 2 But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. 5 (A)A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.” 6 This figure of speech Jesus (B)used with them, but they (C)did not understand what he was saying to them.

7 So Jesus again said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, (D)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, (E)he will be saved and will go in and out and (F)find pasture. 10 The thief comes only to steal and (G)kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

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1. The sheep know the shepherd's voice (1-6) In response to the biting criticism and rejection of the Pharisees, Jesus used a shepherd and sheep metaphor to describe his intimate relationship with those who accept him. The true shepherd enters the pen through the gate. The gatekeeper knows the shepherd and lets him in. The shepherd knows and calls his sheep by name and leads them out. The sheep follow him because they know his voice. The sheep will not follow other purported shepherds. Jesus is the shepherd and we are his sheep. He knows us well. May we hear his voice and follow him. 2. Jesus is the gate (7-1 ) The Pharisees did not understand, so Jesus changed the metaphor. Jesus is the gate for the sheep. All who enter through him are saved and find pasture. Though many people have appeared in the guise of a shepherd, like the Pharisees, Jesus called them thieves and robbers. They only bring loss and death. But Jesus came to give a full and abundant life to all who believe in him.

Prayer: Lord Jesus, thank you for being my shepherd. Thank you for saving me and giving me a wonderful and abundant new life. Help me to follow you each day.

One Word: We have a full life in Jesus