ANG TUPA...Anong uri ka?

REV. KAY O. CAROLINOMarikina Foursquare Gospel ChurchJuly 21,22, 2012

I. The SOLITARY SHEEP….

(Ang MAPAG-ISANG TUPA)

Characteristics of the Solitary Sheep

timid/mahiyain fearful/matatakutin

slow to learn /mabagal matuto easily panicked/madaling mataranta constantly needs fresh water and food/kailangan laging uminom ng

sariwang tubig, at kumain

What happens to theThe Solitary Sheep

does not want to be sheared /ayaw nang ginugupitan/inaahitan does not want to be cleaned/

ayaw nang nililinis easily ‘cast’/

madaling bumabalentong dies of starvation/

namamatay sa gutom at uhaw

“Must” for The Solitary Sheep

SEE YOURSELF AS BELONGING TO A

GREAT FLOCK BEING CARED FOR BY THE

SHEPHERD (tingnan mo ang iyong sarili na bahagi ng isang

malaking kawan na inaalagaan ng

isang pastol)

II. The WANDERING SHEEP

(Ang NALILIGAW NA TUPA)

I Peter 2:25 Sapagkat nagkawatak-watak tayo

gaya ng mga tupang naligaw….

Characteristics of the WANDERING Sheep

o restless / hindi mapakaliounpredictable /hindi matantiya

o wants to always eat / gustong kumain nang kumain

What happens to thethe WANDERING Sheep

o gets stranded/hindi na makabaliko gets lost and stays lost/

madaling maligawo easily killed by enemies/

madaling masila ng ng mga hayop (coyotes/wolves)

“Must” for The Wandering Sheep

HEED (MAKINIG) AND

FOLLOW (SUNDIN)THE VOICE (TINIG) OF THE

SHEPHERD

II. The COPYCAT SHEEP

(Ang GAYA-GAYANG TUPA)

Characteristics of the COPYCAT Sheep

no freedom of choice/hindi nakakapamili

gullible /madaling malinlang has very little discernment/hindi matalas ang pang-unawa

Becomes jealous/ naiinggit Decides on how others decide/

ginagaya ang iba Vulnerable to mob psychology/

mas sumusunod sanakararami kahit mali

Jumps into anything right away and stampedes easily/ bara-bara ang

kinikilos kaya lalong napapahamak

What happens to thethe Copycat Sheep

“Must” for The Copycat Sheep

EAT WHAT

YOUR OWN SHEPHERD FEEDS YOU

(Kainin ang pinakakainng iyong sariling pastol)

II. The MEEK SHEEP(Ang MAPAGKUMBABANG

TUPA)

John 10:27“Nakikinig

sa Akin ang Aking tupa; nakikilalaKo sila at

sumusunod sila

Sa Akin.”

Characteristics of the MEEK Sheep

Needs a shepherd to lead him/nangangailangan ng pastol upang

pangunahan siyaNeeds ‘rod and staff’ guidance/

nangangailangan ng gabay ng baston at pamalo

has little or no means of self-defense/halos walang kakayahang ipagtanggol ang

sarili

What happens to the MEEK Sheep

Always led by a shepherd/pinangungunahan lagi siya ng pastol

Could not live without a shepherd/hindi mabubuhay ng walang gabay ng pastol

Defended from attackers as he follows the shepherd/maipagtatanggol ng pastol habang siya ay sumusunod sa kanya

“Must” for The Meek Sheep

Entrust your life

to the SHEPHERD

(Ipagkatiwala angbuong buhay

sa iyong pastol)

“Must” for all the Sheep

Produce A

SIGNIFICANT LIFE

CONCLUSION

ANG TUPA….Anong uri ka?

REFLECTION

I.THE SOLITARY SHEEP

II.THE WANDERING SHEEP

III. THE COPYCAT SHEEP

IV. THE MEEK SHEEP

‘MUSTS’ FOR THE SHEEPSEE YOURSELF AS BELONGING TO A

GREAT FLOCK BEING CARED FOR BY THE SHEPHERD

HEED AND FOLLOW THE VOICE OF THE TRUE SHEPHERD

EAT WHAT YOUR OWN SHEPHERD

FEEDS YOU

ENTRUST YOUR LIFE TO THE SHEPHERD

PRODUCE A SIGNIFICANT LIFE AS A SHEEP