Church Sermon: The Shepherd Connection

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THE SHEPHERD CONNECTION John 10:1-22

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THE SHEPHERD CONNECTION

John 10:1-22

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SHEPHERDING

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I. What does a shepherd do?

The physical shepherdChrist the Shepherd

The pastor as a shepherd

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A SHEPHERD FOCUSES ON THE

FLOCK

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A. TO PROVIDE FOR THE

SHEEP’S NEEDfeeds them with fresh grass

and clean water

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A. TO PROVIDE FOR THE SHEEP’S NEED

Ezekiel 34: 24-27

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A. TO PROVIDE FOR THE SHEEP’S NEED

Evil shepherd Ezekiel 34: 1-2

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A. TO PROVIDE FOR THE SHEEP’S NEED

Good shepherd I Peter 5:2

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b. TO GUIDE THE SHEEP IN THEIR PATH

Goes ahead of the sheep so that they will not wander

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b. TO GUIDE THE SHEEP IN THEIR PATH

Goes ahead of the sheep so that they will not wander

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b. TO GUIDE THE SHEEP IN THEIR PATH

Jeremiah 3:14-15

Isaiah 40:10-11

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b. TO GUIDE THE SHEEP IN THEIR PATH

The Bad Shepherd Zechariah 11:16-17

Nahum 3:28Jeremiah 10:21

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C. TO BRING THE SHEEP TO SAFETY

makes sacrificial effort to protect the flock

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Shepherd’s staffShepherd’s rod

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C. TO BRING THE SHEEP TO SAFETY

John 10:7,11,28-29I am the Door…

I am the Shepherd

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C. TO BRING THE SHEEP TO SAFETYThere is no shepherd =

There is no true shepherdJeremiah 23:1-2

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C. TO BRING THE SHEEP TO SAFETY

The Good ShepherdI Peter 5:2-4

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I. What does the sheep do?

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THE SHEE[P CONNECTS TO THE

SHEPHERD JOHN 10:26-28

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feed

listen

follow

stay

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HUMBLE ACCEPTANCE II Samuel 24:10,17