The Parable of the Good Shepherd

John 10:1-9

This is such a great chapter!

Chapter 9 is on Jesus’ mind in this chapter!

The Old Testament is full of that speaks of God being a good shepherd!

In the Parable:

Jesus is the

What is the sheepfold?

What about the gatekeeper (porter)?

Who are the thieves?

The man in chapter 9 was out of the Synagogue and was like a sheep with no shepherd until Jesus him

The thieves and robbed are the false shepherds of Israel — the

The sheepfold is

The term sheepfold is used a couple of different ways:

a. on the country side which was a of rocks where the shepherd would lay across the opening (as the door). 

b. In the village, there was a room with a gate to hold the sheep, and these were watched by the or porter.

In this passage, we see something of the: a. false leaders, b. the sheep, and c. something of Christ, the true shepherd. 

The False Shepherds

These climb into the sheepfold by way

John 10:8

Hebrews 11 (Faith vs Faithfulness)

Hebrews 11:1, 13-14

These might not have lived to see what was promised, but they had faith in the of the promise!

Why didn’t the religious leaders embrace Jesus? People prefer

Luke 18:11

Three uses of the Law:

A to show us our sin in light of God’s holiness — shows our need for a savior

To bad behavior for all

For the believer, the Law is a  

The problem with the religious leaders wasn’t the l – it was self-reliance 

Romans 1:16-17

Modern evangelicalism, to a large degree, s in self-reliance, which is the true mark of a false shepherd.

Those that suggest that one’s relationship with God is achieved or maintained by any kind of self-reliance — anything other than Christ alone is a thief and a robber — robbing you of the true blessing and peace that comes from Christ alone.