Northwest Ohio Emmaus Mens Walk 58
Table of John & All Who Care To Follow.
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DAY 20 ~ October 24, 2009 ~ John 10:11
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John 10: The Shepherd and His Flock
1“I tell you the truth, the man who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. 2The man who enters by the gate is the shepherd of his sheep. 3The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.” 6Jesus used this figure of speech, but they did not understand what he was telling them. 7Therefore Jesus said again, “I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. 8All who ever came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. 9I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved.[a] He will come in and go out, and find pasture. 10The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full….
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Comment by admin — October 24, 2009 @ 9:56 am
I am tempted to say….
THIS ONE IS SO OBVIOUS YOU DON’T STUDY IT
- - - YOU EITHER UNDERSTAND OR YOU DON’T.
But, our verse is really not even on the quote above. I left it off on purpose. To show the value of context.
The verse we were given reads as follows:
11″I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays
down his life for the sheep.”
This verse comes almost exactly in the middle of a passage that goes from talking about sheep and shepherds to a prediction of Christ’s atoning death (and resurrection).
You really have to read the whole story, in order to let the spirit work with this idea…
The verse by itself is, like - yeah… I know… and off you go. But if you read the passage, the Spirit SPEAKS in a deeper way.