It is life in community, finding security and nourishment as part of his flock. It is life that abounds in meaning and value and endures even beyond death. Much ...

In verses 1-5 Jesus identifies himself as the true shepherd. In verse 6 the narrator explains to us that his hearers did not understand Jesus' figure of speech.

1 мая 2017 г. · And the first five verses are all about the shepherd and how his is the familiar and trusted voice for his own sheep. The shepherd makes his ...

26 мар. 2023 г. · What we learn from this passage is that the good shepherd, Jesus, offers each of us abundant life. He is the door we must pass through in ...

3 мая 2020 г. · We get fullness of life only by keeping Jesus central. And we do that, by pursuing a three-dimensional life built on serving God and others.

“Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?” Jesus is teaching these people who think they see. They think they believe. They think they are followers of God. They ...

10 авг. 2019 г. · “I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly” (perisson) (v. 10b). Unlike the thief, Jesus is focused on the welfare of the sheep.

Jesus gives analogies of His mission using shepherding as a theme. Months later, He repeats those ideas when cornered by an aggressive mob in the temple.

He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he gets them all out, he leads them and they follow because they are familiar with his voice.