Ep. 27 - Sermon - John 10:11-18 "Good Shepherd, Protect Your Lambs!"

There are a lot of shepherds, good, bad, and ugly. Whether those shepherds are in the government, in our community, in our church, or in our homes, many are in the business of "shepherding." Some do that because it is their job. Others because it would affect their livelihood and general happiness. Others, because that is what a good shepherd does. While there are many who fail constantly at being a good shepherd or even a nice one, Jesus never fails to be the good shepherd we need and more, who we are too afraid to even dream for. He lays down his life for his sheep. Let us meditate on just how awesome Jesus is and how much he has done and will do to shepherd us home to heaven. This sermon was first delivered on April 21, 2024 by Pastor Titus Buelow at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Helenville, WI. Sermon Text - John 10:11-18 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. “I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me— just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep. I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd. The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life—only to take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.”