Shepherd God (John 10)

Today's sermon will be on John chapter 10. In this section, Jesus will continue to look at the divide between those who belong to Him and those who do not. As the Pharisees and legal experts are still looking for a way to kill Him, Jesus boldly continues to speak up in the presence of these people. He informs them that He is the true shepherd of the sheep, that is, God's people and that He lays down His life for His people. His Father loves Him because He does this for Him. He has authority to lay down His life and take it up again and He will lay it down willingly to save His people. We will also see in this section, how God tenderly loves us, knows us personally by name, and calls us to Him and we will listen and not be deceived by others because those that have been born again know the voice of their God. Jesus, though continuing to be challenged, will point back towards the Old Testament, and in Psalm 82:6, to show that He indeed is God. The God who promised that He would lead His people. He would shepherd them and love them as Jesus does.