What’s so good about this Shepherd? (John 10:11-18) -- Rev. John W. Armstrong

Sermon notes:

What’s so good about this Shepherd? (John 10:11-18)

I.     It is our nature to flee a crisis. It is the nature of Jesus to _______________________________(v.11b; John 18:4). 

A.  Ordinary shepherds protect their sheep by avoiding death; the Good Shepherd protects the sheep ___________________________ His death.

B.  The death of an ordinary shepherd means disaster for the sheep.  The death of the Good Shepherd means ________________________ for the sheep (John 10:10).

C.  The death of an ordinary shepherd leaves the sheep exposed and scattered (v.13).  The Good Shepherd’s death ______________________ the flock and draws it to Himself (v.16; John 12:32).

II.    He knows us __________________________ (John 10:3).

A.  Knowing is evidence of ______________________ (vv.14-15).

B.  Knowing another involves _____________________________ (Exodus 6:7).

1.  God loves; we are the ones loved.

2.  God saves; we are the ones saved.

C.  The Father loved the Son before the foundation of the world (John 17:24), but His Father loves Him all the more for ____________________________ (vv.17-18).

D.  We know Christ (and, therefore, the Father) _________________________ when we believe that He lays down His life for us all (vv.11,16).