Jesus Christ referred to Himself as the Good Shepherd. As such, He stood in stark contrast to the leaders of His day and set the example for other human shepherds in the Church who He would appoint. The Good Shepherd knows His sheep by...
I came away with a better understanding of shepherding and sheep after watching a demonstration of shepherding on the way to the Feast of Tabernacles several years ago. These lessons involve the shepherd, sheepdogs and sheep and help us...
Psalm 23 is the most well known of all Psalms. It contains incredible depth about being sheep under the loving care of the Good Shepherd. God wants us to take care of our needs, lead us on a safe path and help us have peace.
Psalms 23 is probably the most recognizable Psalm that King David wrote. It is a beautiful metaphor of the relationship between a shepherd and his flock and the Good Shepherd Jesus Christ and His flock that He most lovingly cares for and...
Christ claimed that He is the Good Shepherd. We have a responsibility to search, study, to know the voice of the Good Shepherd. God knows His sheep. Are we among them? What does it mean to be a faithful people to a faithful God?
Jesus Christ told us in John 10 that he is the "good" Shepherd, but what that really means is a whole lot more than we would imagine. His kind of "good' is extraordinary that goes above and beyond all expectations!
Psalms 22, 23, and 24 provide us insight into Jesus' suffering on the cross as the Good Shepherd, the noble characteristics of the Great Shepherd, and the rewards that the Chief Shepherd will give us.
Continuing in the series on sheep and goats, David Jones now explains what it means to be a shepherd and the aspects one should reflect in that role that makes a good shepherd versus a hireling, always measuring up to the Chief Shepherd -...
Jesus is the Good Shepherd over all his flock. There are so many things a Good Shepard has to keep track of when tending the flock of Gods Church. It is helpful to realize that sheep are utterly defenseless and totally dependent upon the...
Part of our mission in the Church is to attend to God's sheep. We are to be tools in the hand of the Great Shepherd - to tend to any sheep God sends our way. What are the qualities of a shepherd and how can we develop them?
This sermon is # 2 of a two-part series on authority/submission—one helps to understand the other. What is the biblical perspective on exercising authority? A shepherd is the primary biblical metaphor for any good leader, so we all should...
Jesus is the Good Shepherd over all his flock. There are so many things a Good Shepard has to keep track of when tending the flock of Gods Church. It is helpful to realize that sheep are utterly defenseless and totally dependent upon the...