Archive for the ‘Good Shepherd’ tag
He Leads Them Out
Target Date: 11.22.09 – See CTT Page
The focus this week is on how Jesus led people out from where they were – danger, hunger, brokenness, rejection, bondage – to a better place. A good shepherd leads his sheep to still waters and has them rest in green pastures. He restores their souls. Even in difficult times, even during the long dark valley of the shadow of death, the good shepherd stays with his sheep and leads them out to find food and leads them in to find safety. I wonder which is hardest for most real shepherds and most spiritual shepherds, leading them out to pasture or leading them back to safety?
The Key Scriptures
- John 10:3, 9-10
- Psalm 23
- Ezekiel 34
- Luke 9:23-26
Please share the link to any online pictures, YouTube movies, or video clips of sheep or shepherds or Scripture graphics you think illustrate the main focus of this week’s passages! What are the differences between driving cattle and herding sheep? Share your own ideas on how to listen to the Shepherd’s voice! What are some examples of this principle? Please share any video clips or YouTube links that you think may help us better understand this principle.
God’s Chosen Shepherd
Target Date: 11.08.09 – See CTT Page
The focus on this message is Jesus. Jesus is God’s chosen Shepherd for His people. Jesus enters by the gate to sheep pen. He doesn’t sneak His way in, but comes in as the approved Shepherd. Jesus comes as descendant of David and Abraham, two of the three great shepherds of God’s people. Jesus is the promised great prophet like Moses, whose teachings help pastor God’s people. God saw His people scattered, harassed, and abandoned, and sent the only One who could truly Shepherd His people, Jesus, the Great Shepherd of God’s sheep.
The Key Scriptures
- John 10:1-3
- Matthew 1:1
- Acts 3:22; Acts 7:37
- Hebrews 13:20
- 1 Peter 2:25; 1 Peter 5:4
Inputs and Ideas
Share your own ideas on Jesus as God’s chosen Shepherd. Why is this important? Do you have any video or drama ideas that illustrate how Jesus is God’s chosen Shepherd? Why is it important to you that God sent Jesus to be both the Lamb that was slain and also the Chief Shepherd of His sheep? Please share the links to any online pictures, YouTube movies, or video clips of sheep or shepherds or Scripture graphics you think illustrate the main focus of this week’s passages!
When Sheep Know Their Shepherd
Target Date: 10.25.09 – See CTT Page
The focus on this message is on the blessings of sheep having a good shepherd, especially when they have “The Good Shepherd!” This is the introduction to the series on having “A Heart Like the Shepherd.”
The Key Scriptures
- Psalm 23
- Isaiah 40:10-11
- Hebrews 13:20
Inputs and Ideas
Share your own personal stories on how the Lord has shepherded you or quotes, videos, or stories from the Old Testament on how God shepherded His people. Please share the link to any online pictures, YouTube movies, or video clips of sheep or shepherds or Scripture graphics you think illustrate the main focus of this week’s passages!