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 All right, well this morning we're finally coming back to our long-running sermon series

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 through the Gospel of John.

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 We started this series back around Christmas of 2019, and we've been kind of just working

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 through really slow, sometimes verse by verse.

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 For those of you who were there right from the start, I don't expect that you'll remember

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 everything that we've seen and discovered in John.

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 In fact, I don't even remember everything I've said.

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 But in case you want to go back and refer to a previous message, you can find them all

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 on the church website, and we're going to continue the story this fall.

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 So if you have your Bible with you, please open it up to John chapter 10.

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 It's a familiar passage to many of us who have been in the church a long time, and this is

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 Jesus talking here.

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 We're going to start by reading the first 10 verses.

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 This is Jesus.

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 Very truly, I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate,

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 but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber.

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 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.

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 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice.

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 He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

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 When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him

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 because they know his voice.

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 But they will never follow a stranger.

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 In fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger's voice.

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 Jesus used this figure of speech, but the Pharisees did not understand what he was telling them.

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 Therefore, Jesus said again,

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 Very truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.

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 All who have come before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep have not listened to them.

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 I am the gate.

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 Whoever enters through me will be saved.

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 They will come in and go out and find pasture.

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 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy.

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 I have come that they may have life and have it to the full.

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 Father in heaven, as we look into your word, we pray and ask that you would open our eyes to see.

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 We ask that you would help us to take something good from this

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 and that you would strengthen our faith in you.

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 We ask this in your name.

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 Amen.

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 Well, as we come to these words of Jesus this morning,

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 the first thing that we want to figure out here is who Jesus is talking to

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 and what's going on here.

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 Verse 1 in the NIV says,

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 Very truly, I tell you Pharisees.

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 Now, in the original language, it doesn't say Pharisees,

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 and neither do most translations.

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 It just says, I tell you, plural.

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 But the NIV, I think, is on the right track

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 in trying to help us understand who Jesus is talking to.

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 We might assume that because it's a new chapter,

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 that this is a fresh story about Jesus

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 and that what's here is different from what was in chapter 9.

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 But actually, the chapter divisions, as some of you know,

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 were added to the Bible over a thousand years

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 after the New Testament was written.

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 So if you can bring yourself to kind of ignore those chapters and titles

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 and just kind of read back and forth from chapter 9 to chapter 10,

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 you'll notice that what happens in chapter 10

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 is just a continuation of the story from chapter 9.

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 So what happened back in chapter 9?

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 I'm not going to re-preach those three messages,

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 but basically we heard about how Jesus healed a man

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 who had been blind from birth.

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 And then we heard about how the Pharisees

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 conducted their own investigation of his healing.

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 They questioned the man repeatedly,

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 and they did not want to accept that Jesus, their rival,

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 had actually performed an amazing miracle,

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 something that only God can do.

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 And they wore this poor man out

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 trying to find some way to discredit this miracle

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 to the point where the man eventually got fed up

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 and told them what he really thought about Jesus.

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 And then they insulted the man,

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 and they excommunicated him from the synagogue.

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 They kicked him out.

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 And then we heard how Jesus, after that,

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 went and found this man who had been blind,

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 and Jesus revealed himself to the man,

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 that he was the Messiah,

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 the one who had healed him.

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 And the man believed and worshipped Jesus.

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 But back in chapter 9, verse 40,

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 we read that at that same time,

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 some Pharisees who were with Jesus

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 heard him say this and asked,

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 what, are we blind too?

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 Jesus responded to them.

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 He said, if you were blind,

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 you would not be guilty of sin.

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 But now that you claim you can see,

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 your guilt remains.

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 Very truly, I tell you.

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 So you see how it just flows right from

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 chapter 9 into chapter 10.

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 So this is the scene.

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 The blind man is there.

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 The man who was blind,

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 he's now healed.

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 Jesus is there.

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 And the Pharisees are there.

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 And there's been this exchange.

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 And Jesus is going to continue to speak

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 to the Pharisees.

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 And what does he say?

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 Verse 1.

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 He says,

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 Very truly, I tell you,

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 anyone who does not enter the sheep pen

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 by the gate,

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 but climbs in by some other way,

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 is a thief and a robber.

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 So as he's talking to these Pharisees,

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 these religious leaders,

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 Jesus launches into a sort of parable.

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 Kind of a figure of speech,

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 John tells us in verse 6.

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 Jesus used this figure of speech.

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 Maybe not quite the same

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 as some of Jesus' other parables,

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 but maybe kind of like an analogy.

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 And yeah,

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 he uses the everyday common stuff

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 of sheep farming to make his point.

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 And so we're going to try and walk with Jesus

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 through this and understand

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 a little bit of the common,

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 everyday stuff of sheep farming

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 back in the first century.

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 And then we'll try and see

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 what Jesus' point is in all this.

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 What's he saying to them?

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 So verse 1.

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 Very truly,

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 I tell you,

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 anyone who does not enter the sheep pen

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 by the gate,

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 but climbs in by some other way,

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 is a thief

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 and a robber.

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 Let's start with the sheep pen.

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 Here's a picture of a sheep pen

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 or a sheep fold.

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 This is probably what Jesus had in mind.

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 Apparently it was common for them

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 to make them out of stones like this.

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 And there'd often,

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 there of course would be an entrance

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 for the sheep to get in.

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 And sometimes it'd be a little fancier

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 and it would have a gate.

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 And basically the idea was

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 that you could put the sheep in there

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 and keep them all in one place

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 and it would provide shelter for them.

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 And they would be safe,

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 especially at night.

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 So Jesus says,

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 anyone who does not enter the sheep pen

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 by the gate,

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 but climbs in by some other way,

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 is a thief

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 and a robber.

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 The one who enters by the gate

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 is the shepherd of the sheep.

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 So basically Jesus is saying

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 that there's a way to know

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 who is the shepherd of the sheep

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 and who is not.

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 Kind of like this,

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 you know,

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 if you were to see this

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 as you're walking by

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 your neighbor's house

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 or driving by

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 your neighbor's acreage,

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 you're probably going to wonder

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 what's going on there.

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 Could be that they locked themselves out.

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 But in ancient times,

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 they probably didn't have locks

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 on the sheep gate.

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 So you can know

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 who the shepherd is

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 versus who the thief is,

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 whether or not

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 they're using the gate.

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 If you see someone

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 in the middle of the night

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 dressed in black

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 slipping over the wall,

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 odds are pretty good

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 that they're up to no good.

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 Maybe they're slipping in

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 to pull a little heist.

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 Verse 3,

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 Jesus says,

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 the gatekeeper opens the gate

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 for him,

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 the shepherd,

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 and the sheep listen

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 to his voice.

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 He calls his own sheep

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 by name

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 and leads them out.

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 And the emphasis here

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 is on the shepherd.

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 It's to him

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 that the gatekeeper opens,

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 not to anybody else.

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 So there's another way

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 to recognize

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 who the true shepherd is,

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 whether or not

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 the gatekeeper recognizes him

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 and opens the gate for him.

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 Jesus then gives a third way

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 to know who

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 the true shepherd

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 of the sheep is

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 in this same verse.

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 And the sheep

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 listen to his voice.

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 And probably the sense

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 of listen there

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 is not just that they hear it,

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 but that they respond to it.

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 The shepherd calls

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 or gives his commands

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 and they respond,

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 they move,

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 they come,

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 or whatever it is

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 that he has told them to do.

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 They do it.

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 And this kind of seems

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 to be the main thrust

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 of Jesus' analogy.

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 He's giving a whole bunch

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 of different ways

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 that we can tell

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 the difference

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 between the true shepherd

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 of the sheep

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 and one who is not

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 the true shepherd

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 of the sheep.

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 Between the rightful owner

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 of the flock

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 or the imposter

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 who's trying to make off

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 with some of the plunder.

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 So three different ways

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 he's already given us

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 and then there are

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 a few more.

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 It says that he calls

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 his own sheep

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 by name

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 and leads them out.

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 So a fourth way

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 to know who the true shepherd is,

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 he calls them by name.

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 There is a bond

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 between shepherd

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 and sheep

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 that can be easily recognized.

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 He calls them by name.

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 There's a lot of significance

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 in naming things.

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 Traditionally,

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 you would name things

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 by their unique characteristics.

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 The things that set

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 those things apart

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 from other things.

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 And so my grandparents' dog

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 we called Skippy

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 because from the time

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 Skippy was a puppy,

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 he kind of skipped along

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 on the grass.

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 He ran in a funny way.

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 The true shepherd

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 has that kind of a bond

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 with his sheep.

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 He has spent enough time

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 with them

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 to know their unique characteristics.

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 Enough to name them.

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 And so that sheep

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 with the floppy ear

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 over there

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 is called Floppy.

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 And that one

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 that likes to roll around

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 is called Dusty.

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 And he leads them out,

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 says Jesus.

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 When the shepherd says,

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 all right guys,

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 let's go get you guys

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 some food.

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 And walks out the door,

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 they get up

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 and they go.

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 They follow him.

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 So Jesus says,

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 you know the true shepherd

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 from the thief

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 because the true shepherd

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 calls the sheep

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 by their names.

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 And it's obvious

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 that he knows them.

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 They listen to his voice.

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 They do what he says.

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 There's that bond,

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 that relationship.

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 Verse 4.

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 When he has brought out

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 all his own,

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 he goes on ahead of them.

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 And his sheep follow him

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 because they know his voice.

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 But they will never

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 follow a stranger.

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 In fact,

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 they will run away from him

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 because they do not recognize

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 a stranger's voice.

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 Kind of along the same lines

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 as what we've already heard,

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 but kind of spelled out

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 in more detail.

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 The shepherd goes out the gate

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 leading them

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 and continues on

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 in the field

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 or wherever they're going

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 and the sheep follow.

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 Jesus says,

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 it's because they recognize

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 the shepherd's voice.

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 In contrast,

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 the stranger,

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 they won't follow

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 the stranger.

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 The stranger may call,

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 but the sheep

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 will run away from him.

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 They don't know him.

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 They don't recognize

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 his voice.

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 Now,

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 if this was all

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 Jesus had said

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 right here,

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 we'd probably all

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 be scratching our heads

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 wondering,

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 what is Jesus

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 talking about?

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 In fact,

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 that's exactly

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 what the Pharisees

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 were doing.

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 In verse 6,

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 right after this,

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 John tells us,

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 Jesus used this figure

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 of speech,

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 but the Pharisees

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 did not understand

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 what he was telling them.

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 What does all this

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 have to do with anything?

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 Why are you telling us

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 about sheep

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 and pens

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 and shepherds

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 and thieves?

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 I bet you they were

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 listening very carefully,

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 like,

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 is all of this

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 some clever way

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 of trying to

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 insult us

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 or say something

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 against us?

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 What does Jesus

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 mean by all this?

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 And we'll get to

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 unpacking it

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 in a minute,

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 but first,

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 Jesus has more

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 to say.

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 I'm going to read

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 from verse 7

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 to verse 11.

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 Therefore,

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 Jesus said again,

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 Very truly,

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 I tell you,

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 I am the gate

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 for the sheep.

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 All who have

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 come before me

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 are thieves

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 and robbers,

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 but the sheep

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 have not listened

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 to them.

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 I am the gate.

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 Whoever enters

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 through me

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 will be saved.

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 They will come in

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 and go out

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 and find pasture.

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 The thief

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 comes only

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 to steal

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 and kill

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 and destroy.

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 I have come

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 that they may

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 have life

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 and have it

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 to the full.

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 I am the

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 good shepherd.

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 shepherd.

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 Okay,

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 so here

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 in verse 7

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 and in

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 verse 9

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 as Jesus

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 continues,

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 he tells

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 them that

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 he is

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 the gate.

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 It's kind

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 of a strange

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 thing.

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 We're not

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 expecting maybe

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 Jesus to say

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 that.

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 I am the

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 gate for

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 the sheep.

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 He says it

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 twice.

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 We're going

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 to come back

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 to that

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 in a couple

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 weeks.

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 But for now

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 we want to

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 focus more

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 on this idea

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 of the true

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 shepherd versus

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 the thieves

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 and robbers.

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 So we're just

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 going to look

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 at verse 8

00:14:56.500 --> 00:14:57.440
 and verse 10

00:14:57.440 --> 00:14:58.120
 of this section.

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 In verse 8

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 Jesus says

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 this,

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 All who have

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 come before

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 me are thieves

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 and robbers,

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 but the sheep

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 have not

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 listened to

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 them.

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 That's quite a

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 statement to

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 make.

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 All who have

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 come before

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 me are thieves

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 and robbers.

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 There's a fair

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 bit of discussion

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 here.

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 But most

00:15:22.800 --> 00:15:25.080
 Christians agree

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 that Jesus

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 when he says

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 all who came

00:15:27.720 --> 00:15:28.260
 before me

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 does not mean

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 all is in

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 every person.

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 He's not

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 referring to

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 the faithful

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 prophets

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 and priests

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 and kings,

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 men like

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 Abraham and

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 Moses and

00:15:38.180 --> 00:15:38.620
 Isaiah.

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 He's not

00:15:39.020 --> 00:15:39.680
 calling them

00:15:39.680 --> 00:15:40.260
 thieves and

00:15:40.260 --> 00:15:40.660
 robbers.

00:15:41.520 --> 00:15:41.980
 He's already

00:15:41.980 --> 00:15:42.560
 talked about

00:15:42.560 --> 00:15:43.300
 them in the

00:15:43.300 --> 00:15:43.800
 pages that

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 came before

00:15:44.340 --> 00:15:44.820
 this as

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 being some

00:15:45.640 --> 00:15:45.920
 of the

00:15:45.920 --> 00:15:46.540
 faithful men

00:15:46.540 --> 00:15:47.380
 whom God

00:15:47.380 --> 00:15:47.880
 sent.

00:15:48.720 --> 00:15:49.260
 So all

00:15:49.260 --> 00:15:50.200
 probably refers

00:15:50.200 --> 00:15:51.000
 to the many

00:15:51.000 --> 00:15:51.700
 who have

00:15:51.700 --> 00:15:52.279
 arisen in

00:15:52.279 --> 00:15:52.860
 the past

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 and have

00:15:53.960 --> 00:15:54.580
 taken up

00:15:54.580 --> 00:15:55.179
 a role of

00:15:55.179 --> 00:15:55.639
 leadership

00:15:55.639 --> 00:15:56.639
 in Israel

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 but were

00:15:57.440 --> 00:15:58.200
 not chosen

00:15:58.200 --> 00:15:58.899
 by God

00:15:58.899 --> 00:15:59.679
 or sent

00:15:59.679 --> 00:16:00.299
 by God.

00:16:01.100 --> 00:16:02.019
 I'm guessing

00:16:02.019 --> 00:16:02.539
 that Jesus

00:16:02.539 --> 00:16:03.139
 is talking

00:16:03.139 --> 00:16:04.120
 about false

00:16:04.120 --> 00:16:04.919
 prophets,

00:16:06.019 --> 00:16:06.600
 illegitimate

00:16:06.600 --> 00:16:07.179
 priests,

00:16:07.840 --> 00:16:08.519
 and wicked

00:16:08.519 --> 00:16:09.039
 kings.

00:16:09.039 --> 00:16:09.159
 prophets.

00:16:10.159 --> 00:16:10.939
 Let's look

00:16:10.939 --> 00:16:11.439
 for a moment

00:16:11.439 --> 00:16:12.079
 back to

00:16:12.079 --> 00:16:12.599
 what God

00:16:12.599 --> 00:16:13.839
 said hundreds

00:16:13.839 --> 00:16:14.360
 of years

00:16:14.360 --> 00:16:15.039
 earlier through

00:16:15.039 --> 00:16:15.519
 the prophet

00:16:15.519 --> 00:16:16.240
 Ezekiel.

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 Ezekiel chapter

00:16:18.759 --> 00:16:19.299
 34.

00:16:19.639 --> 00:16:20.059
 This is

00:16:20.059 --> 00:16:20.740
 Ezekiel

00:16:20.740 --> 00:16:21.199
 writing,

00:16:21.740 --> 00:16:22.639
 The word

00:16:22.639 --> 00:16:23.099
 of the Lord

00:16:23.099 --> 00:16:23.679
 came to

00:16:23.679 --> 00:16:24.000
 me,

00:16:25.059 --> 00:16:25.559
 Son of

00:16:25.559 --> 00:16:25.919
 man,

00:16:26.980 --> 00:16:27.480
 prophesy

00:16:27.480 --> 00:16:28.339
 against the

00:16:28.339 --> 00:16:28.819
 shepherds

00:16:28.819 --> 00:16:29.419
 of Israel.

00:16:30.539 --> 00:16:31.059
 Prophesy

00:16:31.059 --> 00:16:31.699
 and say

00:16:31.699 --> 00:16:32.139
 to them,

00:16:32.659 --> 00:16:33.439
 this is what

00:16:33.439 --> 00:16:34.000
 the sovereign

00:16:34.000 --> 00:16:35.120
 Lord says,

00:16:36.000 --> 00:16:36.679
 Woe to

00:16:36.679 --> 00:16:37.439
 you shepherds

00:16:37.440 --> 00:16:37.980
 of Israel

00:16:37.980 --> 00:16:39.260
 who only

00:16:39.260 --> 00:16:40.000
 take care

00:16:40.000 --> 00:16:40.740
 of yourselves.

00:16:41.840 --> 00:16:43.420
 Should not

00:16:43.420 --> 00:16:44.020
 shepherds

00:16:44.020 --> 00:16:44.640
 take care

00:16:44.640 --> 00:16:44.940
 of the

00:16:44.940 --> 00:16:45.320
 flock?

00:16:46.940 --> 00:16:47.880
 You eat

00:16:47.880 --> 00:16:48.820
 the curds,

00:16:49.300 --> 00:16:49.560
 clothe

00:16:49.560 --> 00:16:50.020
 yourselves

00:16:50.020 --> 00:16:50.480
 with the

00:16:50.480 --> 00:16:50.780
 wool,

00:16:51.160 --> 00:16:51.660
 and slaughter

00:16:51.660 --> 00:16:52.180
 the choice

00:16:52.180 --> 00:16:52.600
 animals,

00:16:52.740 --> 00:16:53.040
 but you

00:16:53.040 --> 00:16:53.560
 do not

00:16:53.560 --> 00:16:54.260
 take care

00:16:54.260 --> 00:16:54.580
 of the

00:16:54.580 --> 00:16:54.980
 flock.

00:16:55.760 --> 00:16:56.560
 You have

00:16:56.560 --> 00:16:57.300
 not strengthened

00:16:57.300 --> 00:16:57.940
 the weak

00:16:57.940 --> 00:16:59.340
 or healed

00:16:59.340 --> 00:16:59.920
 the sick

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 or bound

00:17:01.400 --> 00:17:01.820
 up the

00:17:01.820 --> 00:17:02.260
 injured.

00:17:02.700 --> 00:17:03.460
 You have

00:17:03.460 --> 00:17:04.019
 not brought

00:17:04.019 --> 00:17:04.539
 back the

00:17:04.539 --> 00:17:05.140
 strays or

00:17:05.140 --> 00:17:05.700
 searched for

00:17:05.700 --> 00:17:06.200
 the lost.

00:17:06.340 --> 00:17:06.660
 You have

00:17:06.660 --> 00:17:07.880
 ruled them

00:17:07.880 --> 00:17:08.700
 harshly

00:17:08.700 --> 00:17:09.680
 and brutally.

00:17:10.920 --> 00:17:11.540
 So they

00:17:11.540 --> 00:17:12.100
 were scattered

00:17:12.100 --> 00:17:12.680
 because there

00:17:12.680 --> 00:17:13.080
 was no

00:17:13.080 --> 00:17:13.480
 shepherd.

00:17:14.340 --> 00:17:14.940
 And when

00:17:14.940 --> 00:17:15.220
 they were

00:17:15.220 --> 00:17:15.580
 scattered,

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 they became

00:17:16.140 --> 00:17:16.779
 food for

00:17:16.779 --> 00:17:17.080
 all the

00:17:17.080 --> 00:17:17.940
 wild animals.

00:17:18.620 --> 00:17:19.120
 My sheep

00:17:19.120 --> 00:17:19.880
 wandered over

00:17:19.880 --> 00:17:20.340
 all the

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 mountains and

00:17:21.600 --> 00:17:21.940
 on every

00:17:21.940 --> 00:17:22.460
 high hill.

00:17:22.540 --> 00:17:22.759
 They were

00:17:22.759 --> 00:17:23.340
 scattered over

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 the whole

00:17:23.759 --> 00:17:24.560
 earth and

00:17:24.560 --> 00:17:25.019
 no one

00:17:25.019 --> 00:17:25.620
 searched or

00:17:25.620 --> 00:17:26.040
 looked for

00:17:26.040 --> 00:17:26.320
 them.

00:17:27.480 --> 00:17:27.779
 Therefore,

00:17:28.000 --> 00:17:28.800
 you shepherds,

00:17:29.080 --> 00:17:29.620
 hear the

00:17:29.620 --> 00:17:30.160
 word of the

00:17:30.160 --> 00:17:30.500
 Lord.

00:17:31.920 --> 00:17:32.620
 As surely

00:17:32.620 --> 00:17:33.800
 as I live,

00:17:34.160 --> 00:17:34.660
 declares the

00:17:34.660 --> 00:17:35.380
 sovereign Lord,

00:17:35.380 --> 00:17:37.380
 shepherd,

00:17:37.380 --> 00:17:38.600
 because my

00:17:38.600 --> 00:17:39.520
 flock lacks a

00:17:39.520 --> 00:17:40.520
 shepherd and

00:17:40.520 --> 00:17:42.180
 so has been

00:17:42.180 --> 00:17:42.460
 food for all

00:17:42.460 --> 00:17:42.900
 the wild

00:17:42.900 --> 00:17:43.380
 animals.

00:17:43.540 --> 00:17:44.220
 And because my

00:17:44.220 --> 00:17:44.820
 shepherds did

00:17:44.820 --> 00:17:45.580
 not search for

00:17:45.580 --> 00:17:46.280
 my flock but

00:17:46.280 --> 00:17:46.800
 cared for

00:17:46.800 --> 00:17:48.220
 themselves rather

00:17:48.220 --> 00:17:48.840
 than for my

00:17:48.840 --> 00:17:49.140
 flock,

00:17:49.260 --> 00:17:49.880
 therefore you

00:17:49.880 --> 00:17:50.920
 shepherds hear

00:17:50.920 --> 00:17:51.520
 the word of

00:17:51.520 --> 00:17:51.960
 the Lord.

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 This is what the

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 sovereign Lord

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 says.

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 I am against

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 the shepherds

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 and will hold

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 them accountable

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 for my flock.

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 I will remove

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 them from

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 tending the

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 flock so that

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 the shepherds

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 can no longer

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 feed themselves.

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 I will rescue

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 my flock from

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 their mouths and

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 it will no longer

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 be food for

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 them.

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 For this is what

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 the sovereign

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 Lord says.

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 I myself will

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 search for my

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 sheep and look

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 after them.

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 As a shepherd

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 looks after his

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 scattered flock when

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 he is with them,

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 so will I look

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 after my sheep.

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 I will rescue

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 them from all

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 the places where

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 they were scattered

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 on a day of

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 clouds and

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 darkness.

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 I will bring

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 them out from

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 the nations and

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 gather them from

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 the countries and

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 I will bring them

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 into their own

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 land.

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 I will pasture

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 them on the

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 mountains of

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 Israel, in the

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 ravines and in

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 all the settlements

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 in the land.

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 I will tend them

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 in a good pasture

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 and the mountain

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 heights of Israel

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 will be their

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 grazing land.

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 There they will

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 lie down in good

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 grazing land and

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 there they will

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 feed in a rich

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 pasture on the

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 mountains of

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 Israel.

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 I myself will

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 tend my sheep

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 and have them

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 lie down, declares

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 the sovereign

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 Lord.

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 I will search for

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 the lost and

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 bring back the

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 strays.

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 I will bind up

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 the injured and

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 strengthen the

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 weak.

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 I will shepherd

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 the flock with

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 justice.

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 Now there's a lot

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 there, but I

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 think it helps us

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 understand what

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 Jesus is talking

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 about here.

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 the leaders or

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 the shepherds of

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 Israel is who

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 the Lord was

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 speaking against

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 through Ezekiel.

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 Not the good

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 kind of leaders

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 like King David,

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 but the wicked

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 ones.

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 The ones who

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 use their

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 positions of

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 leadership just

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 for personal

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 gain.

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 The ones who

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 took from the

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 sheep so that

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 they could live

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 in comfort and

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 luxury.

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 Think of men

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 like Samuel's

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 sons or King

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 Ahab or men

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 like the bunch

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 of false

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 prophets that

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 Micah prophesied

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 about.

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 These are the

00:20:07.100 --> 00:20:07.680
 people that I

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 think Jesus has

00:20:08.600 --> 00:20:09.840
 in mind and

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 there were lots

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 of them.

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 When he says

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 all who came

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 before me are

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 thieves and

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 robbers, it's

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 these kinds of

00:20:18.780 --> 00:20:19.480
 people that he's

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 talking about.

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 But Jesus

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 says the sheep

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 have not listened

00:20:24.180 --> 00:20:24.700
 to them.

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 All along, the

00:20:28.980 --> 00:20:29.880
 true faith-filled

00:20:29.880 --> 00:20:30.680
 people of God

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 through the ages

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 did not listen

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 to those wicked

00:20:33.180 --> 00:20:33.500
 men.

00:20:35.000 --> 00:20:36.060
 They knew that

00:20:36.060 --> 00:20:36.779
 they were corrupt.

00:20:37.500 --> 00:20:38.180
 They knew that

00:20:38.180 --> 00:20:38.759
 they were wicked

00:20:38.759 --> 00:20:39.200
 leaders.

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 They weren't

00:20:41.440 --> 00:20:42.039
 led astray.

00:20:43.380 --> 00:20:43.920
 Are you beginning

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 to see where

00:20:44.980 --> 00:20:45.920
 Jesus is going

00:20:45.920 --> 00:20:46.539
 with this?

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 And here's the

00:20:48.320 --> 00:20:48.600
 clue.

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 The sheep have

00:20:51.240 --> 00:20:51.960
 not listened

00:20:51.960 --> 00:20:52.500
 to them.

00:20:54.180 --> 00:20:56.180
 this man who

00:20:56.180 --> 00:20:56.960
 had been blind

00:20:56.960 --> 00:20:58.240
 has just had

00:20:58.240 --> 00:21:00.019
 this investigation

00:21:00.019 --> 00:21:03.060
 with the

00:21:03.060 --> 00:21:03.720
 shepherds of

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 Israel, the

00:21:05.420 --> 00:21:06.220
 religious leaders,

00:21:06.400 --> 00:21:07.200
 the Pharisees.

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 They've been

00:21:08.240 --> 00:21:08.980
 trying to tell

00:21:08.980 --> 00:21:09.600
 him how he

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 should be

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 thinking about

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 Jesus and

00:21:11.560 --> 00:21:12.519
 shepherd and

00:21:12.519 --> 00:21:14.019
 guide him to

00:21:14.019 --> 00:21:15.000
 certain conclusions

00:21:15.000 --> 00:21:16.740
 about Jesus.

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 But even

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 though they're

00:21:18.940 --> 00:21:19.820
 in positions of

00:21:19.820 --> 00:21:20.860
 spiritual authority

00:21:20.860 --> 00:21:21.960
 and leadership,

00:21:21.960 --> 00:21:23.840
 the man who

00:21:23.840 --> 00:21:24.579
 had been blind

00:21:24.579 --> 00:21:25.779
 won't listen

00:21:25.779 --> 00:21:26.299
 to them.

00:21:27.759 --> 00:21:28.640
 How utterly

00:21:28.640 --> 00:21:29.319
 frustrating.

00:21:31.019 --> 00:21:31.500
 In fact, the

00:21:31.500 --> 00:21:33.220
 Pharisees even

00:21:33.220 --> 00:21:33.900
 said to the man,

00:21:34.019 --> 00:21:35.079
 how dare you

00:21:35.079 --> 00:21:36.059
 lecture us?

00:21:37.579 --> 00:21:38.620
 And instead,

00:21:38.880 --> 00:21:40.360
 they come out

00:21:40.360 --> 00:21:40.840
 the door and

00:21:40.840 --> 00:21:41.880
 find him on

00:21:41.880 --> 00:21:42.660
 his face

00:21:42.660 --> 00:21:44.160
 worshiping

00:21:44.160 --> 00:21:44.920
 Jesus.

00:21:44.920 --> 00:21:46.420
 and he

00:21:46.420 --> 00:21:47.200
 just accepts

00:21:47.200 --> 00:21:47.960
 every word

00:21:47.960 --> 00:21:48.480
 that Jesus

00:21:48.480 --> 00:21:49.080
 says.

00:21:51.240 --> 00:21:52.019
 It's as though

00:21:52.019 --> 00:21:52.600
 Jesus is

00:21:52.600 --> 00:21:52.960
 saying,

00:21:53.420 --> 00:21:54.279
 you want to

00:21:54.279 --> 00:21:54.820
 know why

00:21:54.820 --> 00:21:55.620
 this man

00:21:55.620 --> 00:21:57.080
 and others

00:21:57.080 --> 00:21:57.600
 will not

00:21:57.600 --> 00:21:58.180
 listen to

00:21:58.180 --> 00:21:58.460
 you,

00:21:58.580 --> 00:21:59.160
 Pharisees?

00:22:00.240 --> 00:22:01.060
 It's because

00:22:01.060 --> 00:22:01.860
 you Pharisees

00:22:01.860 --> 00:22:02.519
 are thieves

00:22:02.519 --> 00:22:04.140
 and robbers.

00:22:05.100 --> 00:22:06.060
 You are not

00:22:06.060 --> 00:22:06.560
 the ones

00:22:06.560 --> 00:22:07.000
 whom God

00:22:07.000 --> 00:22:07.560
 has appointed

00:22:07.560 --> 00:22:08.259
 to be the

00:22:08.259 --> 00:22:08.740
 shepherd of

00:22:08.740 --> 00:22:09.300
 his flock.

00:22:10.620 --> 00:22:11.480
 And so they

00:22:11.480 --> 00:22:12.060
 don't listen

00:22:12.059 --> 00:22:12.519
 to you.

00:22:15.139 --> 00:22:16.079
 Verse 10,

00:22:16.539 --> 00:22:17.139
 Jesus goes

00:22:17.139 --> 00:22:17.379
 on.

00:22:17.480 --> 00:22:17.960
 He says,

00:22:18.619 --> 00:22:19.099
 the thief

00:22:19.099 --> 00:22:19.659
 comes only

00:22:19.659 --> 00:22:20.359
 to steal

00:22:20.359 --> 00:22:22.700
 and kill

00:22:22.700 --> 00:22:23.619
 and destroy.

00:22:23.879 --> 00:22:24.339
 That's the

00:22:24.339 --> 00:22:24.819
 only time

00:22:24.819 --> 00:22:25.179
 he comes

00:22:25.179 --> 00:22:25.579
 around,

00:22:25.839 --> 00:22:26.839
 is for that

00:22:26.839 --> 00:22:27.379
 purpose.

00:22:28.759 --> 00:22:29.619
 I have

00:22:29.619 --> 00:22:31.139
 come that

00:22:31.139 --> 00:22:31.480
 they,

00:22:31.639 --> 00:22:32.159
 the sheep,

00:22:32.500 --> 00:22:33.099
 may have

00:22:33.099 --> 00:22:35.839
 life and

00:22:35.839 --> 00:22:36.819
 have it to

00:22:36.819 --> 00:22:37.299
 the full.

00:22:37.899 --> 00:22:39.440
 I am the

00:22:39.440 --> 00:22:39.799
 shepherd,

00:22:40.299 --> 00:22:41.339
 the good

00:22:41.339 --> 00:22:41.619
 one.

00:22:42.799 --> 00:22:43.240
 Jesus

00:22:43.240 --> 00:22:43.899
 finally lays

00:22:43.899 --> 00:22:44.240
 it on the

00:22:44.240 --> 00:22:44.539
 table.

00:22:45.659 --> 00:22:45.960
 You want

00:22:45.960 --> 00:22:46.159
 to know

00:22:46.159 --> 00:22:46.579
 the big

00:22:46.579 --> 00:22:46.980
 difference

00:22:46.980 --> 00:22:47.759
 between me

00:22:47.759 --> 00:22:48.759
 and you,

00:22:48.980 --> 00:22:49.519
 Pharisees?

00:22:49.579 --> 00:22:49.919
 He doesn't

00:22:49.919 --> 00:22:50.440
 say it that

00:22:50.440 --> 00:22:50.899
 directly.

00:22:51.019 --> 00:22:51.339
 It's all

00:22:51.339 --> 00:22:51.599
 in the

00:22:51.599 --> 00:22:52.059
 analogy.

00:22:53.319 --> 00:22:53.940
 The thief,

00:22:54.720 --> 00:22:55.440
 you guys

00:22:55.440 --> 00:22:55.859
 come only

00:22:55.859 --> 00:22:56.480
 to steal

00:22:56.480 --> 00:22:57.440
 and kill

00:22:57.440 --> 00:22:58.500
 and destroy.

00:22:59.419 --> 00:23:00.179
 But I

00:23:00.179 --> 00:23:00.639
 have come

00:23:00.639 --> 00:23:01.139
 so that

00:23:01.139 --> 00:23:01.759
 they,

00:23:02.639 --> 00:23:03.299
 people like

00:23:03.299 --> 00:23:03.619
 him,

00:23:03.980 --> 00:23:04.399
 the man

00:23:04.399 --> 00:23:04.659
 who had

00:23:04.659 --> 00:23:05.240
 been blind,

00:23:05.839 --> 00:23:06.279
 might have

00:23:06.279 --> 00:23:08.500
 life and

00:23:08.500 --> 00:23:08.980
 have it to

00:23:08.980 --> 00:23:09.359
 the full.

00:23:10.399 --> 00:23:11.179
 You Pharisees

00:23:11.180 --> 00:23:11.580
 are in

00:23:11.580 --> 00:23:11.860
 it for

00:23:11.860 --> 00:23:12.480
 yourselves.

00:23:13.480 --> 00:23:14.160
 And when

00:23:14.160 --> 00:23:14.460
 you come

00:23:14.460 --> 00:23:14.860
 around,

00:23:15.140 --> 00:23:15.720
 it's to

00:23:15.720 --> 00:23:16.960
 take from

00:23:16.960 --> 00:23:17.620
 my people.

00:23:19.400 --> 00:23:20.299
 It results

00:23:20.299 --> 00:23:20.660
 in nothing

00:23:20.660 --> 00:23:21.340
 but loss

00:23:21.340 --> 00:23:22.140
 and damage

00:23:22.140 --> 00:23:22.740
 and hurt

00:23:22.740 --> 00:23:23.480
 and destruction

00:23:23.480 --> 00:23:24.000
 for my

00:23:24.000 --> 00:23:24.299
 people.

00:23:24.420 --> 00:23:25.080
 But I

00:23:25.080 --> 00:23:25.600
 have come

00:23:25.600 --> 00:23:26.019
 so that

00:23:26.019 --> 00:23:26.519
 they might

00:23:26.519 --> 00:23:27.360
 have life

00:23:27.360 --> 00:23:29.440
 and have

00:23:29.440 --> 00:23:29.700
 it to

00:23:29.700 --> 00:23:30.120
 the full.

00:23:31.180 --> 00:23:31.600
 And Jesus

00:23:31.600 --> 00:23:32.039
 flat out

00:23:32.039 --> 00:23:32.500
 tells them,

00:23:32.779 --> 00:23:33.600
 I am

00:23:33.600 --> 00:23:34.860
 the shepherd,

00:23:35.600 --> 00:23:36.279
 the true

00:23:36.279 --> 00:23:36.720
 shepherd,

00:23:37.240 --> 00:23:37.779
 the good

00:23:37.779 --> 00:23:38.360
 shepherd.

00:23:38.359 --> 00:23:38.399
 shepherd.

00:23:39.579 --> 00:23:40.299
 This, I

00:23:40.299 --> 00:23:40.599
 think, is

00:23:40.599 --> 00:23:40.979
 the meaning

00:23:40.979 --> 00:23:41.639
 of this

00:23:41.639 --> 00:23:42.219
 parable of

00:23:42.219 --> 00:23:42.539
 Jesus.

00:23:44.299 --> 00:23:45.059
 There are

00:23:45.059 --> 00:23:45.459
 thieves,

00:23:46.139 --> 00:23:46.559
 robbers,

00:23:47.079 --> 00:23:47.519
 strangers,

00:23:48.459 --> 00:23:49.019
 imposters.

00:23:50.099 --> 00:23:50.839
 That's the

00:23:50.839 --> 00:23:51.399
 Pharisees.

00:23:51.779 --> 00:23:52.299
 That's all

00:23:52.299 --> 00:23:52.839
 the corrupt,

00:23:53.399 --> 00:23:54.000
 wicked leaders

00:23:54.000 --> 00:23:54.639
 of Israel

00:23:54.639 --> 00:23:56.779
 over the

00:23:56.779 --> 00:23:57.199
 ages.

00:23:58.000 --> 00:23:58.699
 And then

00:23:58.699 --> 00:23:59.159
 there is the

00:23:59.159 --> 00:23:59.819
 true shepherd.

00:24:00.539 --> 00:24:01.139
 That's

00:24:01.139 --> 00:24:01.579
 Jesus,

00:24:02.119 --> 00:24:02.839
 the one

00:24:02.839 --> 00:24:03.459
 sent from

00:24:03.459 --> 00:24:04.500
 heaven by

00:24:04.500 --> 00:24:05.099
 God to

00:24:05.099 --> 00:24:05.639
 shepherd his

00:24:05.639 --> 00:24:06.019
 people.

00:24:06.019 --> 00:24:06.079
 people.

00:24:07.160 --> 00:24:07.940
 There's the

00:24:07.940 --> 00:24:09.180
 Pharisees who

00:24:09.180 --> 00:24:09.759
 burden the

00:24:09.759 --> 00:24:11.039
 people and

00:24:11.039 --> 00:24:12.079
 find religious

00:24:12.079 --> 00:24:12.879
 ways to

00:24:12.879 --> 00:24:13.500
 take from

00:24:13.500 --> 00:24:14.099
 the people

00:24:14.099 --> 00:24:15.799
 who don't

00:24:15.799 --> 00:24:16.259
 give a rip

00:24:16.259 --> 00:24:16.720
 about the

00:24:16.720 --> 00:24:18.200
 weak or

00:24:18.200 --> 00:24:18.740
 the sick

00:24:18.740 --> 00:24:19.599
 or the

00:24:19.599 --> 00:24:20.019
 injured.

00:24:21.079 --> 00:24:21.819
 And then

00:24:21.819 --> 00:24:22.400
 there's Jesus

00:24:22.400 --> 00:24:23.319
 who loves the

00:24:23.319 --> 00:24:24.220
 sheep dearly.

00:24:25.220 --> 00:24:26.039
 He has

00:24:26.039 --> 00:24:26.460
 come to

00:24:26.460 --> 00:24:27.000
 shepherd the

00:24:27.000 --> 00:24:27.400
 flock,

00:24:27.700 --> 00:24:29.059
 to search

00:24:29.059 --> 00:24:29.400
 for the

00:24:29.400 --> 00:24:29.859
 lost,

00:24:30.180 --> 00:24:30.879
 to bring

00:24:30.879 --> 00:24:31.460
 back the

00:24:31.460 --> 00:24:32.019
 strays,

00:24:32.319 --> 00:24:33.279
 to bind

00:24:33.279 --> 00:24:33.720
 up the

00:24:33.720 --> 00:24:34.420
 injured and

00:24:34.420 --> 00:24:34.900
 strengthen

00:24:34.900 --> 00:24:35.460
 the weak.

00:24:36.019 --> 00:24:36.839
 And lead

00:24:36.839 --> 00:24:37.200
 them into

00:24:37.200 --> 00:24:37.940
 good pasture.

00:24:39.519 --> 00:24:40.339
 We'll get to

00:24:40.339 --> 00:24:40.920
 next week,

00:24:40.960 --> 00:24:41.480
 what Jesus

00:24:41.480 --> 00:24:42.500
 means when

00:24:42.500 --> 00:24:42.839
 he says,

00:24:42.980 --> 00:24:43.240
 I am the

00:24:43.240 --> 00:24:43.740
 good shepherd.

00:24:43.839 --> 00:24:44.119
 But for

00:24:44.119 --> 00:24:44.639
 this morning,

00:24:44.740 --> 00:24:45.259
 we're focusing

00:24:45.259 --> 00:24:45.759
 on this

00:24:45.759 --> 00:24:46.240
 truth that

00:24:46.240 --> 00:24:46.839
 Jesus is

00:24:46.839 --> 00:24:47.460
 the true

00:24:47.460 --> 00:24:48.139
 shepherd.

00:24:49.000 --> 00:24:49.680
 He's not

00:24:49.680 --> 00:24:50.079
 like the

00:24:50.079 --> 00:24:50.700
 Pharisees,

00:24:50.839 --> 00:24:51.180
 who were

00:24:51.180 --> 00:24:51.680
 thieves and

00:24:51.680 --> 00:24:52.119
 robbers.

00:24:52.879 --> 00:24:53.920
 He is the

00:24:53.920 --> 00:24:54.460
 one to whom

00:24:54.460 --> 00:24:54.839
 the sheep

00:24:54.839 --> 00:24:55.680
 really belong.

00:24:56.700 --> 00:24:57.400
 The one

00:24:57.400 --> 00:24:57.859
 whom God

00:24:57.859 --> 00:24:58.460
 has appointed

00:24:58.460 --> 00:24:59.559
 and sent

00:24:59.559 --> 00:25:00.319
 to shepherd

00:25:00.319 --> 00:25:01.079
 his flock.

00:25:02.480 --> 00:25:02.879
 And unlike

00:25:02.879 --> 00:25:03.420
 the thieves

00:25:03.420 --> 00:25:04.079
 and robbers,

00:25:04.519 --> 00:25:04.980
 as we see

00:25:04.980 --> 00:25:05.319
 in this

00:25:05.319 --> 00:25:05.660
 verse,

00:25:06.019 --> 00:25:07.639
 Jesus,

00:25:07.879 --> 00:25:08.339
 the true

00:25:08.339 --> 00:25:08.720
 shepherd,

00:25:08.879 --> 00:25:10.019
 actually cares

00:25:10.019 --> 00:25:11.139
 for the

00:25:11.139 --> 00:25:11.420
 sheep.

00:25:12.119 --> 00:25:12.740
 He loves

00:25:12.740 --> 00:25:13.059
 them.

00:25:15.139 --> 00:25:15.799
 What a

00:25:15.799 --> 00:25:16.519
 contrast we

00:25:16.519 --> 00:25:17.059
 see here.

00:25:18.279 --> 00:25:18.559
 Jesus'

00:25:18.740 --> 00:25:19.420
 disciples didn't

00:25:19.420 --> 00:25:19.859
 have a whole

00:25:19.859 --> 00:25:20.160
 lot of

00:25:20.160 --> 00:25:21.240
 compassion for

00:25:21.240 --> 00:25:21.740
 the man who

00:25:21.740 --> 00:25:22.039
 had been

00:25:22.039 --> 00:25:22.319
 blind.

00:25:22.420 --> 00:25:22.639
 They were

00:25:22.639 --> 00:25:23.359
 busy arguing

00:25:23.359 --> 00:25:24.700
 about who

00:25:24.700 --> 00:25:25.539
 sinned that

00:25:25.539 --> 00:25:26.160
 he got that

00:25:26.160 --> 00:25:26.420
 way.

00:25:27.440 --> 00:25:28.420
 The Pharisees

00:25:28.420 --> 00:25:28.900
 had nothing

00:25:28.900 --> 00:25:29.700
 but pride

00:25:29.700 --> 00:25:30.759
 and contempt

00:25:30.759 --> 00:25:31.599
 and insults

00:25:31.599 --> 00:25:31.980
 for that

00:25:31.980 --> 00:25:32.339
 man,

00:25:32.339 --> 00:25:32.399
 man.

00:25:33.980 --> 00:25:34.519
 Especially

00:25:34.519 --> 00:25:34.899
 when he

00:25:34.899 --> 00:25:35.099
 wouldn't

00:25:35.099 --> 00:25:35.500
 cooperate

00:25:35.500 --> 00:25:35.980
 with them

00:25:35.980 --> 00:25:36.859
 and falsify

00:25:36.859 --> 00:25:37.339
 his own

00:25:37.339 --> 00:25:37.859
 miraculous

00:25:37.859 --> 00:25:38.339
 healing.

00:25:39.019 --> 00:25:40.059
 But Jesus

00:25:40.059 --> 00:25:41.139
 truly loved

00:25:41.139 --> 00:25:41.759
 that man.

00:25:43.439 --> 00:25:44.159
 Not only

00:25:44.159 --> 00:25:44.500
 did he

00:25:44.500 --> 00:25:45.000
 heal him,

00:25:45.079 --> 00:25:45.339
 but he

00:25:45.339 --> 00:25:45.759
 revealed

00:25:45.759 --> 00:25:46.579
 himself to

00:25:46.579 --> 00:25:46.839
 him.

00:25:47.519 --> 00:25:48.399
 He went

00:25:48.399 --> 00:25:48.720
 out and

00:25:48.720 --> 00:25:49.359
 found him

00:25:49.359 --> 00:25:50.819
 and brought

00:25:50.819 --> 00:25:51.159
 him into

00:25:51.159 --> 00:25:51.679
 the flock.

00:25:53.039 --> 00:25:53.559
 Jesus says,

00:25:53.559 --> 00:25:53.879
 I have

00:25:53.879 --> 00:25:54.240
 come so

00:25:54.240 --> 00:25:54.679
 that people

00:25:54.679 --> 00:25:55.319
 like him,

00:25:56.319 --> 00:25:57.379
 my sheep,

00:25:57.599 --> 00:25:57.960
 may have

00:25:57.960 --> 00:25:58.579
 life.

00:26:00.119 --> 00:26:00.960
 And not

00:26:00.960 --> 00:26:01.720
 just any

00:26:01.720 --> 00:26:03.200
 old life,

00:26:03.359 --> 00:26:04.000
 not just a

00:26:04.000 --> 00:26:04.740
 bare minimum

00:26:04.740 --> 00:26:05.559
 disappointment

00:26:05.559 --> 00:26:06.339
 filled kind

00:26:06.339 --> 00:26:06.740
 of life,

00:26:06.839 --> 00:26:07.519
 but life

00:26:07.519 --> 00:26:07.940
 to the

00:26:07.940 --> 00:26:08.359
 full,

00:26:09.000 --> 00:26:09.740
 says Jesus.

00:26:10.700 --> 00:26:11.419
 Life the

00:26:11.419 --> 00:26:11.819
 way it was

00:26:11.819 --> 00:26:12.259
 meant to

00:26:12.259 --> 00:26:12.559
 be,

00:26:12.859 --> 00:26:13.759
 long ago

00:26:13.759 --> 00:26:14.700
 in the

00:26:14.700 --> 00:26:15.059
 beginning

00:26:15.059 --> 00:26:15.740
 when God

00:26:15.740 --> 00:26:16.960
 created us

00:26:16.960 --> 00:26:17.799
 for relationship

00:26:17.799 --> 00:26:18.419
 with him

00:26:18.419 --> 00:26:19.000
 kind of

00:26:19.000 --> 00:26:19.359
 life.

00:26:21.599 --> 00:26:22.200
 The

00:26:22.200 --> 00:26:22.679
 prosperity

00:26:22.679 --> 00:26:23.480
 gospel has

00:26:23.480 --> 00:26:24.079
 abused this

00:26:24.079 --> 00:26:24.799
 verse greatly.

00:26:25.660 --> 00:26:26.319
 So I do

00:26:26.319 --> 00:26:26.660
 want to say

00:26:26.660 --> 00:26:26.940
 a couple

00:26:26.940 --> 00:26:27.500
 words about

00:26:27.500 --> 00:26:28.059
 that here.

00:26:28.759 --> 00:26:29.220
 Jesus is

00:26:29.220 --> 00:26:29.759
 not saying

00:26:29.759 --> 00:26:30.019
 that he

00:26:30.019 --> 00:26:30.440
 came to

00:26:30.440 --> 00:26:30.779
 make us

00:26:30.779 --> 00:26:31.779
 all rich

00:26:31.779 --> 00:26:33.380
 with earthly

00:26:33.380 --> 00:26:34.319
 riches.

00:26:35.539 --> 00:26:36.220
 That's not

00:26:36.220 --> 00:26:36.640
 what life

00:26:36.640 --> 00:26:36.920
 to the

00:26:36.920 --> 00:26:37.559
 full means.

00:26:37.819 --> 00:26:38.180
 Most of

00:26:38.180 --> 00:26:38.519
 us know

00:26:38.519 --> 00:26:38.860
 that.

00:26:39.640 --> 00:26:40.259
 It is

00:26:40.259 --> 00:26:40.599
 what some

00:26:40.599 --> 00:26:41.000
 people in

00:26:41.000 --> 00:26:41.380
 our world

00:26:41.380 --> 00:26:41.880
 think of

00:26:41.880 --> 00:26:42.200
 when they

00:26:42.200 --> 00:26:42.660
 hear this

00:26:42.660 --> 00:26:43.019
 verse,

00:26:43.339 --> 00:26:44.400
 but not

00:26:44.400 --> 00:26:44.799
 God.

00:26:46.819 --> 00:26:47.299
 However,

00:26:47.640 --> 00:26:48.039
 at the

00:26:48.039 --> 00:26:48.700
 same time,

00:26:49.000 --> 00:26:49.539
 we shouldn't

00:26:49.539 --> 00:26:50.079
 try to

00:26:50.079 --> 00:26:51.099
 eliminate all

00:26:51.099 --> 00:26:52.480
 possibility of

00:26:52.480 --> 00:26:53.000
 material

00:26:53.000 --> 00:26:53.480
 blessing

00:26:53.480 --> 00:26:55.079
 from this

00:26:55.079 --> 00:26:55.759
 promise

00:26:55.759 --> 00:26:56.640
 that Jesus

00:26:56.640 --> 00:26:57.380
 gave.

00:26:58.180 --> 00:26:59.000
 The life

00:26:59.000 --> 00:26:59.460
 that Jesus

00:26:59.460 --> 00:26:59.940
 has come

00:26:59.940 --> 00:27:00.299
 to give

00:27:00.299 --> 00:27:00.880
 us may

00:27:00.880 --> 00:27:01.680
 include some

00:27:01.680 --> 00:27:02.140
 of that

00:27:02.140 --> 00:27:03.019
 here and

00:27:03.019 --> 00:27:03.319
 now.

00:27:04.240 --> 00:27:04.900
 What did

00:27:04.900 --> 00:27:05.299
 Paul tell

00:27:05.299 --> 00:27:05.779
 Timothy?

00:27:06.720 --> 00:27:07.619
 1 Timothy

00:27:07.619 --> 00:27:08.859
 chapter 6

00:27:08.859 --> 00:27:09.559
 verse 17.

00:27:10.740 --> 00:27:11.480
 He said,

00:27:11.680 --> 00:27:12.339
 command those

00:27:12.339 --> 00:27:13.160
 who are rich

00:27:13.160 --> 00:27:14.059
 in this

00:27:14.059 --> 00:27:14.940
 present world

00:27:14.940 --> 00:27:16.539
 not to be

00:27:16.539 --> 00:27:17.019
 arrogant,

00:27:17.220 --> 00:27:17.900
 nor to put

00:27:17.900 --> 00:27:18.319
 their hope

00:27:18.319 --> 00:27:18.720
 in wealth,

00:27:18.779 --> 00:27:19.240
 which is so

00:27:19.240 --> 00:27:19.720
 uncertain,

00:27:19.720 --> 00:27:20.680
 but to

00:27:20.680 --> 00:27:21.019
 put their

00:27:21.019 --> 00:27:21.460
 hope in

00:27:21.460 --> 00:27:21.799
 God,

00:27:22.279 --> 00:27:23.279
 who richly

00:27:23.279 --> 00:27:24.220
 provides us

00:27:24.220 --> 00:27:24.960
 with everything

00:27:24.960 --> 00:27:25.660
 for our

00:27:25.660 --> 00:27:26.279
 enjoyment.

00:27:27.420 --> 00:27:27.720
 You hear

00:27:27.720 --> 00:27:28.000
 that?

00:27:29.319 --> 00:27:30.079
 He says,

00:27:30.200 --> 00:27:31.059
 command them,

00:27:31.160 --> 00:27:31.600
 those who are

00:27:31.600 --> 00:27:31.819
 rich,

00:27:31.920 --> 00:27:32.680
 to do good,

00:27:33.339 --> 00:27:34.299
 to be rich

00:27:34.299 --> 00:27:34.860
 in good

00:27:34.860 --> 00:27:35.319
 deeds,

00:27:35.779 --> 00:27:36.539
 and to be

00:27:36.539 --> 00:27:37.039
 generous

00:27:37.039 --> 00:27:38.640
 and willing

00:27:38.640 --> 00:27:39.200
 to share.

00:27:40.059 --> 00:27:40.839
 In this

00:27:40.839 --> 00:27:41.079
 way,

00:27:41.160 --> 00:27:41.660
 those who are

00:27:41.660 --> 00:27:42.160
 rich will

00:27:42.160 --> 00:27:42.700
 lay up

00:27:42.700 --> 00:27:43.279
 treasure for

00:27:43.279 --> 00:27:44.400
 themselves as

00:27:44.400 --> 00:27:44.860
 a firm

00:27:44.860 --> 00:27:45.720
 foundation for

00:27:45.720 --> 00:27:46.120
 the coming

00:27:46.119 --> 00:27:46.539
 age,

00:27:46.779 --> 00:27:47.699
 so that

00:27:47.699 --> 00:27:48.039
 they may

00:27:48.039 --> 00:27:48.959
 take hold

00:27:48.959 --> 00:27:49.639
 of the

00:27:49.639 --> 00:27:51.139
 life that

00:27:51.139 --> 00:27:51.539
 is truly

00:27:51.539 --> 00:27:52.039
 life.

00:27:53.699 --> 00:27:54.459
 Notice that

00:27:54.459 --> 00:27:55.000
 Paul makes

00:27:55.000 --> 00:27:55.599
 it very clear

00:27:55.599 --> 00:27:56.239
 that worldly

00:27:56.239 --> 00:27:56.699
 wealth,

00:27:56.939 --> 00:27:57.519
 at least in

00:27:57.519 --> 00:27:57.879
 part,

00:27:58.399 --> 00:27:59.000
 is intended

00:27:59.000 --> 00:27:59.479
 to meet

00:27:59.479 --> 00:28:00.059
 our needs,

00:28:00.659 --> 00:28:01.759
 even to

00:28:01.759 --> 00:28:02.579
 increase our

00:28:02.579 --> 00:28:03.059
 joy,

00:28:03.739 --> 00:28:04.739
 so long as

00:28:04.739 --> 00:28:05.359
 we receive it

00:28:05.359 --> 00:28:05.879
 as a gift

00:28:05.879 --> 00:28:06.439
 from God

00:28:06.439 --> 00:28:07.159
 that it is.

00:28:07.879 --> 00:28:08.839
 But part

00:28:08.839 --> 00:28:09.279
 of the

00:28:09.279 --> 00:28:09.979
 abundant

00:28:09.979 --> 00:28:10.519
 life,

00:28:10.639 --> 00:28:11.139
 the full

00:28:11.139 --> 00:28:11.639
 life,

00:28:12.239 --> 00:28:13.399
 also includes

00:28:13.399 --> 00:28:14.279
 being generous

00:28:14.279 --> 00:28:15.519
 with whatever

00:28:15.519 --> 00:28:16.259
 he has

00:28:16.259 --> 00:28:16.759
 given us

00:28:16.759 --> 00:28:17.220
 and willing

00:28:17.220 --> 00:28:17.819
 to share.

00:28:20.139 --> 00:28:20.879
 So life

00:28:20.879 --> 00:28:21.319
 to the full

00:28:21.319 --> 00:28:21.879
 is not just

00:28:21.879 --> 00:28:22.480
 about having

00:28:22.480 --> 00:28:23.000
 whatever we

00:28:23.000 --> 00:28:23.480
 want or

00:28:23.480 --> 00:28:24.019
 having lots

00:28:24.019 --> 00:28:24.440
 of money

00:28:24.440 --> 00:28:25.079
 or stuff.

00:28:25.400 --> 00:28:25.879
 Sometimes

00:28:25.879 --> 00:28:26.579
 God will

00:28:26.579 --> 00:28:27.119
 provide us

00:28:27.119 --> 00:28:27.639
 with that

00:28:27.639 --> 00:28:28.720
 out of his

00:28:28.720 --> 00:28:29.319
 generosity

00:28:29.319 --> 00:28:30.279
 and goodness

00:28:30.279 --> 00:28:31.019
 and for our

00:28:31.019 --> 00:28:31.440
 enjoyment.

00:28:32.720 --> 00:28:33.400
 But maybe

00:28:33.400 --> 00:28:33.859
 I could say

00:28:33.859 --> 00:28:34.420
 it this way,

00:28:35.299 --> 00:28:36.900
 part of

00:28:36.900 --> 00:28:37.720
 the fullest

00:28:37.720 --> 00:28:38.720
 life that

00:28:38.720 --> 00:28:39.420
 God gives

00:28:39.420 --> 00:28:40.400
 is learning

00:28:40.400 --> 00:28:41.079
 to enjoy

00:28:41.079 --> 00:28:42.279
 whatever he

00:28:42.279 --> 00:28:42.940
 gives us,

00:28:43.160 --> 00:28:43.859
 whether spiritual

00:28:43.859 --> 00:28:44.700
 or material,

00:28:44.700 --> 00:28:45.559
 as a gift

00:28:45.559 --> 00:28:46.039
 from him

00:28:46.039 --> 00:28:47.799
 and being

00:28:47.799 --> 00:28:48.279
 willing to

00:28:48.279 --> 00:28:48.740
 joyfully

00:28:48.740 --> 00:28:49.819
 share and

00:28:49.819 --> 00:28:50.440
 give away

00:28:50.440 --> 00:28:51.799
 to meet

00:28:51.799 --> 00:28:52.160
 the needs

00:28:52.160 --> 00:28:52.660
 of others

00:28:52.660 --> 00:28:53.100
 and to

00:28:53.100 --> 00:28:53.740
 bless others.

00:28:55.580 --> 00:28:56.279
 So the

00:28:56.279 --> 00:28:57.779
 thief cares

00:28:57.779 --> 00:28:58.279
 only about

00:28:58.279 --> 00:28:58.740
 himself.

00:28:59.460 --> 00:29:00.000
 He doesn't

00:29:00.000 --> 00:29:00.340
 care what

00:29:00.340 --> 00:29:00.779
 it costs

00:29:00.779 --> 00:29:01.059
 you.

00:29:01.680 --> 00:29:02.340
 He's only

00:29:02.340 --> 00:29:02.660
 there to

00:29:02.660 --> 00:29:03.100
 take from

00:29:03.100 --> 00:29:03.299
 you.

00:29:04.460 --> 00:29:04.700
 Jesus

00:29:04.700 --> 00:29:05.039
 says,

00:29:05.160 --> 00:29:05.500
 it's the

00:29:05.500 --> 00:29:05.819
 opposite

00:29:05.819 --> 00:29:06.400
 with me.

00:29:07.160 --> 00:29:07.860
 I have

00:29:07.860 --> 00:29:08.299
 come to

00:29:08.299 --> 00:29:08.940
 give to

00:29:08.940 --> 00:29:10.100
 you the

00:29:10.100 --> 00:29:10.620
 life that

00:29:10.620 --> 00:29:11.160
 you need

00:29:11.160 --> 00:29:12.259
 and even

00:29:12.259 --> 00:29:12.640
 more.

00:29:12.640 --> 00:29:14.060
 the

00:29:14.060 --> 00:29:14.420
 fullest

00:29:14.420 --> 00:29:15.080
 possible

00:29:15.080 --> 00:29:15.640
 expression

00:29:15.640 --> 00:29:16.140
 of life

00:29:16.140 --> 00:29:16.440
 that you

00:29:16.440 --> 00:29:16.620
 could

00:29:16.620 --> 00:29:16.900
 ever

00:29:16.900 --> 00:29:17.300
 have.

00:29:18.080 --> 00:29:18.560
 A

00:29:18.560 --> 00:29:18.740
 life

00:29:18.740 --> 00:29:19.040
 that's

00:29:19.040 --> 00:29:19.520
 deep,

00:29:20.580 --> 00:29:20.940
 rich,

00:29:21.620 --> 00:29:21.980
 vibrant,

00:29:22.500 --> 00:29:23.940
 and full.

00:29:26.420 --> 00:29:27.000
 That's

00:29:27.000 --> 00:29:27.500
 the difference

00:29:27.500 --> 00:29:28.120
 between the

00:29:28.120 --> 00:29:28.720
 true shepherd

00:29:28.720 --> 00:29:30.060
 and the

00:29:30.060 --> 00:29:30.520
 phonies,

00:29:31.020 --> 00:29:31.620
 the

00:29:31.620 --> 00:29:32.220
 imposters,

00:29:33.000 --> 00:29:33.400
 the con

00:29:33.400 --> 00:29:33.580
 men,

00:29:33.640 --> 00:29:33.840
 and the

00:29:33.840 --> 00:29:34.180
 thieves.

00:29:36.420 --> 00:29:37.000
 Well,

00:29:37.020 --> 00:29:37.320
 how do we

00:29:37.320 --> 00:29:37.800
 apply all

00:29:37.800 --> 00:29:38.160
 this to

00:29:38.160 --> 00:29:38.540
 ourselves

00:29:38.540 --> 00:29:38.960
 today?

00:29:38.960 --> 00:29:40.900
 There's

00:29:40.900 --> 00:29:41.259
 so much

00:29:41.259 --> 00:29:41.579
 in these

00:29:41.579 --> 00:29:41.799
 ten

00:29:41.799 --> 00:29:42.160
 verses.

00:29:43.880 --> 00:29:44.620
 We could

00:29:44.620 --> 00:29:45.039
 find some

00:29:45.039 --> 00:29:45.340
 helpful

00:29:45.340 --> 00:29:45.980
 wisdom about

00:29:45.980 --> 00:29:46.360
 how to

00:29:46.360 --> 00:29:47.019
 identify

00:29:47.019 --> 00:29:47.860
 dangerous

00:29:47.860 --> 00:29:48.380
 spiritual

00:29:48.380 --> 00:29:48.960
 imposters

00:29:48.960 --> 00:29:49.600
 in churches

00:29:49.600 --> 00:29:50.000
 and in

00:29:50.000 --> 00:29:50.380
 ministries

00:29:50.380 --> 00:29:50.840
 today.

00:29:52.240 --> 00:29:52.980
 We could

00:29:52.980 --> 00:29:53.539
 focus in

00:29:53.539 --> 00:29:53.840
 on that

00:29:53.840 --> 00:29:54.539
 very special

00:29:54.539 --> 00:29:55.180
 relationship

00:29:55.180 --> 00:29:55.860
 between

00:29:55.860 --> 00:29:57.100
 shepherd and

00:29:57.100 --> 00:29:58.440
 sheep and

00:29:58.440 --> 00:29:59.019
 talk about

00:29:59.019 --> 00:30:00.759
 how we

00:30:00.759 --> 00:30:01.240
 who believe

00:30:01.240 --> 00:30:01.720
 in Jesus

00:30:01.720 --> 00:30:02.579
 must listen

00:30:02.579 --> 00:30:03.799
 to our

00:30:03.799 --> 00:30:05.279
 shepherd and

00:30:05.279 --> 00:30:05.900
 follow his

00:30:05.900 --> 00:30:06.400
 voice and

00:30:06.400 --> 00:30:06.940
 obey his

00:30:06.940 --> 00:30:07.440
 commands.

00:30:07.440 --> 00:30:09.120
 we could

00:30:09.120 --> 00:30:09.539
 talk about

00:30:09.539 --> 00:30:10.120
 how Jesus,

00:30:10.759 --> 00:30:11.340
 our true

00:30:11.340 --> 00:30:11.799
 shepherd,

00:30:12.200 --> 00:30:12.980
 knows us

00:30:12.980 --> 00:30:13.660
 intimately

00:30:13.660 --> 00:30:15.100
 and deeply

00:30:15.100 --> 00:30:16.820
 exactly what's

00:30:16.820 --> 00:30:17.320
 going on in

00:30:17.320 --> 00:30:17.860
 our hearts

00:30:17.860 --> 00:30:20.160
 and thoughts

00:30:20.160 --> 00:30:20.880
 and lives.

00:30:21.559 --> 00:30:22.279
 But here's

00:30:22.279 --> 00:30:22.759
 what's on my

00:30:22.759 --> 00:30:23.220
 heart this

00:30:23.220 --> 00:30:23.519
 morning,

00:30:23.660 --> 00:30:24.080
 maybe a

00:30:24.080 --> 00:30:24.380
 little bit

00:30:24.380 --> 00:30:24.580
 of a

00:30:24.580 --> 00:30:24.820
 different

00:30:24.820 --> 00:30:25.200
 angle.

00:30:26.100 --> 00:30:26.700
 I don't

00:30:26.700 --> 00:30:26.920
 know if

00:30:26.920 --> 00:30:27.160
 any of

00:30:27.160 --> 00:30:27.580
 you watched

00:30:27.580 --> 00:30:28.080
 the leadership

00:30:28.080 --> 00:30:28.720
 debate on

00:30:28.720 --> 00:30:29.400
 Thursday night.

00:30:30.279 --> 00:30:31.080
 I did.

00:30:32.039 --> 00:30:32.880
 I watched

00:30:32.880 --> 00:30:33.320
 the major

00:30:33.320 --> 00:30:34.080
 party leaders

00:30:34.080 --> 00:30:35.100
 trade barbs

00:30:35.100 --> 00:30:36.120
 and take

00:30:36.120 --> 00:30:36.660
 shots at

00:30:36.660 --> 00:30:37.120
 each other.

00:30:37.440 --> 00:30:38.380
 all the

00:30:38.380 --> 00:30:38.820
 while trying

00:30:38.820 --> 00:30:39.259
 to convince

00:30:39.259 --> 00:30:39.920
 me why I

00:30:39.920 --> 00:30:40.340
 should vote

00:30:40.340 --> 00:30:40.820
 for their

00:30:40.820 --> 00:30:41.519
 political

00:30:41.519 --> 00:30:41.980
 party.

00:30:42.799 --> 00:30:43.440
 And I

00:30:43.440 --> 00:30:43.840
 couldn't help

00:30:43.840 --> 00:30:44.340
 but wonder,

00:30:45.000 --> 00:30:46.580
 is this the

00:30:46.580 --> 00:30:47.100
 best that

00:30:47.100 --> 00:30:47.700
 we've got

00:30:47.700 --> 00:30:49.480
 to lead

00:30:49.480 --> 00:30:50.180
 our nation

00:30:50.180 --> 00:30:50.900
 in the

00:30:50.900 --> 00:30:52.100
 coming weeks,

00:30:52.980 --> 00:30:53.519
 years?

00:30:55.140 --> 00:30:55.980
 They're all

00:30:55.980 --> 00:30:56.680
 promising to

00:30:56.680 --> 00:30:57.120
 be that

00:30:57.120 --> 00:30:58.160
 ideal shepherd,

00:30:58.580 --> 00:31:00.640
 leader,

00:31:01.080 --> 00:31:01.860
 prime minister

00:31:01.860 --> 00:31:02.860
 that Canada

00:31:02.860 --> 00:31:03.500
 needs right

00:31:03.500 --> 00:31:03.860
 now.

00:31:04.380 --> 00:31:05.180
 And don't

00:31:05.180 --> 00:31:05.740
 vote for those

00:31:05.740 --> 00:31:06.339
 other guys

00:31:06.339 --> 00:31:07.819
 because they

00:31:07.819 --> 00:31:08.259
 won't keep

00:31:08.259 --> 00:31:08.680
 any of their

00:31:08.680 --> 00:31:09.099
 promises.

00:31:09.799 --> 00:31:10.400
 They've all

00:31:10.400 --> 00:31:10.819
 shown that

00:31:10.819 --> 00:31:11.200
 they're just

00:31:11.200 --> 00:31:11.579
 in it for

00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:12.059
 themselves.

00:31:12.220 --> 00:31:12.559
 They're all

00:31:12.559 --> 00:31:13.000
 saying that

00:31:13.000 --> 00:31:13.460
 about each

00:31:13.460 --> 00:31:13.740
 other.

00:31:15.400 --> 00:31:15.940
 But I

00:31:15.940 --> 00:31:16.200
 think we

00:31:16.200 --> 00:31:16.599
 see through

00:31:16.599 --> 00:31:16.839
 that,

00:31:16.920 --> 00:31:17.220
 don't we?

00:31:17.480 --> 00:31:17.839
 And we

00:31:17.839 --> 00:31:18.299
 know that

00:31:18.299 --> 00:31:18.980
 truly they're

00:31:18.980 --> 00:31:19.680
 all in it

00:31:19.680 --> 00:31:20.319
 for themselves.

00:31:22.519 --> 00:31:23.120
 They're all

00:31:23.120 --> 00:31:23.559
 playing the

00:31:23.559 --> 00:31:24.380
 political game,

00:31:25.000 --> 00:31:25.880
 trying to

00:31:25.880 --> 00:31:26.359
 say enough

00:31:26.359 --> 00:31:26.740
 of what

00:31:26.740 --> 00:31:28.140
 people want

00:31:28.140 --> 00:31:28.779
 to hear in

00:31:28.779 --> 00:31:29.140
 order to

00:31:29.140 --> 00:31:29.620
 secure their

00:31:29.620 --> 00:31:30.019
 vote and

00:31:30.019 --> 00:31:30.880
 hopefully get

00:31:30.880 --> 00:31:31.240
 to that

00:31:31.240 --> 00:31:31.920
 position of

00:31:31.920 --> 00:31:32.440
 greatest

00:31:32.440 --> 00:31:33.480
 prominence and

00:31:33.480 --> 00:31:35.120
 influence in

00:31:35.119 --> 00:31:35.579
 the nation.

00:31:37.559 --> 00:31:38.359
 I didn't get

00:31:38.359 --> 00:31:39.059
 a sense from

00:31:39.059 --> 00:31:39.500
 any of them

00:31:39.500 --> 00:31:39.879
 that they

00:31:39.879 --> 00:31:40.639
 really,

00:31:41.059 --> 00:31:42.939
 truly cared

00:31:42.939 --> 00:31:43.679
 about the

00:31:43.679 --> 00:31:44.500
 Canadian people

00:31:44.500 --> 00:31:45.239
 or really

00:31:45.239 --> 00:31:46.019
 understood what

00:31:46.019 --> 00:31:46.719
 is best for

00:31:46.719 --> 00:31:47.159
 the people

00:31:47.159 --> 00:31:47.539
 that they're

00:31:47.539 --> 00:31:48.059
 seeking to

00:31:48.059 --> 00:31:48.559
 govern and

00:31:48.559 --> 00:31:48.859
 lead.

00:31:50.659 --> 00:31:51.339
 This one

00:31:51.339 --> 00:31:51.759
 over here

00:31:51.759 --> 00:31:52.159
 would take

00:31:52.159 --> 00:31:52.699
 half of my

00:31:52.699 --> 00:31:53.179
 hard-earned

00:31:53.179 --> 00:31:55.699
 money if I

00:31:55.699 --> 00:31:56.139
 was super

00:31:56.139 --> 00:31:57.719
 rich and

00:31:57.719 --> 00:31:58.439
 then vilify

00:31:58.439 --> 00:31:59.079
 me as a

00:31:59.079 --> 00:31:59.319
 greedy

00:31:59.319 --> 00:31:59.819
 billionaire.

00:32:00.619 --> 00:32:01.279
 That one

00:32:01.279 --> 00:32:01.659
 over there

00:32:01.659 --> 00:32:02.579
 thinks it's

00:32:02.579 --> 00:32:02.959
 good for

00:32:02.959 --> 00:32:03.459
 women to

00:32:03.459 --> 00:32:04.159
 continue to

00:32:04.159 --> 00:32:04.579
 have the

00:32:04.579 --> 00:32:05.059
 choice to

00:32:05.059 --> 00:32:06.639
 kill me if

00:32:06.639 --> 00:32:06.919
 I'm a

00:32:06.919 --> 00:32:07.599
 seven-month-old

00:32:07.599 --> 00:32:08.659
 baby in

00:32:08.659 --> 00:32:09.200
 my mother's

00:32:09.200 --> 00:32:09.460
 womb.

00:32:10.059 --> 00:32:10.679
 Most of

00:32:10.679 --> 00:32:11.000
 them think

00:32:11.000 --> 00:32:11.279
 that I

00:32:11.279 --> 00:32:11.740
 should lose

00:32:11.740 --> 00:32:13.019
 my job if

00:32:13.019 --> 00:32:13.539
 I'm employed

00:32:13.539 --> 00:32:14.019
 by the

00:32:14.019 --> 00:32:14.799
 irredeemable

00:32:14.799 --> 00:32:15.779
 oil extraction

00:32:15.779 --> 00:32:16.599
 industry.

00:32:17.599 --> 00:32:18.339
 Almost all

00:32:18.339 --> 00:32:18.799
 of them seem

00:32:18.799 --> 00:32:19.339
 to believe that

00:32:19.339 --> 00:32:19.799
 the greatest

00:32:19.799 --> 00:32:20.299
 threat to

00:32:20.299 --> 00:32:20.919
 mankind is

00:32:20.919 --> 00:32:21.759
 climate change

00:32:21.759 --> 00:32:23.700
 caused by

00:32:23.700 --> 00:32:24.480
 human pollution.

00:32:25.480 --> 00:32:25.740
 I mean,

00:32:25.859 --> 00:32:26.299
 seriously,

00:32:26.399 --> 00:32:26.919
 is this the

00:32:26.919 --> 00:32:27.399
 best that

00:32:27.399 --> 00:32:28.139
 we've got to

00:32:28.139 --> 00:32:28.619
 lead our

00:32:28.619 --> 00:32:29.019
 nation?

00:32:32.279 --> 00:32:32.960
 I don't know

00:32:32.960 --> 00:32:33.339
 about you,

00:32:33.419 --> 00:32:33.839
 but a deep

00:32:33.839 --> 00:32:34.399
 longing was

00:32:34.400 --> 00:32:34.880
 stirred up in

00:32:34.880 --> 00:32:35.400
 my soul

00:32:35.400 --> 00:32:36.000
 from watching

00:32:36.000 --> 00:32:37.360
 this for the

00:32:37.360 --> 00:32:38.080
 true shepherd,

00:32:38.420 --> 00:32:39.820
 the one who

00:32:39.820 --> 00:32:41.320
 truly cares

00:32:41.320 --> 00:32:42.040
 about me

00:32:42.040 --> 00:32:43.820
 and knows

00:32:43.820 --> 00:32:44.320
 what's going

00:32:44.320 --> 00:32:44.800
 on in my

00:32:44.800 --> 00:32:45.240
 life,

00:32:45.560 --> 00:32:46.640
 the one who

00:32:46.640 --> 00:32:47.460
 only ever

00:32:47.460 --> 00:32:48.060
 speaks the

00:32:48.060 --> 00:32:48.600
 truth and

00:32:48.600 --> 00:32:49.580
 always keeps

00:32:49.580 --> 00:32:50.220
 his promises

00:32:50.220 --> 00:32:51.200
 100%,

00:32:51.200 --> 00:32:52.720
 the one to

00:32:52.720 --> 00:32:53.060
 whom I

00:32:53.060 --> 00:32:53.380
 belong,

00:32:53.480 --> 00:32:53.880
 the one who

00:32:53.880 --> 00:32:54.500
 will shepherd

00:32:54.500 --> 00:32:55.220
 his flock

00:32:55.220 --> 00:32:56.540
 with justice

00:32:56.540 --> 00:32:57.860
 and provide

00:32:57.860 --> 00:32:58.220
 for their

00:32:58.220 --> 00:32:58.920
 every need.

00:32:58.920 --> 00:32:59.460
 God's flock,

00:32:59.460 --> 00:33:00.940
 the one who

00:33:00.940 --> 00:33:01.480
 gives life

00:33:01.480 --> 00:33:01.800
 to the

00:33:01.800 --> 00:33:02.060
 full,

00:33:02.600 --> 00:33:04.560
 something that

00:33:04.560 --> 00:33:05.560
 can never

00:33:05.560 --> 00:33:06.060
 be taken

00:33:06.060 --> 00:33:06.400
 away.

00:33:06.600 --> 00:33:07.440
 Jesus is

00:33:07.440 --> 00:33:07.980
 the true

00:33:07.980 --> 00:33:08.820
 shepherd of

00:33:08.820 --> 00:33:09.640
 God's flock,

00:33:10.259 --> 00:33:10.980
 God's people,

00:33:11.580 --> 00:33:12.400
 and the good

00:33:12.400 --> 00:33:13.060
 news is this,

00:33:13.100 --> 00:33:13.700
 he is not

00:33:13.700 --> 00:33:14.620
 done shepherding

00:33:14.620 --> 00:33:15.340
 his flock

00:33:15.340 --> 00:33:16.019
 yet.

00:33:16.920 --> 00:33:17.820
 He's coming

00:33:17.820 --> 00:33:18.259
 back,

00:33:18.759 --> 00:33:19.900
 and when he

00:33:19.900 --> 00:33:20.300
 does,

00:33:21.019 --> 00:33:22.120
 he will lead,

00:33:23.320 --> 00:33:24.140
 he will shepherd,

00:33:24.140 --> 00:33:25.259
 and he will

00:33:25.259 --> 00:33:26.080
 govern like

00:33:26.080 --> 00:33:26.840
 the Pharisees

00:33:26.840 --> 00:33:27.620
 never could,

00:33:28.160 --> 00:33:28.840
 like all of

00:33:28.840 --> 00:33:29.320
 those people

00:33:29.320 --> 00:33:29.820
 on Thursday

00:33:29.820 --> 00:33:30.980
 night never

00:33:30.980 --> 00:33:32.060
 can and

00:33:32.060 --> 00:33:32.640
 never will,

00:33:33.040 --> 00:33:33.600
 and his

00:33:33.600 --> 00:33:34.120
 kingdom will

00:33:34.120 --> 00:33:34.780
 last forever.

00:33:36.200 --> 00:33:37.259
 Do you know

00:33:37.259 --> 00:33:38.000
 the true

00:33:38.000 --> 00:33:38.380
 shepherd,

00:33:39.020 --> 00:33:40.860
 the one who

00:33:40.860 --> 00:33:41.520
 deeply cares

00:33:41.520 --> 00:33:42.020
 for you?

00:33:43.060 --> 00:33:44.000
 Are you one

00:33:44.000 --> 00:33:44.640
 of his sheep?

00:33:46.259 --> 00:33:47.200
 If you are,

00:33:47.300 --> 00:33:47.980
 you have this

00:33:47.980 --> 00:33:48.580
 hope and this

00:33:48.580 --> 00:33:49.340
 confidence that

00:33:49.340 --> 00:33:50.100
 Jesus gives,

00:33:50.920 --> 00:33:52.140
 and if not,

00:33:53.040 --> 00:33:53.560
 then the best

00:33:53.560 --> 00:33:54.060
 you've got are

00:33:54.059 --> 00:33:54.579
 the men and

00:33:54.579 --> 00:33:54.960
 women you

00:33:54.960 --> 00:33:55.579
 saw on Thursday

00:33:55.579 --> 00:33:55.940
 night.

00:33:58.059 --> 00:33:58.779
 I'll have

00:33:58.779 --> 00:34:00.679
 Jesus as my

00:34:00.679 --> 00:34:01.039
 shepherd.

00:34:01.859 --> 00:34:02.599
 Will you?

00:34:04.279 --> 00:34:05.059
 Let's pray.

00:34:10.360 --> 00:34:11.099
 Father in

00:34:11.099 --> 00:34:11.279
 heaven,

00:34:11.440 --> 00:34:11.920
 thank you.

00:34:12.679 --> 00:34:13.360
 Thank you

00:34:13.360 --> 00:34:14.119
 again for

00:34:14.119 --> 00:34:14.880
 sending Jesus.

00:34:17.320 --> 00:34:17.980
 Thank you

00:34:17.980 --> 00:34:18.659
 that you love

00:34:18.659 --> 00:34:19.000
 us,

00:34:19.799 --> 00:34:20.259
 that you

00:34:20.259 --> 00:34:21.059
 know us,

00:34:21.059 --> 00:34:25.119
 thank you

00:34:25.119 --> 00:34:25.400
 that you

00:34:25.400 --> 00:34:25.739
 have come

00:34:25.739 --> 00:34:26.920
 to lead

00:34:26.920 --> 00:34:27.199
 us,

00:34:27.360 --> 00:34:27.759
 to guide

00:34:27.759 --> 00:34:28.079
 us,

00:34:28.199 --> 00:34:28.739
 to help

00:34:28.739 --> 00:34:29.019
 us,

00:34:29.139 --> 00:34:29.519
 to heal

00:34:29.519 --> 00:34:29.880
 us,

00:34:30.119 --> 00:34:32.179
 and all

00:34:32.179 --> 00:34:32.699
 those wonderful

00:34:32.699 --> 00:34:33.219
 things that

00:34:33.219 --> 00:34:33.719
 we heard.

00:34:35.619 --> 00:34:36.299
 We long

00:34:36.299 --> 00:34:36.679
 for that

00:34:36.679 --> 00:34:37.400
 day when

00:34:37.400 --> 00:34:38.719
 Jesus will

00:34:38.719 --> 00:34:39.139
 return.

00:34:40.279 --> 00:34:40.960
 Help us to

00:34:40.960 --> 00:34:41.500
 have our hope

00:34:41.500 --> 00:34:41.759
 and our

00:34:41.759 --> 00:34:42.619
 confidence and

00:34:42.619 --> 00:34:43.299
 our focus

00:34:43.299 --> 00:34:44.360
 on that,

00:34:44.360 --> 00:34:46.000
 even as we

00:34:46.000 --> 00:34:46.579
 go to the

00:34:46.579 --> 00:34:47.539
 ballot boxes

00:34:47.539 --> 00:34:49.380
 this coming

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 weekend.

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 We ask

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 this in

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 Jesus' name.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.