The Security of Belonging to the Shepherd
I. The Person of the Shepherd
- A. The Good Shepherd of the sheep - John 10:2, 11, 14
- B. The Door of the sheep - John 10:7, 9
- C. The crucified One for the sheep - John 10:11b, 15, 17a, 18a
- D. The resurrected One - John 10:17b, 18b
- E. The one Shepherd of the one flock - John 10:16
- F. The One who is our Pasture - John 10:9; Eph. 3:8
- G. The Christ - John 10:24-25
- H. The One rejected by religion - John 10:19-24, 31-33, 39
- I. The eternal One/Word - John 10:15, 17-18, 29; 17:1-5
- J. God Himself - John 10:30-36; 1:1-2
- K. The Son of God - John 10:36
- L. The One co-inhering with the Father - John 10:38
- M. The One manifesting the Father's works - John 10:25, 32, 37-38
- N. The God-Man - John 10:33
- O. The One sent by the Father - John 10:36
II. The Relationship between the Shepherd and the Sheep
- A. In eternity past
- 1. The eternal covenant - Heb. 13:20-21
- 2. The Father giving the sheep to the Son - John 10:29; 6:37-40,
44
- 3. The sheep known by name - John 10:3; Rev. 13:8; 3:5; Isa. 43:1;
45:3; 49:1
- B. In time
- 1. Knowing His sheep - John 10:14, 27
- 2. Calling His sheep - John 10:3; Rom. 8:28-30; 2 Tim. 1:9
- 3. Making His voice known - John 10:3-5, 16, 27
- 4. Infusing faith into the sheep - John 10:25-26, 37-38, 40-42
- 5. Bringing His sheep out of the folds - John 10:3-4, 16 (cf. 9:34-35)
- 6. Being crucified for the sheep - John 10:11, 15, 17a, 18a; Heb.
13:20
- 7. Being resurrected for the sheep - John 10:17b, 18b; Heb. 13:20
- 8. Saving the sheep - John 10:9
- 9. Giving life to the sheep - John 10:10, 28
- 10. Keeping the sheep - John 10:28-30; Jude 24-25
- 11. Bringing the sheep into the church life - John 10:3-4, 16; Acts
20:28
- 12. Caring for and protecting the sheep - John 10:12-13; Acts 20:28-29
- C. In the coming millennial age
- 1. Giving His flock the kingdom - Luke 12:31-32
- 2. The overcoming saints co-shepherding in the kingdom - Rev. 2:27;
12:5; 19:15
- D. In eternity future
- 1. Guaranteed to be kept in "the hand" of the Father and
the Son
- John 10:28-30; 1 Pet. 1:3-5
- 2. Covering His sheep - Rev. 7:15-16
- 3. Shepherding the sheep to be supplied - Rev. 7:17
- 4. Freely giving His sheep the water of life - Rev. 21:6; 22:17