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John Reilly
May 9th, 2011, 06:14 PM
John 10:1-10
10:1 Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in by another way is a thief and a bandit.

10:2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.

10:3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

10:4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice.

10:5 They will not follow a stranger, but they will run from him because they do not know the voice of strangers."

10:6 Jesus used this figure of speech with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them.

10:7 So again Jesus said to them, "Very truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.

10:8 All who came before me are thieves and bandits; but the sheep did not listen to them.

10:9 I am the gate. Whoever enters by me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture.

10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly."

John Reilly
May 9th, 2011, 06:15 PM
Why is this passage between resurrection and ascension in the lectionary?

Shea Zellweger
May 10th, 2011, 05:38 PM
Why is this passage between resurrection and ascension in the lectionary?

Endorsement of the Shepherd of Hermas? :)

John Reilly
May 10th, 2011, 08:47 PM
ANy ideas and thoughts on using the Good Shepherd parable this sunday?

Shea Zellweger
May 10th, 2011, 10:31 PM
ANy ideas and thoughts on using the Good Shepherd parable this sunday?

you could discuss the portrayal of Jesus as shepherd in the history of Christian art... it's one of the most popular images, so it could be the preferred image of many ancient Christians. Not sure why that gets placed in the Easter season... just thinking "aloud" here.

Ryan Scott
May 11th, 2011, 07:26 AM
I'm connecting it with Psalm 23 and Ezekiel 34 as an extension of John chapter 9 - where Jesus is referencing the Pharisees as false shepherds of the people.

I'll be speaking about how we discern competing voices in our lives in light of Jesus as the good shepherd who lays down his life for his sheep. The main point being that Jesus leads us by example and without fear. The competing voices in our lives need t be judged by these criteria.