This picture was the entrance to the farm I worked on in Brazil with the words from John 10:10, you can listen to the sermon on John 10 above and see and outline of the talk below. You can read John 10:1-21 here and Ezekiel 34:11-24 here.
Jesus is the leader who is totally committed to his followers
· He's not like the thief (v1, 8, 10)
· He knows the sheep by name! (v3) (Ezekiel 34:11)
· He’s the door to abundant life (v7, 10)
· He’s not like the hired hand (v12-13)
· He is the good shepherd (v11, 14-16)
· He’s committed to the point of death (v15)
· He’s committed to bring all his sheep safely home (v16)
The Sheep follow (v3-4)