Title: Feast vs. Famine

Text: Isaiah 44:20; Amos 8:11

I. Famine and Starvation

A. Famine defined Amo 8:11; 2 Tim. 4:3-4

B. Old Testament examples of famine Amo 8:11; Isa 44:13-20; 1 Ki 12:31-33.

C. New Testament examples of famine Mat 7:14-16; Acts 20:30; Jud 1:4.

II. Malnourished Sheep

A. The Good Shepherd wants His sheep fed Act 20:27-28.

B. Sheep need to know themselves Act 20:30; 2 Cor 13:5; Jud 1:5.

C. Sheep need to know what food is 1 Pet 2:1-3; Deu 8:3; Mat 4:4; Joh 10:27; 2 Tim 3:16-17.

III. Unfit Shepherds

A. False shepherds do not look like wolves Mat 7:14-16; Jud 1:4; Acts 20:30.

B. Good shepherds feed the sheep good food 2 Tim 4:2; Ti 1:9.

IV. A Call to Faithfulness

A. Not faithfulness in general 2 Th 3:14-15

B. Not faithfulness to preference 1 Cor 4:1-2; Rev 2:7-10.

C. Faithfulness to an expressly clear mission Mat 28:18-20; Joh 8:31.

D. Faithfulness to the unadulterated sole source of truth Joh 8:31.