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Get Up and Walk | Part Eight | Luke Isaacson | 04.10.22
This week, Pastor Luke continued on with our “Get up and walk” series with a sermon out of John 10: 7-18.
The theme of this passage is that Jesus is our shepherd. The job of a shepherd is to provide security, peace, guidance, and safety for their flock, which is exactly what a life following Jesus leads us into. He is the gate, and He leads us into the life and life to the full that is spoken of in John 10:10.
Understanding that Jesus is our shepherd also means understanding that we have an adversary, who is described within this passage as both a wolf and a thief. Our adversary is powerful but our shepherd is always victorious. We can not be destroyed by the world, and we are protected and guided into good places under our shepherd’s care.
“It is not your hold of Christ that saves you, but His hold of you.” ― C H Spurgeon
When we give our lives to Jesus, He first secures our eternal life, then transforms our internal life, which changes our external lives.
We as humans are somewhat like sheep; we have sheep tendencies. We gorge ourselves, we follow leaders no matter who they are, and we fall into various pits. Pastor Luke shared four of these great dangers for humanity:
1. Pits
These are areas of destruction and sin that trap us such as addictions and temptations. Everyone has different pits, but we all have them.
2. People
We are often the sum of the closest people around us, and so we have to be very careful to surround ourselves with those who point us to Jesus and righteousness.
3. Perspectives
Sometimes our perspectives on life can lead us into danger. We serve a God of life and life to the full, and we need to make sure that we live and speak out of transformed and sanctified perspectives.
4. Personality
We can not blame or hide behind our personality, refusing to change or be changed. It can not be used as an excuse not to engage in the Kingdom of God, or follow the shepherd’s leading.
These four P’s are not only dangers, they are also doors, and we have to be diligent and careful not to walk through them. However, we are never too far gone that we can not return to and follow Him. The good shepherd leads His sheep into good places, and we are never beyond returning to Him.
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This week, Pastor Luke continued on with our “Get up and walk” series with a sermon out of John 10: 7-18.
The theme of this passage is that Jesus is our shepherd. The job of a shepherd is to provide security, peace, guidance, and safety for their flock, which is exactly what a life following Jesus leads us into. He is the gate, and He leads us into the life and life to the full that is spoken of in John 10:10.
Understanding that Jesus is our shepherd also means understanding that we have an adversary, who is described within this passage as both a wolf and a thief. Our adversary is powerful but our shepherd is always victorious. We can not be destroyed by the world, and we are protected and guided into good places under our shepherd’s care.
“It is not your hold of Christ that saves you, but His hold of you.” ― C H Spurgeon
When we give our lives to Jesus, He first secures our eternal life, then transforms our internal life, which changes our external lives.
We as humans are somewhat like sheep; we have sheep tendencies. We gorge ourselves, we follow leaders no matter who they are, and we fall into various pits. Pastor Luke shared four of these great dangers for humanity:
1. Pits
These are areas of destruction and sin that trap us such as addictions and temptations. Everyone has different pits, but we all have them.
2. People
We are often the sum of the closest people around us, and so we have to be very careful to surround ourselves with those who point us to Jesus and righteousness.
3. Perspectives
Sometimes our perspectives on life can lead us into danger. We serve a God of life and life to the full, and we need to make sure that we live and speak out of transformed and sanctified perspectives.
4. Personality
We can not blame or hide behind our personality, refusing to change or be changed. It can not be used as an excuse not to engage in the Kingdom of God, or follow the shepherd’s leading.
These four P’s are not only dangers, they are also doors, and we have to be diligent and careful not to walk through them. However, we are never too far gone that we can not return to and follow Him. The good shepherd leads His sheep into good places, and we are never beyond returning to Him.