Throughout the Gospel of John, Jesus gave 7 I am statements—7 metaphors that described His identity. And we see 2 of these statements in John—I am the door, and I am the good shepherd. So today, as we continue our verse-by-verse study through the Gospel of John, we’ll see what Jesus meant by that and how people responded. And then at the end, I’ll give you 5 practical takeaways from this passage.

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0:00 Introduction

0:36 The chapter and verse divisions of the Bible

3:10 The rebuke of the critics

4:23 The thief is an intruder.

7:02 The thief is impersonal.

11:52 The revelation about Christ

12:35 Jesus is the door.

14:25 An often quoted, but typically misused verse (John 10:10)

16:09 Jesus is the good shepherd.

17:41 Jesus desires unity among his sheep.

22:05 Jesus gives His life for the sheep.

23:42 The response of the crowd

25:02 5 lessons from this passage

Bible passages in this video:

John 10:1-21, 1 Peter 5:7, Matthew 9:36, John 14:6, Matthew 7:15-16, John 17:20-23, Philippians 2:2-4

All verses are in the King James Version (KJV).

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