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I Am
The Good Shepherd.
The Good Shepherd Sacrifices His Life For The Sheep.
Jesus was born in a manger in a stable. Angels announced His birth! The Angels announced His birth not to the rich and the famous, not to the influential, not to kings and queens, oh no, they announced His birth to dirty, lowly, common, smelly, shepherds.Why did Jesus leave Heaven and come down here to this messed up planet? He came to rescue us from our sins. He came to rescue us from our messed up empty lives. And most people totally miss what He says in John 10:10b, “My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.”
Scripture
11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep.
Observation
Jesus
was born in a manger in a stable. Angels announced His birth! The Angels
announced His birth not to the rich and the famous, not to the influential, not
to kings and queens, oh no, they announced His birth to dirty, lowly, common,
smelly, shepherds.
Speaking
to the crowds Jesus gave them an illustration that all of them could
understand. He said, “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his
life for the sheep.”
Jesus Christ created me and He created you to give us the opportunity to live a rich and satisfying life, a life full of meaning and purpose, He sacrificed His life for ours.
Some
of you that are reading this have been living life like Jesus Christ does not
exist. You are living life like that first Christmas never happened! Like you don’t
need a Savior!
How
has that been working out for you?
Maybe
I am only speaking to one person this morning when I say what I am getting
ready to say, but I am going to say it.
The
God that created this world, the God that created everything including you and
your family, He loves you. He loves you so much that He sacrificed His life for
you. God wants you to trust in Him. He wants to swap out your sinful life with
His sinless life. Jesus is the Good Shepherd and He sacrificed His life for you
and your family.
What
do you need to do? You need to turn from sin and self and you need to turn to
God. You need to trust in Jesus Christ and your personal Lord and Savior. When
you do that then these two promises are yours:
- You will have a life full meaning and purpose, a rich and satisfying life. (John 10:10b)
- You will live with God in Heaven forever. (John 10:28)
Application
I will share the Good News of John 10:10 and John 10:28
with those at Mission Tampa this morning.
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, You are doing a mighty work in the lives of the people around me. I am
amazed at how You transform lives. I pray today for those who are trying to
make a decision about how they will live their lives. Help them turn today from
the empty life to a life full of meaning and purpose. Give them rich and
satisfying lives. Help them to recognize Jesus as Lord and Savior. Don’t let
them miss all that You want them to experience!
Daily Bible Reading: John 9,10,11
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