Sermon Notes & CG Questions 05/16/21
I AM The Good Shepherd
John 10:11-18
Don’t you care?
Jesus Cares by
Jesus cares by
Isaiah 53:12; Romans 4:25; 1 Corinthians 15:3; 1 Peter 3:18; 1 John 2:2; Galatians 3:13; Isaiah 53:5-6
Jesus cares by
Jesus cares by
Luke 11:23; Ephesians 2:11-19
Next Week: I AM the Resurrection and the Life
Questions for the Community
Personal Reflection
1. How have you been well cared for? How do you handle it when you aren’t well cared for? (hard shell, dismissal, medication, distraction, other?)
Group Discussion
2. Describe the care of Jesus in your own life.
3. Jesus cares for us in a myriad of ways. Which of the 4 mentioned on Sunday speak loudest in this season of life? Are there other ways he cares that you see described in this passage?
4. What does Jesus mean when he says he lays down his life for the sheep? What do you think his friends made of this teaching when they first heard it?
5. What authority and charge is Jesus speaking of in vs. 18? What attribute(s) would you describe Jesus as possessing because of what he reveals in this one verse?
6. There are no neutral followers of Jesus (see Luke 11:23)…are you gathering or scattering? How do you know?
Plan of Action
7.Set aside time to sit quietly or walk vigorously with your Good Shepherd. Mentally stroll through the bounty of Psalm 23. Stop and linger over each provision. Let him show you how he is caring for you right now. Ask Him about the hurt and lack that you are feeling or what to do with the great abundance he is entrusting you. Let Him lead your coming and going. By faith, follow him out of this pasture time together and into the work of gathering sheep.