Sunday, May 7, 2017

Fourth Sunday after Easter

Sermon Text: John 10:1-10

"[1] [Jesus said:] ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. [2] But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. [3] To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. [4] When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. [5] A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for  they do not know the voice of strangers.’ [6]  This figure of speech Jesus used with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them. [7] So Jesus again said to them, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. [8] All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. [9] I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. [10] The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.’"

Sermon Theme: "Guarding the Sheep"