1 00:00:00,410 --> 00:00:08,669 [Music] 2 00:00:09,750 --> 00:00:14,080 good morning this is Pastor David Packer 3 00:00:12,279 --> 00:00:16,149 from International Baptist Church in 4 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:19,570 Stuttgart Germany I pray the gods bless 5 00:00:16,149 --> 00:00:22,659 you turn this Kurata block down this is 6 00:00:19,570 --> 00:00:25,780 a second part of a two-part sermon 7 00:00:22,660 --> 00:00:28,690 series on John 10 last week we looked at 8 00:00:25,780 --> 00:00:31,330 the Shepherd calling how the Shepherd 9 00:00:28,690 --> 00:00:34,120 that is Christ calls us through the 10 00:00:31,329 --> 00:00:36,009 gospel by his Spirit and we hear his 11 00:00:34,119 --> 00:00:38,079 voice in our hearts and we turn and 12 00:00:36,009 --> 00:00:41,378 believe he says my sheep hear my voice 13 00:00:38,079 --> 00:00:43,719 and there's something mystical described 14 00:00:41,378 --> 00:00:46,210 here about salvation about what it means 15 00:00:43,719 --> 00:00:49,689 to be a human being even and what it 16 00:00:46,210 --> 00:00:51,698 means to be a follower of Christ that 17 00:00:49,689 --> 00:00:53,289 when the gospel is preached when we hear 18 00:00:51,698 --> 00:00:55,838 the message that Christ died for our 19 00:00:53,289 --> 00:00:58,058 sins that he's risen from the grave and 20 00:00:55,838 --> 00:01:00,518 all who put their faith and trust in him 21 00:00:58,058 --> 00:01:04,179 receive grace forgiveness mercy and a 22 00:01:00,518 --> 00:01:07,269 new life peace and joy there's a there's 23 00:01:04,180 --> 00:01:09,368 something in us that here's the beyond 24 00:01:07,269 --> 00:01:11,920 that and here's the intimate voice of 25 00:01:09,368 --> 00:01:14,079 the shepherd and we believe every 26 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:17,019 salvation is a miracle it's God 27 00:01:14,079 --> 00:01:19,539 interacting in our circumstances calling 28 00:01:17,019 --> 00:01:22,689 us to believe in him so the first 10 29 00:01:19,540 --> 00:01:25,570 verses emphasize the intimacy between 30 00:01:22,689 --> 00:01:29,140 the believer and our Good Shepherd the 31 00:01:25,569 --> 00:01:31,419 second part of this passage though deals 32 00:01:29,140 --> 00:01:32,620 with the character of the shepherd 33 00:01:31,420 --> 00:01:36,670 himself and this is what we're looking 34 00:01:32,620 --> 00:01:38,170 at this week now this the for a moment 35 00:01:36,670 --> 00:01:39,460 let's stress this issue of intimacy 36 00:01:38,170 --> 00:01:43,689 because it's very interesting that 37 00:01:39,459 --> 00:01:46,719 Christ says this really authenticates 38 00:01:43,689 --> 00:01:48,640 the gospel to the individual that it's 39 00:01:46,719 --> 00:01:50,829 not just that some things have been 40 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:53,230 proven or some things have been have 41 00:01:50,829 --> 00:01:55,599 been reasoned with and we've come to 42 00:01:53,230 --> 00:01:58,840 accept the rationale of the gospel 43 00:01:55,599 --> 00:02:01,419 rather there's a mysterious mystical 44 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:04,840 experience that happens and that's why 45 00:02:01,420 --> 00:02:07,780 people believe now evangelist use the 46 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:10,030 field of apologetics to argue for the 47 00:02:07,780 --> 00:02:11,830 proofs of God the reliability of 48 00:02:10,030 --> 00:02:14,229 Scripture and even the evidences of the 49 00:02:11,830 --> 00:02:16,959 resurrection of Christ and there's much 50 00:02:14,229 --> 00:02:19,268 to be gained by that sometimes it just 51 00:02:16,959 --> 00:02:20,620 says simply removed the objections to 52 00:02:19,269 --> 00:02:22,090 the gospel 53 00:02:20,620 --> 00:02:24,069 many times people say they have 54 00:02:22,090 --> 00:02:25,299 scientific reasons for not believing in 55 00:02:24,068 --> 00:02:26,979 Christ but when you look at the 56 00:02:25,299 --> 00:02:28,810 scientific reasons they're really not 57 00:02:26,979 --> 00:02:31,149 scientific at all they're not even good 58 00:02:28,810 --> 00:02:32,860 reasons they're just prejudices they 59 00:02:31,150 --> 00:02:35,980 have built up in their own mind their 60 00:02:32,860 --> 00:02:40,930 own head and we can remove those through 61 00:02:35,979 --> 00:02:44,018 apologetics but still be the nature of 62 00:02:40,930 --> 00:02:47,409 becoming a Christian is a very personal 63 00:02:44,019 --> 00:02:49,629 and intimate one no matter how educated 64 00:02:47,408 --> 00:02:52,419 we are or how uneducated we are or 65 00:02:49,628 --> 00:02:54,039 whether were order young experienced or 66 00:02:52,419 --> 00:02:56,259 inexperienced where there were men or 67 00:02:54,039 --> 00:02:58,419 women or whatever nationality or 68 00:02:56,259 --> 00:03:01,269 whatever language we hear the gospel 69 00:02:58,419 --> 00:03:03,309 becoming a Christian comes down to this 70 00:03:01,269 --> 00:03:06,609 that in the presentation of the gospel 71 00:03:03,310 --> 00:03:09,128 we have heard the voice of the Good 72 00:03:06,609 --> 00:03:11,859 Shepherd calling to us and we have put 73 00:03:09,128 --> 00:03:13,358 our faith and our trust in him that's 74 00:03:11,859 --> 00:03:16,329 what it means to be a Christian we've 75 00:03:13,359 --> 00:03:18,489 heard his voice and we have believed in 76 00:03:16,329 --> 00:03:21,219 him we don't merely believe things about 77 00:03:18,489 --> 00:03:23,920 him his sacrificial death is vicarious 78 00:03:21,219 --> 00:03:28,090 sacrifice for us his resurrection from 79 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:31,030 the dead his authority is peace all 80 00:03:28,090 --> 00:03:34,269 those things we hear and we must believe 81 00:03:31,030 --> 00:03:36,639 those but beyond all of those things is 82 00:03:34,269 --> 00:03:40,569 this issue of hearing the shepherd 83 00:03:36,639 --> 00:03:42,969 called to us God made human life to hear 84 00:03:40,568 --> 00:03:45,608 him and to know him and to follow him 85 00:03:42,969 --> 00:03:48,039 and to obey Him and to be a Christian is 86 00:03:45,609 --> 00:03:50,439 a very personal relationship with Christ 87 00:03:48,039 --> 00:03:52,269 he is that word sometimes almost we 88 00:03:50,439 --> 00:03:53,829 overuse it sometimes too much we talk 89 00:03:52,269 --> 00:03:56,109 about a personal relationship with Jesus 90 00:03:53,829 --> 00:03:58,469 and people don't understand what we're 91 00:03:56,109 --> 00:04:02,439 talking about but it is an intimate 92 00:03:58,469 --> 00:04:05,049 personal deeply mysterious and mystical 93 00:04:02,439 --> 00:04:07,419 experience for the believer that's 94 00:04:05,049 --> 00:04:09,519 something that God does when we hear the 95 00:04:07,419 --> 00:04:11,439 gospel and every day after that we're 96 00:04:09,519 --> 00:04:13,900 also to follow his voice and listen him 97 00:04:11,439 --> 00:04:17,709 now we're looking at this morning we're 98 00:04:13,900 --> 00:04:20,399 looking at the character of the site of 99 00:04:17,709 --> 00:04:23,649 the of the shepherd of the Good Shepherd 100 00:04:20,399 --> 00:04:25,929 and it's helpful to understand his 101 00:04:23,649 --> 00:04:27,788 character because we realize that we 102 00:04:25,930 --> 00:04:30,788 have others that Shepherd us in his 103 00:04:27,788 --> 00:04:33,038 stead in this world particularly pastors 104 00:04:30,788 --> 00:04:33,610 pastors that's what I am pastors we are 105 00:04:33,038 --> 00:04:35,500 under 106 00:04:33,610 --> 00:04:37,750 Shepard's Christ as the chief shepherd 107 00:04:35,500 --> 00:04:40,329 and we are under Shepherd serving 108 00:04:37,750 --> 00:04:43,060 underneath him and we are to have the 109 00:04:40,329 --> 00:04:45,728 same character as him but it helps us to 110 00:04:43,060 --> 00:04:47,918 understand what he is doing in our life 111 00:04:45,728 --> 00:04:49,389 to understand his character so you 112 00:04:47,918 --> 00:04:52,839 follow them in your Bible we're looking 113 00:04:49,389 --> 00:04:54,819 at John 10 beginning in verse 11 down 114 00:04:52,839 --> 00:04:58,598 through verse 18 thereon skip down to 115 00:04:54,819 --> 00:05:01,030 verse 27 through 30 so jesus said I am 116 00:04:58,598 --> 00:05:04,089 The Good Shepherd the Good Shepherd lays 117 00:05:01,029 --> 00:05:06,068 down his life for the Sheep the hired 118 00:05:04,089 --> 00:05:08,438 hand is not the shepherd who owns the 119 00:05:06,069 --> 00:05:10,960 Sheep so when he sees the wolf coming he 120 00:05:08,439 --> 00:05:12,430 abandons the sheep and runs away then 121 00:05:10,959 --> 00:05:15,038 the wolf attacks the flock and scatters 122 00:05:12,430 --> 00:05:16,778 it the man runs away because he is a 123 00:05:15,038 --> 00:05:19,598 hired hand he cares nothing for the 124 00:05:16,778 --> 00:05:22,598 Sheep I'm the Good Shepherd I know my 125 00:05:19,598 --> 00:05:24,310 sheep and my sheep know me just as the 126 00:05:22,598 --> 00:05:27,250 father knows me and I know the father 127 00:05:24,310 --> 00:05:29,110 and I lay down my life for the Sheep I 128 00:05:27,250 --> 00:05:31,810 have other sheep that are not of this 129 00:05:29,110 --> 00:05:33,759 sheep pen I must bring them also they 130 00:05:31,810 --> 00:05:36,848 too will listen to my voice there shall 131 00:05:33,759 --> 00:05:38,919 be one flock and one Shepherd the reason 132 00:05:36,848 --> 00:05:41,620 my father loves me is that I lay down my 133 00:05:38,918 --> 00:05:44,109 life or do you take it up again no one 134 00:05:41,620 --> 00:05:46,569 takes it from me but I lay it down of my 135 00:05:44,110 --> 00:05:48,550 own accord I have authority to lay it 136 00:05:46,569 --> 00:05:51,180 down and authority to take it up again 137 00:05:48,550 --> 00:05:55,360 this command I received from My Father 138 00:05:51,180 --> 00:05:58,060 skipping down to verse 27 through 30 he 139 00:05:55,360 --> 00:06:01,150 says my sheep listen to my voice I know 140 00:05:58,060 --> 00:06:03,180 them and they follow me I will give them 141 00:06:01,149 --> 00:06:06,310 eternal life and they shall never perish 142 00:06:03,180 --> 00:06:07,990 no one can snatch them out of my hand my 143 00:06:06,310 --> 00:06:11,408 father has given them to me is greater 144 00:06:07,990 --> 00:06:16,718 than all no one can snatch them out of 145 00:06:11,408 --> 00:06:20,680 my father's hand I am the father he's 146 00:06:16,718 --> 00:06:23,949 he's ascribing how much he cares for us 147 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:26,680 and what he's going to do for us and we 148 00:06:23,949 --> 00:06:29,288 see his heart hasn't changed rather he 149 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:32,288 is going to reach out to us draws close 150 00:06:29,288 --> 00:06:34,509 to him and protect us a shepherd said 151 00:06:32,288 --> 00:06:36,810 many things they protected sheep they 152 00:06:34,509 --> 00:06:40,028 led them into pasture to feed the sheep 153 00:06:36,810 --> 00:06:41,288 they bound up their wounds and they 154 00:06:40,028 --> 00:06:42,939 would keep them from fighting one 155 00:06:41,288 --> 00:06:45,550 another so they were healers and 156 00:06:42,939 --> 00:06:46,600 peacemakers among the flock they also 157 00:06:45,550 --> 00:06:48,939 guided them and 158 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:52,270 and brought them safely back into the 159 00:06:48,939 --> 00:06:54,310 into the Sheep pen but all of that was 160 00:06:52,269 --> 00:06:56,709 done in a relationship with the sheep 161 00:06:54,310 --> 00:06:58,060 everybody sheep a shepherd behalf when 162 00:06:56,709 --> 00:07:00,129 he took them out he would always make 163 00:06:58,060 --> 00:07:03,280 sure he brought them all back in and 164 00:07:00,129 --> 00:07:05,889 this description of the of the love and 165 00:07:03,279 --> 00:07:08,500 the security we have in Christ he guards 166 00:07:05,889 --> 00:07:10,479 us just like a shepherd would his own 167 00:07:08,500 --> 00:07:12,610 sheep well let's look at three things 168 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:14,319 this morning about the shepherd first of 169 00:07:12,610 --> 00:07:16,509 all we want to look at the sacrificial 170 00:07:14,319 --> 00:07:18,969 Shepherd second we want to look again at 171 00:07:16,509 --> 00:07:21,099 this issue of the intimate Shepherd and 172 00:07:18,970 --> 00:07:23,200 thirdly we want to look at the issue of 173 00:07:21,100 --> 00:07:25,270 the authority of the Christ as are the 174 00:07:23,199 --> 00:07:28,240 authorized Shepherd so first of all the 175 00:07:25,269 --> 00:07:30,849 sacrificial Shepherd he used this word 176 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:34,360 good and Christ did not use that word 177 00:07:30,850 --> 00:07:38,320 good carelessly he said I am The Good 178 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:40,930 Shepherd good in the benefit to the 179 00:07:38,319 --> 00:07:44,529 Sheep good in the nature of the Shepherd 180 00:07:40,930 --> 00:07:46,840 good both a moral position a holy 181 00:07:44,529 --> 00:07:48,489 position but also good because it 182 00:07:46,839 --> 00:07:50,739 benefits the sheep and the Sheep 183 00:07:48,490 --> 00:07:51,340 receives a benefit from this Good 184 00:07:50,740 --> 00:07:53,800 Shepherd 185 00:07:51,339 --> 00:07:55,659 since the Good Shepherd lays down his 186 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:58,210 life for the Sheep 187 00:07:55,660 --> 00:08:00,100 well this describes what Christ has done 188 00:07:58,209 --> 00:08:02,889 for us in our salvation he died on the 189 00:08:00,100 --> 00:08:05,770 cross for our sin he had a vicarious 190 00:08:02,889 --> 00:08:09,579 sacrifice that is he did not merely die 191 00:08:05,769 --> 00:08:11,019 but he died for our sin but Christ did 192 00:08:09,579 --> 00:08:14,469 not merely give his life as a 193 00:08:11,019 --> 00:08:17,709 demonstration of our of our saviors love 194 00:08:14,470 --> 00:08:20,500 but he gave it as a payment for our sin 195 00:08:17,709 --> 00:08:22,120 the wages of sin is death but the gift 196 00:08:20,500 --> 00:08:25,990 of God is eternal life through Jesus 197 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:29,530 Christ our Lord so he has paid for our 198 00:08:25,990 --> 00:08:33,099 sin he paid the debt that that we owed 199 00:08:29,529 --> 00:08:35,500 and because of that now he offers us 200 00:08:33,099 --> 00:08:38,620 salvation just like a shepherd when the 201 00:08:35,500 --> 00:08:41,049 lion or a wolf or a bear would come the 202 00:08:38,620 --> 00:08:44,139 shepherd would put his life in between 203 00:08:41,049 --> 00:08:47,229 the the sheep and the wild animals so in 204 00:08:44,139 --> 00:08:49,929 the same way he has sacrificed his life 205 00:08:47,230 --> 00:08:51,909 now this also says something about 206 00:08:49,929 --> 00:08:53,709 earthly earthly pastures by the way 207 00:08:51,909 --> 00:08:55,870 of earthly Shepherds separating the 208 00:08:53,710 --> 00:08:58,000 flock of God in the church the word 209 00:08:55,870 --> 00:09:00,310 pastor and Shepherd are the same word in 210 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:02,440 the original Greek language by the way 211 00:09:00,309 --> 00:09:05,559 so if the Shepherd people or it means to 212 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:09,370 be a pastor and to be a pastor means to 213 00:09:05,559 --> 00:09:12,069 Shepherd people but the the standard we 214 00:09:09,370 --> 00:09:14,470 have for all the Christian life is Jesus 215 00:09:12,070 --> 00:09:16,810 Christ we have no other standard he is 216 00:09:14,470 --> 00:09:18,519 our standard now we don't measure up to 217 00:09:16,809 --> 00:09:21,039 his standard of course but still he is 218 00:09:18,519 --> 00:09:23,409 the standard and he says the Good 219 00:09:21,039 --> 00:09:24,009 Shepherd lays down his life for the 220 00:09:23,409 --> 00:09:26,110 Sheep 221 00:09:24,009 --> 00:09:28,990 and really the same thing would apply to 222 00:09:26,110 --> 00:09:32,139 a pastor the good pastor lays down his 223 00:09:28,990 --> 00:09:34,480 life for his sheep a pastor should never 224 00:09:32,139 --> 00:09:36,909 look at any church or any position and 225 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:38,800 ministry as a mere stepping stone that 226 00:09:36,909 --> 00:09:41,039 he is in this position just for a while 227 00:09:38,799 --> 00:09:44,169 so we could go to a better position 228 00:09:41,039 --> 00:09:46,000 every position we hold for Christ every 229 00:09:44,169 --> 00:09:48,129 position whether we're a pastor of 230 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:50,589 whether we're serving many another 231 00:09:48,129 --> 00:09:53,889 capacity in the church we should all 232 00:09:50,589 --> 00:09:56,710 have the same sacrificial attitude that 233 00:09:53,889 --> 00:09:59,559 treasures the souls that God has placed 234 00:09:56,710 --> 00:10:03,100 into our care that we are to love them 235 00:09:59,559 --> 00:10:05,979 and lay down our life for them no for 236 00:10:03,100 --> 00:10:08,710 the pastor to do this he has to put the 237 00:10:05,980 --> 00:10:10,659 desires of God above his own desires he 238 00:10:08,710 --> 00:10:13,240 has to be willing to do what he can 239 00:10:10,659 --> 00:10:16,269 regardless of the cost for the sake of 240 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:19,389 God is God lead some God anoints them 241 00:10:16,269 --> 00:10:22,659 for this purpose now we realized that 242 00:10:19,389 --> 00:10:24,480 the pastor also has responsibilities to 243 00:10:22,659 --> 00:10:27,309 his family and he can't get out of that 244 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:30,610 in fact if he tried to get out of it he 245 00:10:27,309 --> 00:10:33,759 would be irresponsible first Timothy 5:8 246 00:10:30,610 --> 00:10:36,190 says this if anyone does not provide for 247 00:10:33,759 --> 00:10:38,529 his relatives and especially for his 248 00:10:36,190 --> 00:10:41,560 immediate family he has denied the faith 249 00:10:38,529 --> 00:10:45,730 and is worse than an unbeliever first 250 00:10:41,559 --> 00:10:48,699 Timothy chapter 5 verse 8 and following 251 00:10:45,730 --> 00:10:51,580 that future a few verses down in that 252 00:10:48,700 --> 00:10:53,950 same chapter he speaks about paying the 253 00:10:51,580 --> 00:10:57,009 pastor well and Asher should pay us 254 00:10:53,950 --> 00:10:59,920 pastor well but the pastor has to weigh 255 00:10:57,009 --> 00:11:02,860 in his own mind whether he is providing 256 00:10:59,919 --> 00:11:05,289 for his family or not the pastor does 257 00:11:02,860 --> 00:11:07,509 not have an option to say I'm going to 258 00:11:05,289 --> 00:11:10,569 sacrifice my family and their well-being 259 00:11:07,509 --> 00:11:14,679 for the sake of my call into ministry 260 00:11:10,570 --> 00:11:16,780 now we all we all make sacrifice 261 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:19,359 everybody makes sacrifices I've known a 262 00:11:16,779 --> 00:11:21,579 businessman who made a lot of money but 263 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:22,810 still made a lot of sacrifices in fact 264 00:11:21,580 --> 00:11:26,170 I've known the people too made a lot of 265 00:11:22,809 --> 00:11:28,869 sacrifices for their further job that 266 00:11:26,169 --> 00:11:32,649 did not make a lot of money and we do 267 00:11:28,870 --> 00:11:35,500 expect a pastor to to be willing to 268 00:11:32,649 --> 00:11:37,899 sacrifice some things but there's got to 269 00:11:35,500 --> 00:11:42,279 be a limit to that the pastor must have 270 00:11:37,899 --> 00:11:44,230 in his heart the desire to care for his 271 00:11:42,279 --> 00:11:48,009 children to care support his wife 272 00:11:44,230 --> 00:11:50,019 support his family and to not say well 273 00:11:48,009 --> 00:11:52,600 they're on their own I'm going to follow 274 00:11:50,019 --> 00:11:54,159 God I've known a few pastors like that 275 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:56,139 over the year that did that and they 276 00:11:54,159 --> 00:11:58,179 would say well I have to follow the call 277 00:11:56,139 --> 00:12:00,460 of God and their children their and 278 00:11:58,179 --> 00:12:02,889 their wife were almost abandoned in the 279 00:12:00,460 --> 00:12:04,720 process well that's not godly friend I 280 00:12:02,889 --> 00:12:07,840 don't think God would love them he may 281 00:12:04,720 --> 00:12:11,139 use a man like that in spite of his 282 00:12:07,840 --> 00:12:12,700 sinfulness or his is his failure to do 283 00:12:11,139 --> 00:12:17,379 what he should do but that's not God's 284 00:12:12,700 --> 00:12:20,440 plan so the pastor has to be responsible 285 00:12:17,379 --> 00:12:22,509 to care for his family and he has to 286 00:12:20,440 --> 00:12:25,210 work that out in his own mind his own 287 00:12:22,509 --> 00:12:29,259 heart and with this family also whether 288 00:12:25,210 --> 00:12:31,690 when that is enough now the attitude 289 00:12:29,259 --> 00:12:34,600 though really should be that we are 290 00:12:31,690 --> 00:12:36,910 privileged to do what God has called us 291 00:12:34,600 --> 00:12:39,399 to do this the attitude of Christ he 292 00:12:36,909 --> 00:12:42,779 says if you're if you're a pastor if 293 00:12:39,399 --> 00:12:46,209 you're a shepherd and you're working 294 00:12:42,779 --> 00:12:49,389 loyally for they for the owner 295 00:12:46,210 --> 00:12:51,790 you're going to have to be willing to 296 00:12:49,389 --> 00:12:55,179 put down your life for the sake of the 297 00:12:51,789 --> 00:12:57,639 Sheep he describes the hired hand and a 298 00:12:55,179 --> 00:13:01,029 pastor a godly pastor of a church is not 299 00:12:57,639 --> 00:13:03,069 a hired hand in this sense agami pastor 300 00:13:01,029 --> 00:13:05,620 would put the interest of the flock 301 00:13:03,070 --> 00:13:09,370 above his own ego about whatever he is 302 00:13:05,620 --> 00:13:11,139 going to Benny prays he'd get or any 303 00:13:09,370 --> 00:13:15,490 comfort he would receive he put the 304 00:13:11,139 --> 00:13:17,110 benefit above himself Paul gave a feudal 305 00:13:15,490 --> 00:13:19,960 station of the second Corinthians 306 00:13:17,110 --> 00:13:23,379 chapter 12 verse 14 through 15 he is 307 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:26,879 writing film and he says this see I am 308 00:13:23,379 --> 00:13:29,490 ready to come to you a third time and I 309 00:13:26,879 --> 00:13:32,669 will not be a burden because I am not 310 00:13:29,490 --> 00:13:34,350 seeking your possessions but you for 311 00:13:32,669 --> 00:13:36,599 children should not save up for their 312 00:13:34,350 --> 00:13:39,180 parents but parents for their children 313 00:13:36,600 --> 00:13:43,290 and for the sake of your souls I will 314 00:13:39,179 --> 00:13:45,479 most gladly spend my money and myself if 315 00:13:43,289 --> 00:13:48,088 I love you more but you love me less and 316 00:13:45,480 --> 00:13:50,670 the King James says I will gladly spend 317 00:13:48,089 --> 00:13:53,100 and be spent and that's what we ought to 318 00:13:50,669 --> 00:13:55,439 do gladly we can do that now obviously 319 00:13:53,100 --> 00:13:58,259 there are limitations how far we can go 320 00:13:55,440 --> 00:14:01,079 I found that the when I sleep well I 321 00:13:58,259 --> 00:14:03,600 preach well and we have to take rest for 322 00:14:01,078 --> 00:14:06,149 our sanity for in order to do the job 323 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:08,129 well but we're not going to be able to 324 00:14:06,149 --> 00:14:10,649 serve effectively and be as meaningful 325 00:14:08,129 --> 00:14:13,019 as we should be in people's lives if we 326 00:14:10,649 --> 00:14:15,389 just go around exhausted all the time we 327 00:14:13,019 --> 00:14:18,419 have to get our rest we have to we have 328 00:14:15,389 --> 00:14:20,459 to eat and take time off in order to 329 00:14:18,419 --> 00:14:23,189 come back and serve but our obsession 330 00:14:20,458 --> 00:14:25,198 should not be just our own comfort at 331 00:14:23,190 --> 00:14:27,630 our own desires rather we should be 332 00:14:25,198 --> 00:14:29,909 willing to spend and be spent just as 333 00:14:27,629 --> 00:14:31,889 the Apostle Paul did now it's courage 334 00:14:29,909 --> 00:14:34,828 the danger of the wolf it says in 335 00:14:31,889 --> 00:14:36,899 instances so when he sees the wolf 336 00:14:34,828 --> 00:14:38,729 coming he abandoned with hard hand is 337 00:14:36,899 --> 00:14:40,919 not the Shepherd of the sheep so when he 338 00:14:38,730 --> 00:14:43,620 sees the wolf coming he abandons the 339 00:14:40,919 --> 00:14:46,259 sheep and runs away the wolf attacks the 340 00:14:43,620 --> 00:14:48,000 flock and scatters it the man runs away 341 00:14:46,259 --> 00:14:50,399 because he is a hired hand and cares 342 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:52,409 nothing for the Sheep it's describing 343 00:14:50,399 --> 00:14:54,269 this attitude that just goes oh well I 344 00:14:52,409 --> 00:14:55,818 can't do anything about this well there 345 00:14:54,269 --> 00:14:58,409 are many things that can't do much about 346 00:14:55,818 --> 00:15:02,519 but there are things we can do something 347 00:14:58,409 --> 00:15:06,000 about by describing this false or this 348 00:15:02,519 --> 00:15:08,129 this wolf we see another passages what 349 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:11,669 Jesus probably had most of his mind is 350 00:15:08,129 --> 00:15:14,429 and in Matthew 7 he said this beware of 351 00:15:11,669 --> 00:15:17,188 false prophets they come to you in 352 00:15:14,429 --> 00:15:19,948 sheep's clothing but inwardly they are 353 00:15:17,188 --> 00:15:24,688 ravenous wolves by their fruit you 354 00:15:19,948 --> 00:15:26,938 recognize them that's Matthew 7:15 16 so 355 00:15:24,688 --> 00:15:29,789 probably the first meaning he has in 356 00:15:26,938 --> 00:15:32,009 this simply false teachings there can 357 00:15:29,789 --> 00:15:33,269 also be false motives and other things 358 00:15:32,009 --> 00:15:34,709 people bring into that but that's 359 00:15:33,269 --> 00:15:37,470 usually hard this false teaching 360 00:15:34,708 --> 00:15:39,208 sometimes people come with very sweet 361 00:15:37,470 --> 00:15:41,129 words but you listen to them 362 00:15:39,208 --> 00:15:43,588 and they're they're vicious gossips and 363 00:15:41,129 --> 00:15:46,199 they do harm to one another harm to the 364 00:15:43,589 --> 00:15:48,689 body of Christ harm to you and we have 365 00:15:46,198 --> 00:15:51,359 to have wisdom to know who we are to 366 00:15:48,688 --> 00:15:54,360 follow and who we are to do not follow 367 00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:56,369 pray for but not follow now let me give 368 00:15:54,360 --> 00:15:58,800 you an example of a false teaching going 369 00:15:56,369 --> 00:16:01,439 around today it's called the Word of 370 00:15:58,799 --> 00:16:03,778 Faith Movement if you've heard of this 371 00:16:01,438 --> 00:16:06,058 the word of faith takes us versus 372 00:16:03,778 --> 00:16:08,730 Scripture and where Jesus speaks about 373 00:16:06,058 --> 00:16:10,578 having faith in God they they twist that 374 00:16:08,730 --> 00:16:15,808 to say he's talking about the faith of 375 00:16:10,578 --> 00:16:19,258 God and they teach us that this is a law 376 00:16:15,808 --> 00:16:22,889 of think there is a law of faith in the 377 00:16:19,259 --> 00:16:25,919 spiritual realm just as gravity is a law 378 00:16:22,889 --> 00:16:27,899 in the physical realm they argue that 379 00:16:25,919 --> 00:16:31,198 anyone in their thinking whether they're 380 00:16:27,899 --> 00:16:34,318 Christian or non-christian anyone can 381 00:16:31,198 --> 00:16:35,938 can use it and get results I mean you 382 00:16:34,318 --> 00:16:39,419 don't have to deal with a personal God 383 00:16:35,938 --> 00:16:42,269 rather we deal with impersonal spiritual 384 00:16:39,419 --> 00:16:44,458 laws and these laws according to their 385 00:16:42,269 --> 00:16:47,100 false teaching these laws can be 386 00:16:44,458 --> 00:16:50,308 manipulated by anyone regardless of 387 00:16:47,100 --> 00:16:52,170 their standing in relation with God 388 00:16:50,308 --> 00:16:55,078 through Christ so the word of faith 389 00:16:52,169 --> 00:16:57,748 teachers that this law is set in motion 390 00:16:55,078 --> 00:17:00,778 when we speak the words when we when we 391 00:16:57,749 --> 00:17:03,569 say something what we confess is what we 392 00:17:00,778 --> 00:17:06,209 possess they would say and you can see 393 00:17:03,568 --> 00:17:09,119 how this is a very dangerous teaching it 394 00:17:06,209 --> 00:17:11,038 may appeal to some oh yeah this and they 395 00:17:09,119 --> 00:17:13,349 say what's biblical of course they twist 396 00:17:11,038 --> 00:17:15,240 the Bible it's not very biblical but 397 00:17:13,349 --> 00:17:17,698 they twist it to say you see it's there 398 00:17:15,240 --> 00:17:19,709 but it's describing this attitude that 399 00:17:17,699 --> 00:17:22,380 we don't need God 400 00:17:19,709 --> 00:17:24,990 we don't need Jesus we just need to go 401 00:17:22,380 --> 00:17:28,319 around with this word of faith and claim 402 00:17:24,990 --> 00:17:31,200 things what we want what we speak what 403 00:17:28,318 --> 00:17:33,418 we speak we will possess and again 404 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:35,970 that's a false claim it's it's hurt a 405 00:17:33,419 --> 00:17:38,460 lot of people and it's damaged a lot of 406 00:17:35,970 --> 00:17:40,649 churches people that accept that and 407 00:17:38,460 --> 00:17:42,569 they just swallow it all and they go 408 00:17:40,648 --> 00:17:45,719 around doing it not realizing that what 409 00:17:42,569 --> 00:17:47,759 this what the wolf has done is is coming 410 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:50,610 with the false teaching that attracts 411 00:17:47,759 --> 00:17:53,789 the the simple side of us to start 412 00:17:50,609 --> 00:17:57,869 investing in these in these ideas 413 00:17:53,789 --> 00:17:59,909 but so what do we do well the the ship 414 00:17:57,869 --> 00:18:01,409 the shepherd the pastor is committed 415 00:17:59,910 --> 00:18:04,320 should be committed to teach the truth 416 00:18:01,410 --> 00:18:07,140 and we're showing the character of 417 00:18:04,319 --> 00:18:10,230 Christ now what the what the pastor's to 418 00:18:07,140 --> 00:18:12,960 do is to let Christ lead him in his life 419 00:18:10,230 --> 00:18:16,170 and have the wisdom to know how and 420 00:18:12,960 --> 00:18:19,289 where he must sacrifice for the sake of 421 00:18:16,170 --> 00:18:22,380 the sheep jesus said this in John 12:24 422 00:18:19,289 --> 00:18:25,980 he said if anyone searched me he must 423 00:18:22,380 --> 00:18:28,560 follow me and where I am my servant will 424 00:18:25,980 --> 00:18:31,170 be as well if anyone serves me the 425 00:18:28,559 --> 00:18:32,819 father will honor him so the church 426 00:18:31,170 --> 00:18:34,500 leader must take the character of Christ 427 00:18:32,819 --> 00:18:36,210 and the love of Christ into his own 428 00:18:34,500 --> 00:18:38,009 heart in life and by the power of God 429 00:18:36,210 --> 00:18:41,039 mother leadership and the spirit do what 430 00:18:38,009 --> 00:18:43,680 Christ calls you to do so the character 431 00:18:41,039 --> 00:18:46,589 of Christ character of our Shepherd is 432 00:18:43,680 --> 00:18:48,390 sacrificial and the character of all 433 00:18:46,589 --> 00:18:50,819 those who served the Lord in the church 434 00:18:48,390 --> 00:18:53,550 whether your pastor deacon teacher 435 00:18:50,819 --> 00:18:55,259 whatever you're doing in the church the 436 00:18:53,549 --> 00:18:58,829 character should be the same we should 437 00:18:55,259 --> 00:19:01,140 sacrifice for the sake of God's flock of 438 00:18:58,829 --> 00:19:03,779 God's people now the second thing though 439 00:19:01,140 --> 00:19:07,320 as we see again this issue of intimacy 440 00:19:03,779 --> 00:19:10,230 is revisited verse 14 jesus said this I 441 00:19:07,319 --> 00:19:12,929 have the Good Shepherd I know my sheep 442 00:19:10,230 --> 00:19:15,420 and my sheep know me just as the father 443 00:19:12,930 --> 00:19:18,420 knows me and I know the father and I lay 444 00:19:15,420 --> 00:19:20,550 down my life for the Sheep and there's a 445 00:19:18,420 --> 00:19:22,980 description of the intimacy and the 446 00:19:20,549 --> 00:19:26,190 knowledge we have with Christ and that 447 00:19:22,980 --> 00:19:29,220 in this passage of John 10 1 through 18 448 00:19:26,190 --> 00:19:31,200 that there are five times he mentions 449 00:19:29,220 --> 00:19:35,009 this issue of a sheep hearing his voice 450 00:19:31,200 --> 00:19:39,360 so it's a very important thing for God 451 00:19:35,009 --> 00:19:42,180 that we would grasp this the Sheep 452 00:19:39,359 --> 00:19:44,309 wherever they come from come to one 453 00:19:42,180 --> 00:19:47,009 Shepherd the believers where do we come 454 00:19:44,309 --> 00:19:49,230 from we come to one Shepherd now the 455 00:19:47,009 --> 00:19:52,200 next verse we read is this Jesus said I 456 00:19:49,230 --> 00:19:56,490 have other sheep that are not of this 457 00:19:52,200 --> 00:19:58,380 sheep pen I must bring them also they 458 00:19:56,490 --> 00:20:01,049 too will listen to my voice and there 459 00:19:58,380 --> 00:20:03,700 will be one flock and one Shepherd 460 00:20:01,049 --> 00:20:06,769 yeah he's ascribing the Gentiles in 461 00:20:03,700 --> 00:20:08,870 he's also be including the the 462 00:20:06,769 --> 00:20:11,388 Samaritans that the Jews had the world 463 00:20:08,869 --> 00:20:13,638 divided up between Jew and everybody 464 00:20:11,388 --> 00:20:15,829 else and so he's describing those 465 00:20:13,638 --> 00:20:18,408 Gentiles that would come into his flock 466 00:20:15,829 --> 00:20:20,558 through Christ and he says whether you 467 00:20:18,409 --> 00:20:23,480 come from a Jewish background a 468 00:20:20,558 --> 00:20:26,418 Samaritan or you come from a Gentile 469 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:29,269 background you're coming into the family 470 00:20:26,419 --> 00:20:32,870 of God through me and you're my sheep 471 00:20:29,269 --> 00:20:36,740 and I will have intimacy with you we 472 00:20:32,869 --> 00:20:39,319 know Christ that we need him and we know 473 00:20:36,740 --> 00:20:42,349 him our hearts long for him and he 474 00:20:39,319 --> 00:20:45,439 fulfills our desires by his presence and 475 00:20:42,349 --> 00:20:47,808 by the intimacy we have with him in our 476 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:50,600 Christian walk as you read on through 477 00:20:47,808 --> 00:20:53,450 John's amazing to me from this chapter 478 00:20:50,599 --> 00:20:57,199 10 forward we see so many illustrations 479 00:20:53,450 --> 00:20:59,990 of the intimacy we have with Christ 480 00:20:57,200 --> 00:21:01,940 chapter 10 we have this this passage 481 00:20:59,990 --> 00:21:04,669 about the Shepherd and the Sheep and 482 00:21:01,940 --> 00:21:07,759 chapter 11 the very next chapter we have 483 00:21:04,669 --> 00:21:11,480 this this the resurrection of Lazarus 484 00:21:07,759 --> 00:21:13,610 this example of of intimacy where Jesus 485 00:21:11,480 --> 00:21:17,419 comes to the tomb of Lazarus and calls 486 00:21:13,609 --> 00:21:20,269 out to his friend Lazarus come forth and 487 00:21:17,419 --> 00:21:23,470 rise jesus also ministered to his 488 00:21:20,269 --> 00:21:26,118 sisters to Mary and Martha tenderly 489 00:21:23,470 --> 00:21:29,118 compassionately and he told them I'm the 490 00:21:26,118 --> 00:21:30,949 resurrection in the life and and the the 491 00:21:29,118 --> 00:21:33,470 intimacy he shared with that family 492 00:21:30,950 --> 00:21:36,288 speaks to the intimacy he shares with 493 00:21:33,470 --> 00:21:38,778 all believers and then in chapter 12 of 494 00:21:36,288 --> 00:21:41,569 John he speaks about the master and the 495 00:21:38,778 --> 00:21:44,118 servant also in chapter 12 is the story 496 00:21:41,569 --> 00:21:47,628 about the Greeks coming to Philip and 497 00:21:44,118 --> 00:21:51,709 they said this sir we would like to see 498 00:21:47,628 --> 00:21:54,888 Jesus we would see Jesus as Valley King 499 00:21:51,710 --> 00:21:57,558 James says it and it's a desire in their 500 00:21:54,888 --> 00:22:00,109 hearts we want to see him we want to 501 00:21:57,558 --> 00:22:01,878 have a conversation with him and really 502 00:22:00,109 --> 00:22:04,939 that's the desires of all of our hearts 503 00:22:01,878 --> 00:22:07,219 to see and to know Jesus and that's also 504 00:22:04,940 --> 00:22:10,308 the passage for John where Jesus thrived 505 00:22:07,220 --> 00:22:13,730 in John 12:32 he says if I am lifted up 506 00:22:10,308 --> 00:22:15,769 I will draw all men unto myself and 507 00:22:13,730 --> 00:22:17,009 notice how he says that he doesn't say I 508 00:22:15,769 --> 00:22:19,558 will draw all men 509 00:22:17,009 --> 00:22:22,129 to heaven that's true that's not what he 510 00:22:19,558 --> 00:22:24,839 says he's I will draw all men to myself 511 00:22:22,130 --> 00:22:27,780 and that to be a Christian is to be 512 00:22:24,839 --> 00:22:30,808 drawn to Jesus it is to be drawn to know 513 00:22:27,779 --> 00:22:32,428 him and to follow him and to to feel 514 00:22:30,808 --> 00:22:34,589 like he is your shepherd and to 515 00:22:32,429 --> 00:22:39,000 experience hearing his voice and 516 00:22:34,589 --> 00:22:41,099 experience hearing his life now and then 517 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:42,630 we read on in chapter 13 we have the 518 00:22:41,099 --> 00:22:46,079 story of Jesus washing the disciples 519 00:22:42,630 --> 00:22:48,630 feed and describing this was part of 520 00:22:46,079 --> 00:22:50,849 them sharing in him and him sharing with 521 00:22:48,630 --> 00:22:52,860 them in chapter 14 of John that's where 522 00:22:50,849 --> 00:22:55,079 Jesus says in my father's house are many 523 00:22:52,859 --> 00:22:58,469 rooms I go and prepare a place for you 524 00:22:55,079 --> 00:23:00,480 and then in 14:23 speaks about the Holy 525 00:22:58,470 --> 00:23:03,029 Spirit the experience the believer has 526 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:05,190 with the Holy Spirit he says my father 527 00:23:03,029 --> 00:23:07,529 will love him I just love the one who 528 00:23:05,190 --> 00:23:10,320 believes in obeys my father will love 529 00:23:07,529 --> 00:23:13,019 him and we will come and make our home 530 00:23:10,319 --> 00:23:16,168 with him again the home is a great 531 00:23:13,019 --> 00:23:19,289 picture of intimacy he makes his home in 532 00:23:16,169 --> 00:23:22,169 our hearts and then in John 4 John 15 is 533 00:23:19,289 --> 00:23:24,269 the parable about the branch about the 534 00:23:22,169 --> 00:23:26,700 vine and the branches again our 535 00:23:24,269 --> 00:23:29,099 dependence upon Christ and all the way 536 00:23:26,700 --> 00:23:31,500 through the rest of John we see intimacy 537 00:23:29,099 --> 00:23:34,589 stressed again and again and again 538 00:23:31,500 --> 00:23:39,900 tremendous pictures of this now in John 539 00:23:34,589 --> 00:23:44,639 in John 12 we have a picture that Jesus 540 00:23:39,900 --> 00:23:48,210 draws of the the cosmic conflict between 541 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:52,490 himself and Satan Satan is a created 542 00:23:48,210 --> 00:23:53,730 being not a God like our God Jesus has 543 00:23:52,490 --> 00:23:57,480 existed 544 00:23:53,730 --> 00:23:59,548 Christ has existed before time began so 545 00:23:57,480 --> 00:24:02,579 he has always been there the Son of God 546 00:23:59,548 --> 00:24:06,329 was was the one who brought the world 547 00:24:02,579 --> 00:24:07,019 into existence but but Satan had a 548 00:24:06,329 --> 00:24:11,939 beginning 549 00:24:07,019 --> 00:24:15,269 Satan was created by God so this cosmic 550 00:24:11,940 --> 00:24:18,690 conflict has has no way of ending in 551 00:24:15,269 --> 00:24:23,369 Satan's favour he will be defeated by 552 00:24:18,690 --> 00:24:26,210 God but Christ is very very concerned 553 00:24:23,369 --> 00:24:29,279 that we understand that we have only one 554 00:24:26,210 --> 00:24:30,278 shepherd one chief shepherd and that's 555 00:24:29,279 --> 00:24:32,858 Jesus 556 00:24:30,278 --> 00:24:35,769 we have only one Savior and that's Jesus 557 00:24:32,858 --> 00:24:39,788 and he wants us to know that we can 558 00:24:35,769 --> 00:24:43,419 experience him as one Church 559 00:24:39,788 --> 00:24:44,979 following one Savior now we have people 560 00:24:43,419 --> 00:24:46,899 from all over the world in our church 561 00:24:44,979 --> 00:24:49,389 we're very diverse we have people that 562 00:24:46,898 --> 00:24:51,488 come from different backgrounds and and 563 00:24:49,388 --> 00:24:54,548 we need to listen to one another not 564 00:24:51,489 --> 00:24:57,519 just to insist on being heard but we 565 00:24:54,548 --> 00:24:59,469 need also to hear one another what what 566 00:24:57,519 --> 00:25:01,839 we are saying and if we do that I 567 00:24:59,469 --> 00:25:05,080 believe will be rewarded by hearing the 568 00:25:01,839 --> 00:25:07,778 testimonies of people who see Jesus and 569 00:25:05,079 --> 00:25:09,668 in a biblical life but maybe in a 570 00:25:07,778 --> 00:25:11,528 slightly different one culturally than 571 00:25:09,669 --> 00:25:14,440 we do it will be enriched through that 572 00:25:11,528 --> 00:25:16,808 process and and this what it means to be 573 00:25:14,440 --> 00:25:20,019 a people though regardless of where we 574 00:25:16,808 --> 00:25:21,940 come from we come together under the 575 00:25:20,019 --> 00:25:23,769 lordship of Christ and that's what the 576 00:25:21,940 --> 00:25:26,379 church is to be we all have this 577 00:25:23,769 --> 00:25:29,829 intimacy with them by a spirit through 578 00:25:26,378 --> 00:25:32,798 his word through our faith we walk with 579 00:25:29,829 --> 00:25:35,019 him and the goal should be simply to get 580 00:25:32,798 --> 00:25:36,638 to know him better no matter what no 581 00:25:35,019 --> 00:25:40,088 matter where no matter where you've come 582 00:25:36,638 --> 00:25:42,428 from you can follow Jesus so we see the 583 00:25:40,088 --> 00:25:44,528 sacrificial Shepherd we see the intimate 584 00:25:42,429 --> 00:25:46,899 Shepherd the third thing we see in this 585 00:25:44,528 --> 00:25:50,648 passage though is the authorized or 586 00:25:46,898 --> 00:25:53,468 empowered Shepherd verse 17 he says this 587 00:25:50,648 --> 00:25:56,018 the reason my father loves me is that I 588 00:25:53,469 --> 00:25:56,588 lay down my life only to take it up 589 00:25:56,019 --> 00:25:59,649 again 590 00:25:56,588 --> 00:26:01,479 well that's declaring a truth that's 591 00:25:59,648 --> 00:26:04,018 declared in other places of Scripture 592 00:26:01,479 --> 00:26:07,659 for example in Philippians chapter 2 593 00:26:04,019 --> 00:26:09,819 describes that God has given as raised 594 00:26:07,659 --> 00:26:12,549 Christ up because of his willingness to 595 00:26:09,819 --> 00:26:14,079 sacrifice for the sins of the world 596 00:26:12,548 --> 00:26:17,138 because he took on the nature of a 597 00:26:14,079 --> 00:26:19,329 servant even he was obedient even to the 598 00:26:17,138 --> 00:26:20,949 cross therefore gossiped even names 599 00:26:19,329 --> 00:26:22,808 above every name for the name of Jesus 600 00:26:20,950 --> 00:26:24,249 every knee should bow in heaven on earth 601 00:26:22,808 --> 00:26:26,288 and under the earth and every tongue 602 00:26:24,249 --> 00:26:29,019 confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the 603 00:26:26,288 --> 00:26:32,108 glory of God the Father now this is 604 00:26:29,019 --> 00:26:36,128 describing the same principle that that 605 00:26:32,108 --> 00:26:38,588 there's no disagreement with the son of 606 00:26:36,128 --> 00:26:41,648 the Father's plan the father sent the 607 00:26:38,588 --> 00:26:43,029 son John 3:16 for God so loved the world 608 00:26:41,648 --> 00:26:45,429 that He gave His one and only 609 00:26:43,029 --> 00:26:47,980 son that whoever believes in Him should 610 00:26:45,430 --> 00:26:50,320 not perish but have everlasting life but 611 00:26:47,980 --> 00:26:52,900 as the father sent the son to die for 612 00:26:50,319 --> 00:26:56,109 the sins of the world the son took this 613 00:26:52,900 --> 00:26:57,300 task upon himself a holy and not 614 00:26:56,109 --> 00:27:01,929 begrudgingly 615 00:26:57,299 --> 00:27:04,149 but the son has the same heart as the 616 00:27:01,930 --> 00:27:06,730 Father in fact to the point that Jesus 617 00:27:04,150 --> 00:27:10,930 said if you've seen the father you've 618 00:27:06,730 --> 00:27:14,289 seen me now if you read on in this 619 00:27:10,930 --> 00:27:18,220 passage in this Gospel of John read on 620 00:27:14,289 --> 00:27:20,829 to chapter 17 we see Jesus describing 621 00:27:18,220 --> 00:27:25,720 the glory that he shared with the father 622 00:27:20,829 --> 00:27:28,750 before the world began in verse 5 17 5 623 00:27:25,720 --> 00:27:30,880 he said this and now father glorify me 624 00:27:28,750 --> 00:27:33,700 in your presence that the glory I had 625 00:27:30,880 --> 00:27:36,490 with you before the world began every 626 00:27:33,700 --> 00:27:39,370 tone throughout that chapter we see him 627 00:27:36,490 --> 00:27:42,250 describing eternal life in the nature of 628 00:27:39,369 --> 00:27:46,359 being and the presence us being in the 629 00:27:42,250 --> 00:27:50,190 presence of the son as he is in his 630 00:27:46,359 --> 00:27:53,019 glory and enjoying the love that that 631 00:27:50,190 --> 00:27:55,660 the father and the son was spirit have 632 00:27:53,019 --> 00:27:58,170 shared through all millennia before time 633 00:27:55,660 --> 00:28:01,540 was ever created it says this in verse 634 00:27:58,170 --> 00:28:03,970 24 Jesus praying to the Father he said 635 00:28:01,539 --> 00:28:06,940 father I want those you have given me to 636 00:28:03,970 --> 00:28:09,100 be with me where I am and to see my 637 00:28:06,940 --> 00:28:11,259 glory the glory you have given me 638 00:28:09,099 --> 00:28:15,039 because you loved me before the creation 639 00:28:11,259 --> 00:28:16,420 of the world and and there's a picture 640 00:28:15,039 --> 00:28:18,789 of what heaven is going to be like 641 00:28:16,420 --> 00:28:22,090 heaven is going to be not just a place 642 00:28:18,789 --> 00:28:26,829 of comfort not just place of beauty but 643 00:28:22,089 --> 00:28:29,019 a place where the love of Christ love of 644 00:28:26,829 --> 00:28:32,199 the father the son the spirit the 645 00:28:29,019 --> 00:28:36,069 eternal love of God is known and shared 646 00:28:32,200 --> 00:28:38,080 and experienced that's what God wants to 647 00:28:36,069 --> 00:28:42,339 do in our hearts in our life he wants to 648 00:28:38,079 --> 00:28:44,859 do it for all eternity now the thing for 649 00:28:42,339 --> 00:28:49,439 this ends in this passage in John 10 650 00:28:44,859 --> 00:28:52,509 ends in is this confident cry of Christ 651 00:28:49,440 --> 00:28:55,120 where he he says that I have authority 652 00:28:52,509 --> 00:28:56,789 it's no one takes my life from me I have 653 00:28:55,119 --> 00:29:00,539 authority to lay it down 654 00:28:56,789 --> 00:29:03,690 and Christ laid down his life for us and 655 00:29:00,539 --> 00:29:05,190 he laid it down to take it up again we 656 00:29:03,690 --> 00:29:08,640 don't have time in this sermon to 657 00:29:05,190 --> 00:29:10,950 comment on this but it we we will miss 658 00:29:08,640 --> 00:29:13,770 read that if we think it meant the cross 659 00:29:10,950 --> 00:29:14,940 was nothing like he said okay I'll be 660 00:29:13,769 --> 00:29:15,869 dead for a while and I'll come back 661 00:29:14,940 --> 00:29:19,890 it'll be fine 662 00:29:15,869 --> 00:29:23,519 know that we read in the in Revelation a 663 00:29:19,890 --> 00:29:27,600 description of Christ in heaven as a as 664 00:29:23,519 --> 00:29:30,660 a Lamb who was slain and and there is 665 00:29:27,599 --> 00:29:33,089 something eternal that changed in Christ 666 00:29:30,660 --> 00:29:35,130 and our salvation God would have to 667 00:29:33,089 --> 00:29:38,099 explain that to us in more detail but to 668 00:29:35,130 --> 00:29:41,400 still a a great picture of the love of 669 00:29:38,099 --> 00:29:43,829 Christ for us and and we will see how 670 00:29:41,400 --> 00:29:47,280 greatly he loves us and understand how 671 00:29:43,829 --> 00:29:50,668 greatly he has redeemed us in Christ and 672 00:29:47,279 --> 00:29:54,089 and it's a wonderful picture in this 673 00:29:50,669 --> 00:29:55,919 section of how much God cares for us so 674 00:29:54,089 --> 00:29:58,529 he went to the cross Christ went to the 675 00:29:55,919 --> 00:30:01,650 cross out of his love for us to 676 00:29:58,529 --> 00:30:06,329 accomplish our salvation when the 677 00:30:01,650 --> 00:30:10,080 Spanish artists El Greco he painted 678 00:30:06,329 --> 00:30:12,418 Christ on the cross he put no nails in 679 00:30:10,079 --> 00:30:14,970 the hands of Christ that's saying that 680 00:30:12,419 --> 00:30:19,070 it was divine love that kept Christ on 681 00:30:14,970 --> 00:30:22,410 the cross and not and not the nails 682 00:30:19,069 --> 00:30:25,200 certainly that's a spiritual truth that 683 00:30:22,410 --> 00:30:29,940 Christ willingly went to the cross to 684 00:30:25,200 --> 00:30:33,000 die for our sins no he he has confidence 685 00:30:29,940 --> 00:30:36,330 in himself that he will fulfill our 686 00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:38,640 salvation we see these words that we 687 00:30:36,329 --> 00:30:42,329 ended the passage on verses 27 through 688 00:30:38,640 --> 00:30:45,960 30 and John 10 where he says my sheep 689 00:30:42,329 --> 00:30:48,509 listen to my voice I know them and they 690 00:30:45,960 --> 00:30:51,029 follow me I give them eternal life they 691 00:30:48,509 --> 00:30:54,839 shall never perish no one can snatch 692 00:30:51,029 --> 00:30:59,129 them out of my very screams speaks 693 00:30:54,839 --> 00:31:00,928 confidently of the of the the victory we 694 00:30:59,130 --> 00:31:05,010 have in Christ but we put our faith and 695 00:31:00,929 --> 00:31:07,259 trust in him that is an eternal matter 696 00:31:05,009 --> 00:31:09,960 and our salvation will never be taken 697 00:31:07,259 --> 00:31:11,970 from us we will be safe 698 00:31:09,960 --> 00:31:14,759 in the saviors hands and our good 699 00:31:11,970 --> 00:31:17,819 shepherds hands for all eternity and we 700 00:31:14,759 --> 00:31:20,128 can rest in him so let me ask you a very 701 00:31:17,819 --> 00:31:21,928 simple set of questions first of all 702 00:31:20,128 --> 00:31:24,329 have you personally trusted in Christ 703 00:31:21,929 --> 00:31:26,309 have you put your faith in Him 704 00:31:24,329 --> 00:31:29,538 maybe said lord I need you I trust you 705 00:31:26,308 --> 00:31:31,829 as my savior and and if you're serving 706 00:31:29,538 --> 00:31:33,960 Christ that's another question or are 707 00:31:31,829 --> 00:31:36,418 you serving Christ if you are serving 708 00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:39,240 Christ though are you serving it in this 709 00:31:36,419 --> 00:31:40,950 spirit see the the effective servant of 710 00:31:39,240 --> 00:31:43,919 Christ should have a sacrificial 711 00:31:40,950 --> 00:31:46,740 attitude should have a ministry that 712 00:31:43,919 --> 00:31:49,619 leads people to Jesus where his intimacy 713 00:31:46,740 --> 00:31:51,749 is game with people we should not keep 714 00:31:49,618 --> 00:31:53,249 people far away and says what false 715 00:31:51,749 --> 00:31:54,899 teachers do to keep them over there say 716 00:31:53,249 --> 00:31:58,679 God will speak to me then I'll speak to 717 00:31:54,898 --> 00:32:01,258 you and distancing them rather God may 718 00:31:58,679 --> 00:32:03,269 use the pastor or you as a servant to 719 00:32:01,259 --> 00:32:06,360 communicate truth but we should always 720 00:32:03,269 --> 00:32:08,579 be seeking to establish that they 721 00:32:06,359 --> 00:32:11,668 believer every believer has the 722 00:32:08,579 --> 00:32:14,069 anointing of God and can hear God it can 723 00:32:11,669 --> 00:32:16,139 speak to him and God will lead them into 724 00:32:14,069 --> 00:32:18,240 the truth that's what the Spirit does 725 00:32:16,138 --> 00:32:20,490 that's what a faithful minister does not 726 00:32:18,240 --> 00:32:23,099 to distance them from the truth but 727 00:32:20,490 --> 00:32:24,839 rather bring them to the truth bring 728 00:32:23,099 --> 00:32:27,418 them to the Good Shepherd that cares 729 00:32:24,839 --> 00:32:29,638 from the bringing them to intimacy with 730 00:32:27,419 --> 00:32:32,190 Christ and the third thing is we need to 731 00:32:29,638 --> 00:32:34,558 have a ministry and a life that instills 732 00:32:32,190 --> 00:32:37,470 hope and confidence in the people of God 733 00:32:34,558 --> 00:32:38,428 false prophets what do they do well 734 00:32:37,470 --> 00:32:39,179 first of all they're in it for 735 00:32:38,429 --> 00:32:40,950 themselves 736 00:32:39,179 --> 00:32:43,499 they're not trying to help anybody but 737 00:32:40,950 --> 00:32:45,509 themselves secondly they distance the 738 00:32:43,499 --> 00:32:46,889 people from God they say I'll talk to 739 00:32:45,509 --> 00:32:49,919 him and you used to over there I'll tell 740 00:32:46,888 --> 00:32:52,740 you what he said and also they tend to 741 00:32:49,919 --> 00:32:55,379 demean people judge them keep them weak 742 00:32:52,740 --> 00:32:56,730 and say you need to depend upon me and 743 00:32:55,378 --> 00:32:59,368 I'll tell you what to do you can see 744 00:32:56,730 --> 00:33:01,528 that's the wolf sometimes in sheep's 745 00:32:59,368 --> 00:33:03,569 clothing because it sounds good for some 746 00:33:01,528 --> 00:33:05,278 people but that's not what the good 747 00:33:03,569 --> 00:33:07,230 shepherd were leaders to do Good 748 00:33:05,278 --> 00:33:09,179 Shepherd leads us to be sacrificial to 749 00:33:07,230 --> 00:33:11,159 serve Him for his glory the Good 750 00:33:09,179 --> 00:33:12,450 Shepherd leads us to bring people to him 751 00:33:11,159 --> 00:33:15,450 they may know him the Good Shepherd 752 00:33:12,450 --> 00:33:17,700 leads us to have to lead people to 753 00:33:15,450 --> 00:33:19,920 confidence and hope and assurance of 754 00:33:17,700 --> 00:33:21,900 their salvation that's what God does 755 00:33:19,920 --> 00:33:23,610 breath of God blessed youth in this 756 00:33:21,900 --> 00:33:25,410 message I pray that if you're not a 757 00:33:23,609 --> 00:33:27,599 Christian today you would say I want to 758 00:33:25,410 --> 00:33:29,640 put my faith in my trust in Christ to 759 00:33:27,599 --> 00:33:31,559 admit that you're a sinner you knees God 760 00:33:29,640 --> 00:33:33,570 deep God's grace and you said I believe 761 00:33:31,559 --> 00:33:35,849 that Jesus died for the cross died on 762 00:33:33,569 --> 00:33:38,539 the cross for my sin and rose from the 763 00:33:35,849 --> 00:33:41,069 grave I put my faith and trust in him 764 00:33:38,539 --> 00:33:42,779 maybe you are a Christian but you not 765 00:33:41,069 --> 00:33:45,299 been living for God maybe you're a 766 00:33:42,779 --> 00:33:48,089 servant of Christ you not been serving 767 00:33:45,299 --> 00:33:50,549 him the right way maybe you have been 768 00:33:48,089 --> 00:33:54,059 put down by a silico so-called servant 769 00:33:50,549 --> 00:33:57,419 of Christ and you need to claim your the 770 00:33:54,059 --> 00:34:00,599 right of your citizenship in Christ the 771 00:33:57,420 --> 00:34:03,450 right of your of your adoption in his 772 00:34:00,599 --> 00:34:05,730 family to know him as your as your 773 00:34:03,450 --> 00:34:08,340 Savior to know him as your Lord and as 774 00:34:05,730 --> 00:34:10,619 your Shepherd in to to claim those 775 00:34:08,340 --> 00:34:12,030 rights in him but I pray that God would 776 00:34:10,619 --> 00:34:14,339 bless you and he would speak to your 777 00:34:12,030 --> 00:34:16,500 heart through this message if I can help 778 00:34:14,340 --> 00:34:20,280 you in any way please feel free to write 779 00:34:16,500 --> 00:34:22,739 to me pastor at IBC Stuttgart Dottie 780 00:34:20,280 --> 00:34:25,140 let me close us in prayer father God we 781 00:34:22,739 --> 00:34:28,199 thank you so much for your love in our 782 00:34:25,139 --> 00:34:30,599 lives and a way not just you love us but 783 00:34:28,199 --> 00:34:33,779 you reach down into our hearts and pour 784 00:34:30,599 --> 00:34:37,500 your love into us by your spirit we 785 00:34:33,780 --> 00:34:40,290 thank you for the sacrificial spirit of 786 00:34:37,500 --> 00:34:43,800 Jesus who died for us and Lord we thank 787 00:34:40,289 --> 00:34:47,759 you for all those who served in his name 788 00:34:43,800 --> 00:34:49,919 and serve sacrificially to bless us and 789 00:34:47,760 --> 00:34:52,800 our we pray during this during this 790 00:34:49,918 --> 00:34:55,648 Sunday video service Lord that you would 791 00:34:52,800 --> 00:34:58,980 encourage us you would strengthen us we 792 00:34:55,648 --> 00:35:01,710 pray that we may claim the intimacy that 793 00:34:58,980 --> 00:35:03,719 we have with you but we would not put it 794 00:35:01,710 --> 00:35:06,240 off but we would go to you in prayer and 795 00:35:03,719 --> 00:35:09,269 faith we're gonna listen to your voice 796 00:35:06,239 --> 00:35:11,609 we would read your word we would trust 797 00:35:09,269 --> 00:35:13,860 that you hear our prayers and all that 798 00:35:11,610 --> 00:35:16,620 we may experience the comfort and the 799 00:35:13,860 --> 00:35:19,410 love that we have in you and Lord pray 800 00:35:16,619 --> 00:35:22,440 also that you would give us the wisdom 801 00:35:19,409 --> 00:35:24,599 to lift one another up not to put one 802 00:35:22,440 --> 00:35:27,630 another down let us be humble and 803 00:35:24,599 --> 00:35:29,849 grateful and let us be your instruments 804 00:35:27,630 --> 00:35:31,630 of peace in today's world and we pray 805 00:35:29,849 --> 00:35:34,329 this in Jesus name before 806 00:35:31,630 --> 00:35:36,480 okay man thank you may God bless you 807 00:35:34,329 --> 00:35:36,480 today