Sunday, November 1, 2009

Sheep and Shepherds

Click the Sheep photo and listen to the Pod cast.
Pastoral language and image have a root in Shepherding. But Most Christians have a very narrow view of Shepherding or Pastor.

It's not about a small group of Pastors and a large group of the "Pastored". We all better be Shepherded by the One True Shepherd... Jesus! And we all better love people with the heart of The One True Shepherd... Jesus!

So we are all sheep and we are all shepherds.

Get Planted

Psalm 23 - All this because the Lord is my Shepherd...
  • Leads me to a good place
  • Rest
  • Feeding
  • Nurturing
  • Restoration
  • Comfort
  • Guidance
  • Included in His flock
  • Protection from enemies
  • Goodness and Love

Grow Strong

We are all Sheep...
There is one Shepherd and we are all shepherded by the expert Shepherd.
1 Peter 2:25
John 10:7
It’s all about your relationship with THE Shepherd. The moment I rely on a human being for what the Chief Shepherd should give me... I’m in trouble! When you are in a difficult situation the first place you should go is the Throne, not the phone.

We are all Shepherds...
I am standing in a room of shepherds. The Spirit of the Good Shepherd dwells in you.
Romans 8:11
1 Corinthians 3:16
You have the instincts of a shepherd. Something in you wants to do what a Shepherd does.

Branch Out

Matthew 9:35-38 - Compassion on sheep without a shepherd is the motivation to win the lost. Jesus connects the heart of a pastor to evangelism.

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