Matthew 10:5-8 Niv

Podcast and mediation on John 10:1-18. “I am the good shepherd,” Jesus said. Did he dream up this image? Or was it a widely used metaphor? Why good shepherd? Were there bad shepherds? Who were the thieves and robbers, trying to climb in some other way? What makes Jesus the...…

Skip to content The Shepherd is less likely to blame the sheep than we are. As established in the beginning, the kingdom of God consists of the whole earth under heaven’s management, with humans as God’s agents providing his care to the rest of creation. How we care for the...…

How the temple valued Jesus’ leadership is no different to how they valued God’s leadership in the past.…

Our Shepherd empowers us to care for his people. Open Matthew 10:5-8. “Sheep without a shepherd” — it’s a disturbing image for a ruler who cares for his people (9:36). One man cannot round up the scattered sheep (9:37-38), so Jesus commissions twelve undershepherds (10:1-4), sending them to the lost...…

My feelings affect what I hear from others. When we feel guilt, we hear condemnation. Even from Jesus. “You will all desert me” is the New Living Translation of Matthew 26:31. It sounds like committing apostasy, and it has been heard that way since the second century. But desert is...…

Zechariah provides the background for understanding Jesus as our shepherd.…