(John 1:14 NIV) The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
(John 10:11 NLT) “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep.
(John 10:14 NLT) “I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me,
(Matthew 6:9 NLT) Pray like this: Our Father in heaven, . . .
√ A PRICE was paid for us.
(John 10:12 NLT) A hired hand will run when he sees a wolf coming. He will abandon the sheep because they don’t belong to him . . . (NIV Says –>OWN)
(1 Corinthians 7:23 NLT) God paid a high price for you, so don’t be enslaved by the world.
(1 John 3:16 NLT) We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters.
√ Love was DEMONSTRATED.
(John 15:12-13 NLT) This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you. | There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
(John 10:13 NLT) The hired hand runs away . . . doesn’t really care about the sheep.
(John 21:17 NLT) A third time he asked him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” . . . “Then feed my sheep.
(John 10:14 NLT) “I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me,
√ The RELATIONSHIP is personal.
(John 10:3 NLT) . . . the sheep recognize his voice and come to him. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
(John 10:27 NLT) My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
(Psalm 23:1 NLT) . . . The LORD is my shepherd; I have all that I need.
(Psalm 23:6 NLT) Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the LORD forever.
