Tag: The Good Shepherd

J. C. Ryle: The youngest, the weakest, the sickliest of His flock is as dear to Him as the strongest.

February 18, 2011

What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains, and seek that which has gone astray? If he finds it, most certainly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone … More J. C. Ryle: The youngest, the weakest, the sickliest of His flock is as dear to Him as the strongest.

Being and Believing

November 13, 2010

John 10:25-28  but you do not believe because you are not part of my flock. 27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. John Piper, from a sermon, “Jesus Is Precious Because … More Being and Believing

The Good Shepherd gets in the face of false shepherds

November 13, 2010

Throughout the Bible, God compares His people to sheep. Psa.78:52  …He led forth His own people like sheep and guided them in the wilderness like a flock Psa.  95:7  …He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand. Is.  53:6  All of us like sheep have gone astray, … More The Good Shepherd gets in the face of false shepherds

The Good Shepherd

November 11, 2010

John MacArthur explains the Good Shepherd illustration in light of John 9: The life of a Palestinian shepherd was hard, very hard. There’s very little grass and the sheep have to move from place to place constantly to find the grass that is available. And there are no protecting walls on the plateau and very often … More The Good Shepherd

GOD, the Shepherd…Coty Pinckney on Genesis 48 and Psalm 23

January 23, 2009

In the sermon, “Faith for the Future,” Pastor Coty Pinckney shared these insightful comments: In this society, the firstborn son receives a double portion of the inheritance. That is, if a man has three sons, he divides his property into four parts. His oldest son receives two parts, and each of the other sons receives … More GOD, the Shepherd…Coty Pinckney on Genesis 48 and Psalm 23