{"id":9663,"date":"2025-12-21T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dpc.or.tz\/?post_type=ctc_sermon&#038;p=9663"},"modified":"2026-01-20T10:04:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T07:04:50","slug":"jesus-christ-is-the-good-shepherd","status":"publish","type":"ctc_sermon","link":"https:\/\/dpc.or.tz\/?ctc_sermon=jesus-christ-is-the-good-shepherd","title":{"rendered":"JESUS CHRIST IS THE GOOD SHEPHERD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">JESUS CHRIST IS THE GOOD SHEPHERD. JOHN 10:11 \u2013 16<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>JESUS CHRIST LAID HIS LIFE FOR HIS SHEEP<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John 10:11 \u2013 13; Romans 5:8; Isaiah 53:5 \u2013 8<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key verse:<\/strong> <strong>John 10:11<\/strong> <em><sup>11\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cI am\u00a0the good shepherd.\u00a0The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep<u>.\u201d<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. JESUS CHRIST KNOWS HIS SHEEP PERSONALLY. John 10:14 \u2013 15; John10:2 \u2013 4; Ezekiel 34:4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Key Verses: <strong>John 10:14<\/strong><em><sup>14\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cI am the good shepherd;\u00a0<strong>I know my sheep\u00a0and my sheep know me.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Isaiah 40:11<\/strong> <em>\u201cHe tends his flock like a shepherd: <strong>he gathers the lambs in <u>his arms<\/u><\/strong> and <strong>carries them<\/strong> <strong><u>close to his heart; <\/u><\/strong>he gently leads those that have young.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3.JESUS CHRIST IS THE GOOD SHEPHERD FOR ALL. John 10:16;Revelation 5:9 \u2013 10<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Key Verses: <strong>John 10:16<\/strong> <strong><em><sup>16\u00a0<\/sup>I have other sheep\u00a0that are not of this sheep pen<\/em><\/strong><em>. <strong><u>I must bring them also.<\/u><\/strong> They too will listen to my voice, <strong><u>and there shall be one flock\u00a0and one shepherd<\/u><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a><strong>Revelation 5:9 \u2013 10<\/strong><\/a> <strong><em><sup>9\u00a0<\/sup><u>And they sang a new song<\/u><\/em><\/strong><em>, saying:<\/em> <em>\u201cYou are worthy\u00a0&#8230; because <strong>you were slain<\/strong>, and <strong>with your blood\u00a0you purchased\u00a0for God<\/strong><\/em><strong><em>persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.<\/em><\/strong><em><sup>10\u00a0<\/sup>You have made them to be <strong>a kingdom<\/strong> and <strong>priests<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>to serve our God<\/strong>,\u00a0and they will reign<sup>[<\/sup><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Revelation%205&amp;version=NIV#fen-NIV-30791b\"><em><sup>b<\/sup><\/em><\/a><em><sup>]<\/sup>\u00a0on the earth.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CONCLUSION<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jesus Christ is the Good Shepherd who laid down his life for you \u2013 to make sure you are saved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jesus knows you by name, he knows your voice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you are weak, weary, wounded or lost, cry to him \u2013 he is there for you!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hear his voice and allow him to lead and guide you<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JESUS CHRIST IS THE GOOD SHEPHERD. JOHN 10:11 \u2013 16 John 10:11 \u2013 13; Romans 5:8; Isaiah 53:5 \u2013 8 Key verse: John 10:11 11\u00a0\u201cI am\u00a0the good shepherd.\u00a0The good shepherd&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9086,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":false,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"ctc_sermon_topic":[],"ctc_sermon_book":[],"ctc_sermon_series":[],"ctc_sermon_speaker":[],"ctc_sermon_tag":[],"class_list":["post-9663","ctc_sermon","type-ctc_sermon","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dpc.or.tz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/9663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dpc.or.tz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dpc.or.tz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/ctc_sermon"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dpc.or.tz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dpc.or.tz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9663"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dpc.or.tz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/9663\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9665,"href":"https:\/\/dpc.or.tz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/9663\/revisions\/9665"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dpc.or.tz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dpc.or.tz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dpc.or.tz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fctc_sermon_topic&post=9663"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_book","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dpc.or.tz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fctc_sermon_book&post=9663"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dpc.or.tz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fctc_sermon_series&post=9663"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_speaker","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dpc.or.tz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fctc_sermon_speaker&post=9663"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dpc.or.tz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fctc_sermon_tag&post=9663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}