10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.12 But a hireling, he who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them. 13 The hireling flees because he is a hireling and does not care about the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own. 15 As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. 16 And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd.
John 10:10-16
Q & A：
- Explain the shepherd and sheep relationship and what is driving your fear instead of developing your faith when you are in the dark moments of your life. Do you know about God or do you really know God personally through His character, attributes, word and stepping out in faith to trust Him? (John 10:10-16)
- Explain what “the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep” means to you, in reference to sacrifice and offering for sins in the Old Testament and how Jesus redeemed us from the curse of the law. Discuss if you have wandered away from the Lord intentionally or subconsciously and how has the shepherd gone to seek and save you, the astray sheep. (Heb 10:5-7; 2 Cor 5:21; Gal 3:13; Isa 53:6; Matt 18:12-13)
- Compare the difference between the good shepherd and the hireling when the wolf or the enemy attacks the sheep or instills fear in our lives. Discuss how you have experienced the good shepherd, our God who provides, protects and leads us as He will never leave us nor forsake us in our time of need. (John 10:12-13; Heb 13:5; Isa 40:11; Jer 23:4)