PASTOR'S CORNER

  John 10:19-30   The beautiful shepherd who protects, leads and sacrifices Himself for the sheep is the One we worship ands desire to be like each day.  But, the Great Shepherd, is also the One, many, the religious, and the world will reject on a daily basis.  The result of this causes the fallen world to fall into controversy, as we see in (v19-v21) .  As always, the case, Jesus’ teaching created heated controversy among those who heard Him.  This is something that is still happening among believers and unbelievers .  This is evident in the end of this section, as the stubborn will still go on accusing Jesus’ ministry by attributing everything He does to demons. (v20)   Such blasphemous accusations  are damning.   But for others like the once blind man, this was undeniable proof that Jesus, was truly sanctioned by, and sent by God. “So they were seeking to arrest him, but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come. Yet many of the people believed in h

  John 10:1-18   The tenth chapter is described as one of the best loved portions of the New Testament.   The tenth chapter is a continuation to chapter nine because Jesus uses the example of the Good Shepherd in light of what has occurred with the man who was once blind from birth.  The previous chapter shows how the Good Shepherd found one of God’s sheep in bondage and led him into green pastures.  When you here of the name Good Shepherd most people are naturally drawn to David’s psalm of exaltation of God’s goodness, mercy, and grace found in Psalm 23, which makes this Psalm the most beloved of the 150 Psalms written.  The great Baptist preacher Charles Spurgeon said this psalm is “the pearl of psalms”  If there ever is a Psalm that could stand almost on a single line it would be Psalm 23.   “The LORD is my Shepherd”   Yahweh! The great God of the universe who spoke all things into existence.  He is the Shepherd, the God of the universe who cares deeply for His cr