Message Notes for March 22, 2020

Series: I Am

Title: I am the Good Shepherd

Exodus 3:13-15  … God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” …’ This is my name forever, and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations.

John 10:11 “I am the good shepherd.”

Full text: John 10:11-30

Your life is worth His life.

John 10:11-13

Psalm 100:3

Your life is worth His knowing.

John 10: 14-15

Your life is worth His pursuing.

John 10:16-18

Luke 15:3-7

Your life is worth protecting for eternity.

John 10:27-30

Psalm 23

Family/Group Study Notes for the Week of March 22, 2020

Series: I Am

Title:  I am the Good Shepherd

• In these times, where are you needing hope and encouragement?  Share with each other.
• What would it mean for Jesus to be your shepherd right now?  How do you need Him most in your life? Allow each person in your household to share.
• Read John 10:11-18.  How is Jesus saying that He relates to us?  What stands out for you the most?  What surprises do you see in this passage?  How does this passage help you know the heart of God?
• How could the “hired hand” in this passage be representative of the world we live in?  How is the hired hand different from Jesus?
• Why do you think Jesus shares four times that He will lay down  His life for the sheep?
• What does it mean to you that Jesus shares that He knows you just like He knows the Father?  What does it mean to you that we can know Him in that way?  How?
• How do you know in this passage that you are worth pursuing?
• Read John 10:27-30.  What is Jesus saying in this passage?  What is the truth He wants you to know?  How does Jesus promise protection and eternity?
• After reading these passages, how does knowing Jesus in this way give you hope in this time of national crisis?  What encouragement could you give to others?
• Close your time together with your family or friends in reading Psalm 23.  Pray for and with each other.  Thank God for who He is.