Homiletics: John 10

Contents (not sentence, direct verbiage from Scripture):

1	1-2	VT ITY Phar, any1 enter shp pn by gate=thief/robbr; 1 enters by gate=shepherd
2	3-4	Gatekpr opns gate 4 hm/shp listn/he calls shp by name/leads out/shp follo bec kno voce
3	5-6	They nvr follo stranger, run away bec recog voce; J used fig o spch, Phar understd
4	7-8	Thrfr J: VT ITY I gate 4 shp; all who cm b4 me=thievs/robbrs, shp listn them
5	9-10a	I gate, whoevr entr thru me savd/they cm/go/find pasture; thief cm only steal/kill/destry
6	10b-12	I gd shepd, lay dn life 4 shp; Hird hd shepd/own shp, see wolf/abandn shp/wlf attck/scattr
7	13-15a	Man run bec care nthg 4 sheep; I gd shep; kno sheep/sheep kno me as Fr kno me/I kno Fr
8	15b-16	I lay dn life 4 sheep; have othr sheep of this pen, I brng, they listen, there 1 flock/1shep
9	17-18a	Resn Fr lv me=I lay dn life only 2 tk up agn; no1 tk frm me; I hv authrty lay dn/tk up;
10	18b-20	this cm I recd frm Fr; Jews hrd/were divdd;many: he demn poss/mad, why listn to him
11	21-22	Oths: thes sayngs o mn poss, cn demn opn eyes o blind; then Fest o Ddcatn @Jerus, wintr
12	23-24	J @ tmpl cts walkng Solo Colonn; Jews gathrd: how lng keep in suspns, if u Mess, tell us
13	25-27	J:I did, u believe; wks I do in Fr name testify, u believe bec u my sheep; my shp listn/follo
14	28-29a	I gv them EL, they nvr perish, no1 snatch em out my hnd:my Fr who givn them me >all;
15	29b-32	No1 sntch em out Fr hnd; I/Fr=1;Jew opp pu stns, J:I sho gd wks frm Fr, 4 wich u stn me
16	33-34	We stn u 4 gd wk but blasphemy bec u clm 2b G; J: is writn in Law “I said u gods?”
17	35-	If he calld em gods 2 whom wd o G came-& Scr cant be set aside-
18	36-	what abt 1 Fr set apart/sent into wrld; Y u accus me of blasphemy bec I said I Gs Son
19	37-38	bel unlss I do wks o Fr; if I do, evn tho u bel me, bel wks tht u kno/undstd Fr in me/I in Fr
20	39-42	Again they tried seize, he escaped; J went bck acrss Jordan/stayed/mny ppl cm/believed

 

Divisions (run-on sentence OK, direct verbiage from Scripture):

1	1-21	Jesus is the Good Shepherd and the Gate for His sheep
Principle:		Jesus protects and leads His sheep.
2	22-42	Jesus is the Son of God
Principle:		Jesus is set apart and sent by God to do His works.

 

Subject Sentence (10-word sentence with proper structure):

Jesus is the Good Shepherd and the Son of God.

 

Aim:

TCMATK Jesus is the savior, protector and leader of His people, set apart and sent into the world by God the Father.

 

Application (not yes or no question.  Meant to bring about life change):

1	How have you experienced the Good Shepherd’s leading, protection or salvation and what will you do this week to follow Him?
2	What has Jesus said as you’ve listened to His voice this week and what are you doing to obey Him?