File:The Lord is my Good Shepherd.jpg

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Read more about: '''The Lost Sheep and The Lost Piece of Money The Lost Sheep Parable Matthew 18:12 - 18:14 Luke 15:3 - 15:7

Genesis 33:13 1 Samuel 17:34 - 17:35 Psalm 22 (23 Greek) - The Lord is my Shepherd Psalm 79 (80 G) - Psalm 80:1 Ecclesiastes 12:11 Isaiah 40:11 Jeremiah 3:15 Jeremiah 23:3 - 23:4 Jeremiah 31:10 Ezekiel 34:13 - 34:23 Ezekiel 37:24 Micah 5:4 Zechariah 13:7 Mark 10:14-16 Luke 15:4-7 John 15:10 John 21:15 - 21:16 - 21:17 Ephesians 4:11 Hebrews 13:20 1 Peter 2:25 1 Peter 5:1-4 Revelation 7:17

John 10:11-16

'''10:11. “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives his life for his sheep.'''

10:12. “But the hireling and he that is not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf catches and scatters the sheep,

10:13. “and the hireling flees because he is a hireling, and he has no care for the sheep.

10:14. “I am the good shepherd, and I know mine and mine know Me

10:15. “as the Father knows Me and I know the Father, and I lay down My life for My sheep.

'''10:16. “I have other sheep that are not of this fold; I must bring them also. They shall hear My voice, and there shall be one fold and one Shepherd.'''

Good Shepherd by Bernard Plockhorst. This beloved painting is based on Jesus' teaching that He is the Good Shepherd: His sheep follow Him willingly and eagerly, because He is willing to do anything for their well being.

The opposite of the Good Shepherd is described in Ezekiel 37 where God is angry with the selfish shepherds who take all the best for themselves, they don't look after the flock, and they allow bullies to abuse the sheep. Jesus wanted his disciples to be good leaders.

The parable of the Good Shepherd is also a message of comfort for the flock, that Jesus cares about us and loves us. King David described the love of God as a good shepherd in Psalm 23, "The Lord is my Shepherd."

Lost Sheep Parable Matthew 18:12 - 18:14 Luke 15:3 - 15:7

Date: (March 2, 1825 – May 18, 1907) Source: public domain Author: Bernard Plockhorst (March 2, 1825 – May 18, 1907) - German painter and graphic artist This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. This applies to Australia, the European Union and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 70 years.