Homiletics Study: Gospel of John
Lesson 14 Passage: John 10
Content (List of Topics or Events)
Access – I am the Gate (John 10:1-10) 1. Entry outside gate is a thief and robber (1) 2. Entry by gate is the shepherd of sheep (2) 3. Gatekeeper opens gate and sheep listen to his voice (3) 4. Gatekeeper goes ahead and sheep follow but don’t follow stranger (4-6) 5. Jesus tells truth: He is the gate for sheep; those who came before are thief’s; sheep don’t listen (7-8) 6. Jesus declares… “I am gate bringing salvation”; thief steals, kills and destroys. (9-10a) 7. Jesus came for life to the full (10b) | Understanding – I am the Good Shepherd (John 10:11-18) 1. Jesus shares that He is the Good Shepherd laying down life for sheep (11) 2. He is not a hired hand that abandons sheep when wolf comes (12-13) 3. A Good Shepherd knows and is known by His sheep; laying down life for sheep (14-15) 4. Other sheep must be brought; and will listen to Jesus’ voice creating one flock (16) 5. Father love Jesus because I lay down life of my own accord and will take it up again (17-18) | Belief – I am God’s Son (John 10:19-42) 1. Jews express disbelief and accusations of Jesus (19-21) 2. Jews at Festival of Dedication ask if Messiah tell us plainly (22-24) 3. Jesus responds: I tell you, do Fathers work but don’t believe because you are not my sheep (25-26) 4. Jesus tell them: His sheep hear His voice and follow and Jesus gives eternal life (27-28) 5. Jesus declares He and Father are one (29-30) 6. Jews pick up stones to stone Jesus for blasphemy (31-33) 7. Jesus challenges them scripture can’t be set aside; believe the works and believe oneness with Father (34-38) 8. Jews try to seize Jesus, but He escapes (39) 9. Jesus crosses Jordan with many believing Jesus (40-41) |
Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
Access – I am the Gate | John 10:1-10 |
Understanding – I am the Good Shepherd | John 10:11-18 |
Belief – I am God’s Son | John 10:19-42 |
Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)
Jesus declaring: Gate, Good Shepherd and His Oneness with Father. |
Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
CTATLT those who hear and accept Jesus are protected by the Good Shepherd who loves and provides eternal life. |
Specific Application Questions
How do you come to Jesus and hear His voice? |
What ways are you learning to listen to Jesus in your hustle and bustle? |
In what ways are you trusting the truth of scripture? |
Principles to Remember
Jesus is our Way |
Jesus’s Words are Truth |
Belief in Jesus brings access to the Father and eternity |
Characteristic of God
Shepherd |
Theme
Jesus is the good shepherd calling His sheep to experience life eternal |
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