I am the good shepherdJohn 10:11-18Length: Standard

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • What does Jesus say the good shepherd does that the hired hand never would?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • If Jesus really laid down his life for you, what does that say about how much you matter to him?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • How will you make space this week to listen for the shepherd's voice?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who feels abandoned or scattered, whom you could point to this shepherd?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).