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Jesus, the Good ShepherdJohn 10:1-15Length: Standard

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

Digest

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

  1. What does this passage show me about God?

    • What does the good shepherd do for the sheep, and how is he different from the hired hand?
  2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

    • How do the sheep know which voice to follow?
    • What does Jesus say he came to give?
  3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

    • Whose voice have you been following that is not his? What will you do about it this week?
  4. Who will I tell?

    • Who needs to hear that there is a shepherd who knows their name?

Grow

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

Pray

Jesus, thank you that you know me by name and lay down your life for me. Teach me your voice so I do not follow another.