#352 – The Good Shepherd (John 10:10–11)

Pray the Word with David Platt

David Platt

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🗓️ 28 July 2018

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Jesus has laid down His life for the sheep and as a result we are given abundant life in Him.

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0:00.0	Pray the word with David Platt is a resource from radical.net.
0:06.0	John chapter 10 verses 10 and 11
0:09.4	the thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it
0:16.7	abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
0:25.0	Wow, what a picture.
0:29.0	What a promise.
0:31.0	What a purpose.
0:32.0	Think about it. Why did Jesus come? And there's all kinds of answers that we see in scripture.
0:38.1	Ultimately he came to save us from our sin, to reconcile us to to God to glorify the Father through his
0:45.4	obedience. It's just we could go on and on and on through scripture answering
0:49.7	why did Jesus come here in John 10 verse 10 we see this answer I came that they may have
0:56.1	life and have it abundantly why did Jesus come he came so that I could have
1:01.0	abundant life he came so that I could have abundant life.
1:03.1	He came so that you could have abundant life.
1:08.2	How is that possible?
1:10.1	Well, he's a good shepherd who lays down his life for the sheep.
1:14.3	The whole picture here is there is an adversary who does not want us to have abundant life.
1:20.3	He's come to steal and kill and destroy our lives.
1:24.0	But Jesus came to lay down his life for the sheep.
1:28.0	He went to the cross, he paid the price for our sin that leads to our destruction.
1:34.7	He took that destruction upon himself and in his sacrifice for us as his sheep
1:41.5	he made abundant life possible for you and me.
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