Dr. Michael Yousef, beginning today's episode of leading the way. In biblical times, everybody was

familiar with sheep and shepherd. It was part of their daily experience. They've seen it every day.

And that is why when Jesus said, I am the good or perfect shepherd.

He was telling us everything that we needed to know about Jesus,

everything that we needed to know as to why we should worship him,

we should obey him, we should follow him, and we should submit to him.

Hello and welcome to leading the way, featuring Dr. Michael Yousaf, author of more than 50 life-changing books. Today, many people pigeonhole Jesus as just another founder of a religion,

or a religious leader whose reputation transcended generations.

But as you'll hear today, Jesus did more than teach and be a part of history, he revealed

truth about himself and the Heavenly Father. Listen with me, hear how Jesus revealed himself

as the good shepherd.

In our modern urban society, we can live our whole life without seeing a sheep or a shepherd,

except on television and probably for kids in a petting zoo. Today, that concept of a sheep and shepherd is so alien that we see it as something quaint,

something kind of ancient relic, so much so that now some pastors are saying to their congregations

do not call me pastor, call me CEO, because that's more

relevant to our time.

Well, the sad part about this is that in this process, we can lose some of the deepest and the richest meanings of the term shepherd.

Even though the concept is alien to our computer and internet-bound lives, explanation is necessary.

And that's exactly what I'm going to be attempting to do today.

Now, to be sure, while in biblical times, everyone understood the significance and the importance of sheep and shepherd,

particularly for religious festivities like the Passover and so on. Today, the average person

has never met a real shepherd. Let's face it, in biblical times, everybody was familiar with

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