The Parable of the Good Shepherd
First15 Devotional
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🗓️ 20 November 2023
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
Jesus loved to use stories to illustrate profound, life-transforming concepts. He loved to use real and genuine settings, characters, and ideas that apply to all of us to reveal God’s heart of pursuit and love. This week we’re going to spend time allowing the parables of Jesus to speak directly to our situations, mindsets, and core beliefs about who God is. Open your heart and mind to be transformed by the powerful and captivating stories of Jesus.
Our Scripture for today comes from John 10:14-15, and today's worship is Shepherd by Amanda Lindsey Cook.
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Outro / Wrap Up:
Thanks for listening to today’s devotional, the first in our week-long series on the parables.
As you head out into your day, try and notice the value of stories. Think about the things happening in your life, and what narrative God might be weaving through your story. Even take a moment or two, if you can, to journal the story of your day, taking time to process what God is doing in and through you. And at the end of today, consider taking a few moments to share your story with someone you love. You never know how your story could truly impact the life of another.
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Have a wonderful rest of your day, and may God bless you as you seek him.
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| 0:00.0 | Jesus loved to use stories to illustrate profound, life-transforming concepts. |
| 0:10.5 | He loved to use real and genuine settings, characters, and ideas that apply to all of us |
| 0:15.6 | to reveal God's heart of pursuit of love. |
| 0:19.1 | This week, we're going to spend time allowing the parables of Jesus to speak directly to |
| 0:23.6 | our situations, mindsets, and core beliefs about who God is. |
| 0:27.9 | Open your heart and mind to be transformed by the powerful and captivating stories of Jesus. |
| 0:33.3 | Welcome to the First 15 podcast. |
| 0:42.1 | Okay. Welcome to the first 15 podcast. Have you ever experienced a sense of grand perspective where you realize your smallness |
| 0:47.7 | in comparison to the earth's grandeur? |
| 0:50.7 | Have you ever contemplated your small stature in light of how colossal the universe is? |
| 0:57.0 | Every now and then, when I get a sense of my smallness, I am overcome by the fear of being lost. |
| 1:03.0 | I think, who will show me my path in the seemingly increasing world? |
| 1:08.0 | Who will guide me through the various trials and changes that will undoubtedly |
| 1:13.0 | come my way? Who will help me? One of my favorite metaphors in scripture is God as the |
| 1:19.7 | good shepherd. Jesus is the most equipped guide we could ever have. He holds all of creation |
| 1:26.3 | in the palm of his hand, and yet he knows the number |
| 1:29.4 | of hairs on our head. He is the God of the gigantic and the lover of every little detail about |
| 1:36.1 | us. He longs to lead us to safe pasture. As we look at the parable of God as the good shepherd |
| 1:42.2 | today, allow your faith and affections to be stirred by |
| 1:45.5 | God's promise to guide you into the matchless life he is in store for you. John 1014 through 15 says, |
| 1:52.4 | I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the father knows me and I know the |
| 1:59.4 | father. And I lay down my life for the sheep. |
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