The concept of sheep and shepherd is far removed from our 21st century mindset.

It's removed from our urban life.

A person could live all of his life or her life, and they may see a sheep in a petting zoo or somewhere,

but they really don't ever see a shepherd.

So much so that today's, there are many pastors who say,

don't call me pastor because nobody really understand what a shepherd is,

but call me CEO, because people can relate to what a CEO does.

But the truth is, there are so many deep and rich and majestic understanding in that term shepherd that it could not

be comprehended except by explanation, not by transliteration and take it into our modern day life.

In the Old Testament times and in the times of Jesus, it was an everyday experience

for them. It's part of their everyday vocabulary. They comprehended it, but that should not be a

reason for us to abandon it, but rather to understanding. In fact, I really personally think that

the concept of shepherd should apply to every

father in a home. The concept of a shepherd should apply to every CEO and a leader, whatever

there may be. Because when Jesus said, I am the good shepherd, he told us everything that we need to know

about our Lord whom we worship. I know some of you look and visit, oh, wait a minute. Everything?

Yes. Everything. That's not a mistake. I want you to listen carefully. Now, for those of you

are visiting, just to kind of remind you, we are in the middle of a series of sermons. There is an I in the

I am. And we're looking at this term, and I explained in the very beginning why Jesus used that

term, I am, because he wanted to remind his Jewish hearers that he is the one in his pre-incarnate form who appeared to Moses at the burning bush.

That he in his pre-incarnate form is the one who told Moses, go down to Egypt and tell my people,

I am, who I am, sent you. In his pre-incarned form, Christ is the one who identified

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