Message Notes

Sunday, April 26, 2026

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“The Lord Is My Shepherd”

 

Int:      Kathy and I used to look out for an elderly neighbor who lived alone.  He bought a beagle to keep him company.  Named her Chiquita.  She was a livewire, too much for him.  So the next Christmas, our family got a beagle, named Chiquita.  It was great.

We soon learned how much beagles bark.  When we went out of town, we kenneled her.  We said, “She’s gonna bark, a lot.”  The guy replied, “It’ll be fine.  We know beagles.” It wasn’t fine.  She was put in doggy time out.  He said, “She loves to give voice.”

I thought that was interesting – “give voice,” not “bark.”  We give voice; so does Jesus.  We’ll look at John 10 again in a minute, but first, how do you:

 

1. Identify Someone?

   1. Voice

2. Jesus said, “The sheep hear the shepherd’s voice.  He calls them by name.

   1. The sheep follow him, for they know his voice.

   2. All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.”  [John 10:3-8]

3. Special Bond

   1. John 10:11

 

Con:    A pastor was leading his church on a tour of the holy land…