Month: September 2012

The Parable of the Lost Sheep: The Others John 10:14-16: “I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me — just as the Father knows me and I know the Father — and I lay down my life for the sheep. I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I…

Don began by asking for prayers for Alice and her husband and family in this time of sickness.   The Parable of the Lost Sheep, continued. Don began by summarizing last week’s discussion on the voice of God. He read from Acts 9, the passage in which God accosts Paul on the road to Damascus….

The Parable of the Lost Sheep, continued. Don: Can we know, can we hear, can we understand the voice of God? Matt 18 and John 10 assert that the sheep can recognize the voice of the shepherd and that the shepherd knows their names. The Book of Samuel suggests that recognizing the voice of God…

The Parable of the Lost Sheep, continued. John 10 indicates that the sheep follow the shepherd because he knows their names and they know his voice. The shepherd is a metaphor for God. How do we know the voice we hear is the voice of God leading us? In the metaphor, the sheep are in…