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Lesson Text: John 10: 1-6
In the following fill-in-the-blank questions, you will find phrases from our text which emphasize important facts about the Good Shepherd and His sheep:
1. He who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
2. To him the doorkeeper opens.
3. The sheep hear his voice ; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
4. When he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them.
5. The sheep follow him, for they know his voice.
6. Yet they will by no means follow a stranger , but will flee from him.
7. They do not know the voice of strangers.
Family Discussion:
Our text says: “Jesus used this illustration, but they did not understand the things which He spoke to them.” Please discuss this illustration of the Shepherd and His sheep. Discuss who the Shepherd and the sheep represent. Also discuss the “stranger” and who he represents. Stress the danger of following anyone but our Good Shepherd, Jesus.
From the beautiful 23rd Psalm find phrases to make an acrostic using the word “lambs” as your base. I have done the first one to get you started:L eads me beside still waters (vs.2)
A nd I will dwell in the house of the LORD
M y cup runs over
B eside the still waters
S urely goodness and mercy shall follow me
Crack the Code
This time your code will be a little more challenging. You will be given some clues but not all of them.
E=A J=N R=D S=W T=H V=E K=B C=R L=I P=G Z=S F=O M=U N=T
Find the secret message:
EJR STVJ TV KCLJPZ FMN TLZ FSJ ZTVVG, TV PFVZ KVYFCV NTVA; EJR NTV ZTVVG WFHHFS TLA, WFC NTVD IJFS TLZ BFLQV
RED LETTERS
DECODE AND UNSCRAMBLE THE RED LETTERS ABOVE TO FIND A VERY IMPORTANT WORD FROM OUR LESSON TEXT. WHEN YOU HAVE FOUND THE MYSTERY WORD, TELL WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT.
"And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice." DOOR.
Matching Game
Use your lesson text to help you find words that match. After you have them all matched, tell why you think they are matches:
Flee Doorkeeper Leads Sheepfold Shepherd Calls Understand Climbs Opens Hear Sheep Voice Illustration Thief Door Name Sheep Stranger Know Follow
Vs.1) sheepfold/door; climbs/thief: A thief won't enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs up some other way.
Vs.2) door/shepherd: Whoever enters the sheepfold by the door is the shepherd.
Vs.3) doorkeeper/opens; leads sheep; calls name; hear voice: The doorkeeper opens the door to the shepherd, the sheep hear his voice, he calls them by name and leads them out.
Vs.4) sheep/follow; know/voice: He leads his sheep who follow because they know his voice.
Vs.5) stranger/flee: Sheep will flee from a stranger because they don't know his voice.
Vs.6) illustration/understand: Jesus used this illustration to teach the Pharisees but they didn't understand what He was saying.
Thought Question:
In our text we learn that the Shepherd brings his sheep out and He goes before them. Why is it important for the Shepherd to go before His sheep?
Tell in your own words what you learned from today’s lesson.