Lesson Text: John 10: 7-12

1. Choose the things from the list below that are good for a flock of sheep:

~ A Door,  A Pasture,  A Doorkeeper,  A Shepherd, Still Waters,  Green Grass ~

Please select the right answer

(Watch out for tricky answers!)

2. The door

A) Jesus

B)  Robbers

C)  Hirelings

3. The thief’s goal is to:

A) Steal

B)  Kill

C)  Destroy

4. Those who enter by the Door:

A) Will be saved

B) Will go in and out

C) Will find pasture

5. The Good Shepherd:

A)  Runs from the wolf

B)  Gives His life for the sheep

C)  Gives His sheep abundant life

6. A Hireling:

A) Does not own the sheep

B) Is the shepherd

C) Runs from the wolf

7. The wolf:

A) Gives his life for the sheep

B) Catches the sheep

C) Scatters the sheep

True or False

8. When a shepherd has a hundred sheep, it does not matter to him if he loses one of them.

False

9. The good shepherd throws a party when he finds his lost sheep and his friends and neighbors rejoice with him.

False

10. The angels in Heaven rejoice when one lost sinner repents. 

True

11. Jesus is the door of the sheepfold therefore he cannot be the shepherd.

False

12. The hireling kills the wolf and cooks it for dinner.

False

13. All who came before the good shepherd were thieves and robbers.

True

Unscramble the Words and tell how they relate to the lesson:

14. Yortsed

Destroy: Jesus said a thief comes only to steal, kill and destroy members of a sheepfold.

15. Erutsap

 Pasture: If anyone enters by Jesus, the door of the sheep, he will find pasture. 

16. Glerihin

Hireling: A hireling isn't the shepherd or owner of the sheepfold so when  wolf threatens, he runs to save himself, not the sheep.

17. Sterstca

Scatters: The wolf catches and scatters the sheep.

18. Sledouhsr

Shoulders: When the owner of a lost sheep finds it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 

19. Jeerico

Rejoice: When the owner of a found lost sheep comes home, he asks his friends to gather together and rejoice with him.

20. Creepentan

Repentance: Jesus said there'll be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over 99 just people who don't need to repent.

Now find the words in the puzzle below:

Family Discussion

Discuss the fact that Christ is both a Shepherd and a Lamb.  Find verses that show how Christ is a lamb.

(How Christ is a Lamb:  As a sacrifice: 1 Pet. 1;19; Rev. 7:13, 14. As Redeemer: Rev. 5:9. As King: Rev. 15:3)