Tag: Christianity
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The Shepherd Gave His Life for the Sheep
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. John 10:14, 15, NIV. I have endured your sorrows, experienced your struggles, encountered your temptations. I know your tears; I also have wept. The griefs that lie too…
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The Shepherd Leads the Way
When he puts forth his own sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. John 10:4. The Eastern shepherd does not drive his sheep. He depends not upon force or fear; but going before, he calls them. They know his voice, and obey the call. So does the…
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The Shepherd Knows Every Sheep
Fear not; for I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. Isaiah 43:1. Of all creatures the sheep is one of the most timid and helpless, and in the East the shepherd’s care for his flock is untiring and incessant. Anciently as now there was little security outside of the walled towns. Marauders…
Pastor Lester Bentley 