The Good Shepherd

I have the great privilege of speaking at a youthgroup at Kellyville on Friday night.

I love the "I am" statements in John. Such big bold statements with both historical, present and future meanings!

John 10 is the focus of the talk, where Jesus claims to be The Good Shepherd.

But hidden in the text here is vs 10;

"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."

For a bit of a laugh check out this website on living life to the full.

We are obsessed with trying to live our lives to the full, by filling it with 'stuff'. Activities, people, thoughts. And these can be good things. But they can also be the things that come only to steal, kill and destroy.

When I lived at Mosman with the boys, we had a visit from a burglar. He came only to steal.

But Jesus comes so we can have life to the full; both now and in the future.

By following the Good Shepherd.

Jim