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The Good Shepherd - John 10 1-15
The Good Shepherd
10 “Most
assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the
door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 2 But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. 5 Yet they will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.” 6 Jesus used this illustration, but they did not understand the things which He spoke to them.
Jesus the Good Shepherd
7 Then Jesus said to them again, “Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All who ever came before Me[a] are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. 9 I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. 10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep. 12 But a hireling, he who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them. 13 The hireling flees because he is a hireling and does not care about the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own. 15 As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. John 10 1-15 NKJV
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The True Vine - by Andrew Murray
The True Vine
by Andrew Murray
Book Catalog #0016, Electronic Version 1.00 by Adam Woeger
We have revised this classic John 15:1-16 devotional book, The True Vine, by Andrew Murray and made it available in this electronic edition so that Rev. Murray's words can live on to bless many generations to come. It is our prayer that your faith and walk with God will be strengthened by this devotional book about abiding with Him. [Adam Woeger, Editor]
ONLY A BRANCH
- PREFACE
- Chapter 1 - THE VINE (John 15:1)
- Chapter 2 - THE HUSBANDMAN (John 15:1)
- Chapter 3 - THE BRANCH (John 15:2)
- Chapter 4 - THE FRUIT (John 15:2)
- Chapter 5 - MORE FRUIT (John 15:2)
- Chapter 6 - THE CLEANSING (John 15:2)
- Chapter 7 - THE PRUNING KNIFE (John 15:3)
- Chapter 8 - ABIDE (John 15:4)
- Chapter 9 - EXCEPT YE ABIDE (John 15:4)
- Chapter 10 - THE VINE (John 15:5)
- Chapter 11 - YE THE BRANCHES (John 15:5)
- Chapter 12 - MUCH FRUIT (John 15:5)
- Chapter 13 - YOU CAN DO NOTHING (John 15:5)
- Chapter 14 - WITHERED BRANCHES (John 15:6)
- Chapter 15 - WHATSOEVER YE WILL (John 15:7)
- Chapter 16 - IF YE ABIDE (John 15:7)
- Chapter 17 - THE FATHER GLORIFIED (John 15:8)
- Chapter 18 - TRUE DISCIPLES (John 15:8)
- Chapter 19 - THE WONDERFUL LOVE (John 15:9)
- Chapter 20 - ABIDE IN MY LOVE (John 15:9)
- Chapter 21 - OBEY AND ABIDE (John 15:10)
- Chapter 22 - YE, EVEN AS I (John 15:10)
- Chapter 23 - JOY (John 15:11)
- Chapter 24 - LOVE ONE ANOTHER (John 15:12)
- Chapter 25 - EVEN AS I HAVE LOVED YOU (John 15:12)
- Chapter 26 - CHRIST'S FRIENDSHIP: ITS ORIGIN (John 15:13)
- Chapter 27 - CHRIST'S FRIENDSHIP: ITS EVIDENCE (John 15:14)
- Chapter 28 - CHRIST'S FRIENDSHIP: ITS INTIMACY (John 15:15)
- Chapter 29 - ELECTION (John 15:16)
- Chapter 30 - ABIDING FRUIT (John 15:16)
- Chapter 31 - PREVAILING PRAYER (John 15:16)
The True Vine by Andrew Murray - Public Domain [Copy Fre
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Message - Spiritual Treasure Chests - Randall Nelsen
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Matthew 6:19 -21 NKJV
The Heart of man is like a Spiritual Treasure Chest. The type of of person you are today is directly related to whatever is within your heart and mind. The Bible teaches us that it is not the physical things that we consume that corrupt us, but the spiritual. It is not the kind of food that we eat, or the external things of this world that we use that make us unclean. What God really cares about is the internal condition of our hearts. The thoughts and unseen motivations of the heart are the most important they are the things that need to be dealt with.
Matthew 15:16-20 NKJV
Jesus rebuked the religious leaders because they taught and believed that they were holy because of their strict ritual observances such as dietary laws, and the washing of hands.The truth is that they missed the point. Jesus was teaching them that the heart of man is what needs washing not the hands. He taught them that it is was not the physical food that that makes a person clean or unclean but the spiritual condition of the heart is what defiles a person
This poses a problem for us because the bible also teaches us that the heart is deceitful and full of wickedness.
“The heart is deceitful above all things,
And desperately wicked;
Who can know it?
And desperately wicked;
Who can know it?
Jeremiah 17:9
If this statement is true, and we know it is, then we face a serious problem. The Bible teaches us that our heart is corrupt and evil. How do you wash away an evil heart. Since our heart is where our treasure is then we must make sure that the treasure is good.
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
Matthew 13:44
Jesus is comparing the kingdom of God to a Treasure hidden in a field, but what he says next is a little more obscure. Jesus says that the man hid the treasure and then sold everything he had and purchased the field. It is my belief that what the Lord is saying here is that the man hid the Treasure which is the Kingdom of God in his heart. What this clearly illustrates is that the man accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior in other Words he received Salvation. It also explains that the things of this world have no worth in comparison to the priceless Treasure of eternal Life.
What can be the solution to this problem?
Jesus is comparing the kingdom of God to a Treasure hidden in a field, but what he says next is a little more obscure. Jesus says that the man hid the treasure and then sold everything he had and purchased the field. It is my belief that what the Lord is saying here is that the man hid the Treasure which is the Kingdom of God in his heart. What this clearly illustrates is that the man accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior in other Words he received Salvation. It also explains that the things of this world have no worth in comparison to the priceless Treasure of eternal Life.
What can be the solution to this problem?
How do we wash the heart?
What is Good Treasure, is that even possible?
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