And while you're turning there,
this evening, we're going to look at 1 Corinthians chapter
15, verses 5 through 8, where Paul mentions six different appearings
of our Lord Jesus Christ after his resurrection, how he appeared
to people. And we're going to consider Christ
seen. Christ seen. John chapter 10,
I'd like us to read the first six verses. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door
into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same as
a thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the
door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the porter openeth, and
the sheep hear his voice. And he calleth his own sheep
by name, and leadeth them out. And when he putteth forth his
own sheep, he goeth before them. And the sheep follow him, for
they know his voice. And a stranger will they not
follow, but will flee from him. They know not the voice of strangers. This parable spake Jesus unto
them. But they understood not what
things they were. Which he spake unto them. I've entitled this message. The
sheepfold. And this is the beginning of
one of those messages that created some major conflict for our Lord. Look down in verse 19. There was a division, therefore,
among the Jews for these sayings, this message that he brought.
And many of them said he has a devil. He's mad. Why hear him? He's gone crazy preaching something
like this. Others said these are not the
words of him that has a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of
the blind? As a matter of fact, by the time this was over, there
was another murder attempt. Look at verse
31. Then the Jews took up stones
again to stone him. By the end of this message, these
people wanted to kill him. They actually picked up rocks
to throw at him and put him to death. Now, what did our Lord
say that created such a stir? Now, we also know that the people
who he was speaking to at first didn't understand what he was
saying. In verse six, it says this parable spake Jesus unto
them, but they understood not what things they were which he
spoke unto them. They didn't understand. But when
I read that passage of scripture where they didn't understand,
this thought occurred to me. I do. I do understand exactly what
he was saying. Now, in verse one, he said, barely,
barely, I say unto you. Who is he speaking to? That's
always important for us to understand. Who is the Lord speaking to when
he said, barely, barely, I say unto you? Well, he was speaking
to that same crowd he was speaking to in chapter nine. Look in verse
39 of Chapter 9, and Jesus said, For judgment I'm coming to this
world, that they which see not might see, and they which see
might be made blind. And some of the Pharisees which
were with him heard these words and said unto him, Are we blind
also? Jesus said unto them, If you were blind, you should have
no sin. But now you say, we see, therefore,
your sin remaineth. Verily, verily, I say unto you.
Now, that's who he's speaking to. Are we blind? Our Lord says to
these people, and this is such a powerful statement, he said,
if you were blind, you would have no sin. Now, I find that very attractive.
I want to be somebody who has no sin. If you were blind, you
would have no sin. Now, what's our Lord mean by
that? If you were blind, you'd have
no sin. Now, who's somebody that's blind? Someone who cannot see. Now, He's not talking about physical
blindness. He's talking about spiritual
blindness. Have you ever been spiritually
blind where you cannot see? why God would look in favor toward
you. You can't see one reason in yourself. You can't find one thing in yourself
that would draw God to look in mercy on you. You see yourself
as nothing but sin. You know, when I read that passage
of Scripture where David said, I've gone astray like a lost
sheep. Seek thy servant. Now, when I
read that verse of Scripture, there were some people where
they're thinking. What's the preacher done? Did
he read a verse of Scripture like that? What's he done? What
what what's he been guilty of? How'd he go astray? And there's
somebody else who thought. I've gone astray. Like a lost
sheep. Seek thy servant. You see, somebody
that's blind is somebody who is a sinner. They can't find
one reason in themselves as to why God would look in favor toward
them. Now, I can say to that person,
that's somebody that Christ died for. How is it that I can have
no sin? There's only one way I can have
no sin, is if Christ died for me. And if he died for me, he'd
put away my sin. And everybody who's a sinner,
I can say this so with such assurance, everybody who is a real sinner,
who's nothing but sin, I can say to that person, Christ died
for you. Isn't that wonderful? Christ came into the world to
save sinners. Paul said, of whom I am the chief. That person who
cannot see in themselves a reason as to why God would look in favor
toward them, That person has no sin, but that person who says,
I see. I can see why God would save me. Look what I've done.
I can see why God saved me, because look what I can do. I might not
have done it yet, but I'm going to one of these days. That person
who can see why God would look in mercy toward them, that's
the person Christ says your sin remains. It's still on you, and
it'll be on you through eternity if you continue in that condition.
Now, that's a solemn thought. Now the Lord says to these people,
the Pharisees, the religious experts, the word Pharisee means
a separated one. The Pharisee is one who believed
that there's something that he did that separates him from other
people. Separated ones, the religious
fellows. That's who he's speaking to when he gives this parable.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that entereth not by the door
into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same as
a thief and a robber." Now, what is a sheepfold? Now, everybody
that our Lord was talking to knew exactly what a sheepfold
was. Now, there were many shepherds
leading flocks of sheep. During the day, they would take
them to different and various pastures to feed, and at night,
they would bring them into the sheepfold. or the sheep pen. Many different flocks of sheep
would be brought into the sheepfold at night, and this sheepfold
was a large yard enclosed by a high stone wall, generally
10-12 feet high, and that was to keep predators out. It would
have a door, and a porter or a doorkeeper would guard the
door and the sheep by night, while the shepherds went to sleep. They had been taking their sheep
through the pasture all day long. At night, they'd bring them in
to the sheepfold to be watched. When morning would come, the
shepherd would return, the porter would open the door, and the
shepherd would call his own sheep out by name, and the sheep of
his flock would know his voice And they would respond, but they
wouldn't respond to any other voice. Now, there might have
been 500 sheep in that sheep pen, and perhaps this shepherd
had 20, 25 sheep. He comes in and he calls his
own sheep out by name, and his own sheep hear his voice. And they respond. No other sheep
respond. Only his sheep. They hear his
voice. He calls them by name, and they
would follow him out. And he would lead them to pastures
to feed. He would bring them back to the
sheepfold at night, and the process would begin again the next day. Everybody knew what a sheepfold
was. Now, our Lord says in verse one,
truly, truly, I say unto you, he that entereth not by the door
under the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same as
a thief, And he's a robber. Now, who is this one who the
Lord describes as a thief? The word thief has to do with
deception. He's a deceiver. He's not an
honest person. The word robber has something
to do with violence. Not only is he a deceptive person,
he's a destructive person. He violently takes what is not
His. Now, our Lord speaks of those
who are thieves and robbers who try to climb into the sheepfold
some other way. They come not by the door, but
they try to come in some other way. Who are these people? They're the people who bring
some message that's contrary to Christ the door. Now, we don't
have to wonder what this door is. Look down at verse 7. We're
going to get into this next week. But look what verse 7 says, Then
said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am
the door of the sheep. Now, what's a door? Well, a door
is something that lets people in. And it keeps people out. It lets people out. It keeps
people in. Our Lord said, I am the door. I'm the door into this sheepfold.
There's no other way to get into this sheepfold but by me. He
says in verse 8, all that ever came before me are thieves and
robbers, but the sheep didn't hear them. I am the door. By me, if any man enter in, he
shall be saved and shall go in and out and find pasture. Now, that one who's a thief and
a robber is someone who has some message contrary to Christ being
the door. He said, by me, if any man enter.
And I know exactly what the Lord meant when he said that. The
only way I can enter into heaven, the only way I can enter into
security, the only way I can enter into God's presence is
by Him. No other way. I don't come by
my own works. I don't come by my... it doesn't
have anything to do with me. I come into the sheepfold wholly
on the coattails of the Lord Jesus Christ. When He entered
in, I entered in because He represented me. I have no other plea. His
precious blood, His glorious righteousness, I have no other
plea but Him. That's it. I have no other plea. By me, if any man enter in. Now
the true shepherd is the man who brings this message of the
true shepherd, that great shepherd of the sheep. He tells people
the only way you can enter into the sheepfold is through the
door. It's not by what you do. Hebrews 7.25 Turn there, I want
you to see this. I love this passage of Scripture.
I quote it, but I'd rather you read it. Hebrews chapter 7. Wherefore, verse 25, Hebrews
7, verse 25, wherefore, he is able. Who's he? The Lord Jesus Christ. He is
able to save them to the uttermost. that come unto God, what are
those next two words? By Him. No other way. I come to God by
Him. Oh, that I might be found in
Him. I come by Him. I don't come on
my own. I don't come talking about myself. I don't come making any promises.
I come only one way. By Him. Now this passage of scripture
says he's able to save them to the uttermost that come to God
by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for thee. Now somebody who does not preach
this is a thief. He's a deceptive man and he's
a robber. He's a destructive man, and the
Lord is telling these Pharisees, you are thieves and robbers. They tried to come some other
way, any way other than the way of Christ alone is another way. Now, how do I enter heaven? By
the door. Christ is the door. I enter by
Him. You know what that means? That
means when He entered, I entered. When he died, I died. He's my representative. When
he was raised up from the dead, I was raised up from the dead.
As he enters, I enter. Truly, I enter by him. You know, I'm not making that
as plain as it ought to be made. I wish I could make this plainer.
He is salvation. I enter by him no other way. Verse 2. He says. But he that entereth in by the
door. He doesn't come some other way. But he that entereth in
by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. Now Christ is the
shepherd of the sheep and he uses under shepherds, pastors,
to preach the message that He is the door, but it's Christ's
voice that the sheep hear. If all you hear is my voice,
you haven't heard from the Lord. I repeat that. If all you hear
is my voice, you haven't heard from the Lord. But when you know
this is the shepherd's voice, this is the Word of God, this
is divine truth, this is God's Word being preached. This is
not Todd Norbert's opinion. This is the Word of God. This
is not some church's doctrine. This is the Word of God. Then
you hear His voice. Christ calls His sheep through
that man's voice. But He that entereth in by the
door, He's the shepherd of the sheep. Christ is the shepherd
and He's the door. He's all things, isn't He? Verse
3, to him the shepherd of the sheep, the one who enters by
the door, to him the porter openeth, and the sheep hear his voice,
and he called his own sheep by name, and leads them out. The porter will open to him only. Now many believe that this porter
represents the Spirit of God, and it very well may. It is only
the truth that the Spirit of God opens the door to. He doesn't
open the door to error, but to the truth of God, He opens the
door that the sheep may enter in and hear His voice. Now, the sheep hear His voice,
and here's the question that comes to my mind when I look
at this passage of Scripture. Now, it's only that one who enters
in by the door, who preaches the message of Christ at the
door, that's the shepherd of the sheep. Who are the sheep?
Who are the sheep? There's a lot said about sheep
in this passage of Scripture. Who are the sheep? Is everybody
a sheep? Is this talking about every son
of Adam? Well, look in verse 24 of the same chapter. Then
came the Jews round about him and said unto him, How long dost
thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us
plainly, as if he hadn't already told them plainly. Jesus answered
them, I told you and you believe not. The works that I do in my
Father's name, they bear witness of me, but you believe not because
you are not of my sheep, as I said to you." Now, the Lord says to
these fellows plainly, He doesn't say, You're not my sheep because
you don't believe. He didn't say that at all. He
said, You believe not because you're not of my sheep. Who are the sheep? They're the
elect. Let me show you that. Look in
verse 28. I give unto them eternal life,
and they shall never flourish, neither shall any man pluck them
out of My hand. My Father which gave them Me
is greater than all, and no man is able to pluck them out of
My Father's hand. The elect are those that were
given to the Lord Jesus Christ by the Father. He said, I pray
for them. I pray not for the world, but for them which you've
given me, for they are thine. The sheep are God's elect. Those that God chose before the
foundation of the world. That's what the Bible teaches.
Who are the sheep? The sheep are those Christ died
for. Look in verse 15. of John chapter 10, As the Father
knoweth me, even so know I the Father, and I lay down my life
for the sheep. That's who he died for, the sheep. He didn't lay down his life for
goats. He didn't lay down his life for those who will never
believe. He didn't lay down his life for those who were not given
the hymn of the Father. He didn't lay down his life for
those who reject his gospel and who die in unbelief. He laid
down his life for the sheep. That's who Christ died for. Christ
died for the sheep. Now, somebody may be thinking,
are you implying? Are you implying that Jesus Christ
didn't die for everybody? No, I'm not implying that at
all. I'm saying. That's what the scripture teaches.
Christ died for the elect. He died for His sheep. Now why
make an issue of this? Why make an issue of this? Why
are you talking like this? Well, let me give you two reasons why
I make an issue of this. That Christ only died for the elect
and that the sheep are His elect. Those the Father gave Him. That's
who He died for. Here's why I make an issue of this. First, because
the Bible makes an issue of it. The Lord said, I lay down my
life for the sheep. The Lord said that. I didn't
say it. The Lord said it. The Bible makes an issue of this.
That's plenty enough of a reason, isn't it? But here's another
reason. And this one's just as big to
me. The only hope that I have is that Jesus Christ
died for me. That's it. I have no other hope. And if you tell me that Jesus
Christ could shed his precious blood for me and I might wind
up in hell anyway, you've taken away my hope. Because the only
hope I have is that when he said it is finished, my salvation
was finished. That's the only hope I have. To me, if you tell me that Christ
died for everybody, And then He made salvation available for
everybody, but now it's up to you to do something in order
to make what He did work. That's no good news to me. That's bad
news. That takes away my hope, my only hope. Listen to me. This is very personal with me.
I'm not just arguing doctrine. This is my hope. My only hope
is that what Christ did is all I need to be saved. He that spared not his own son,
but delivered him up for us all. How shall he not with him also
freely give us all things? Who shall lay anything to the
charge of God's elect? It's God that justified him.
Who is he that can condemn? It's Christ that died. That's the only answer I need.
I love this. I just, I love this. Christ's
glorious death. Who are the sheep? They're the
elect of God. That those Christ died for and
they must be saved. Actually, the sheep are. You know, there are sheep and
there are goats. Turn over to Matthew chapter 25 for just a
moment. Verse 31. When the Son of Man shall come
in His glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he
sit upon the throne of his glory, and before him shall be gathered
all nations, and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd
divided his sheep from the And he shall set the sheep on his
right hand, but the goats on his left. Then shall the king
say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my father,
inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of
the world. Back to our text. To him, The porter openeth, and
the sheep hear his voice, and he calleth his own sheep by name,
and leadeth them out. You see, the sheep hear his voice.
They respond to the gospel. They know it's God's Word, not
man's. I love that scripture in John 8, 47, where our Lord
says, He that is of God heareth God's Word. He says, you therefore
hear them not because you're not of God. If you're of God,
you hear God's words. He calls his own sheep out by
name. Now, what this is talking about
is what is known as the effectual call. The sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep out by
name. And they respond to him. This
is the effectual call, the invincible, irresistible call of grace. Now, would you turn with me to
Luke chapter 19, and I want to give you a beautiful illustration
of the sheep hearing his voice. And him calling his own sheep
out by name. Verse one, Luke chapter 19. And Jesus entered and passed
through Jericho, he's on his way to Jerusalem, to the cross.
The scripture says he set his face like a flint, he was going
to the cross. And he entered and passed through Jericho on
his way to Jerusalem, knowing he would soon die. And behold,
there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the
publicans. This man was a wicked man. He
was the chief among the publicans, the most despised, dishonest
profession there. And he was rich. I mean, this
man had made a lot of money. Through his dishonest profession,
I guarantee he had a lot of enemies. People hated this man, Zacchaeus. Verse three, and he sought to
see Jesus. Who he was now there, there's
a good sign when somebody wants to know who the Lord Jesus Christ
is. He wanted to know who Christ
was. And he could not for the press because he was little of
stature. And he ran before and he climbed
up into a sycamore tree to see him. He wanted to see who Christ
was. He climbed up in a tree for he was to pass that way.
And when Jesus came to the place. He looked up. And he saw him. And he said unto
him, Zacchaeus. How do you reckon Zacchaeus responded?
He knows my name? How'd he know? Zacchaeus? He looks behind him. Is he talking
to somebody else? Zacchaeus, make haste and come down. For today I must abide in thy
house. Now this was a most gracious
call. Zacchaeus was a notorious sinner,
the chief among the publicans, and he was rich. So this was
a most gracious call. And it was a personal call. Zacchaeus,
make haste and come down. He knew his name, just like he
knew Lazarus. Lazarus, come forth. He that was dead came forth. And it was a hastening call.
Zacchaeus, make haste. You know, if you can procrastinate,
if you can wait till tomorrow, God's not calling you. When God
calls you, you make haste right now and bow the knee to the Lord
Jesus Christ. And it was a humbling call. Zacchaeus,
make haste and come down. Come down from your high horse
of pride and self-sufficiency. You come down right now. And
it was a necessary call. Zacchaeus, make haste and come
down for today I must. abide in thy house." Now there's
only one reason the Lord Jesus Christ must do anything. Because
it's His Father's will. He said, today I must abide in
thy house. It was an abiding call. It wasn't
temporary. It's continual. Today I must
abide in thy house. And it was an effectual call.
Zacchaeus made haste. And he came down. And he received
Him joyfully. Now that's the call of invincible
irresistible grace. I've heard people say, I don't
like that term irresistible grace. I do. I like it just fine. And I know that's the only way
I'll be saved is by his irresistible, invincible calling. I know this.
When Christ calls with his irresistible grace, you'll find him irresistible. You can't keep from coming. That's what happened. And he
says he calleth his own sheep out by name. And they hear his
voice. Turn back to John 3, John 10. To him the porter openeth. Verse
3, And the sheep hear his voice, and he calleth his own sheep
by name, and he leads them out. Now here we have the shepherd.
He leads them out. Now, obviously, when I think
of the Lord being the shepherd, I think of Psalm 23. Turn to
Psalm 23 for a moment. Psalm 23. The Lord, Jehovah, is my shepherd. And because my shepherd is the
Lord, I shall not want. I'm not going to lack anything
because my shepherd is the Lord. The Lord's my shepherd. You know,
a lot of folks read this psalm on funerals, during funerals
and so on, and it's a good psalm to read during funerals. But
it's a good psalm to read right now. The Lord's my shepherd. And because my shepherd is the
Lord, I shall not want, I shall not like. Verse two, he makes
me to lie down in green pastures. I'm not going to lack rest. I'm
resting in Christ. He leads me beside the still
waters. I'm not going to lack peace.
That's waters of quietness. I'm not going to lack peace because
he is my peace. I have such peace knowing he
is my peace before God. I have such peace knowing I have
no sin because He put it all away by the blood of His cross. He goes on to say in verse 3,
He restores my soul. I'm not going to lack forgiveness.
He always restores me. You know all my sins are put
away. All my sins are forgiven. Sins
I didn't commit again. I don't want to sin anymore.
I don't want to sin anymore. And I know if I live till tomorrow,
I'm going to sin again. I'm not excusing it. But you
know, the Lord's already forgiven. Now, I'm going to ask him to
forgive at that very day. Lord, forgive me. But I'm not
going to lack forgiveness. He always restores my soul. Sins
I haven't even committed yet. He's already forgiven them and
put them away. You see, he sees all. He's God. And I'm not going to lack forgiveness.
He leads me in the path of righteousness for His namesake. I'm not going
to lack righteousness. I have His righteousness. That's
my righteousness before God at all times. I'm not going to lack
righteousness. Yea, though I walk through the
valley of the shadow of death, I'll fear no evil. I'm not going
to lack protection. I don't have anything to fear. Though I walk
through the valley of the shadow of death, I'll fear no evil,
for Thou art with me. I'm not going to lack companionship.
I'm never alone. I'm always with Him, and He's
always with me. That's why I can walk through
the valley of the shadow of death and say, I fear no evil, for
Thou art with me. Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort
me. I'm not going to lack comfort.
Oh, the comfort of the gospel, the comfort of salvation by grace. That's so comforting to my soul.
I'm not going to lack comfort. Thy rod and Thy staff, the rod
of Your Word, the staff of Your providence, they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before
me in the presence of mine enemies. I'm not going to lack provision.
Everything I need, I have in Christ Jesus. Thou anointest
my head with oil. I'm not going to lack joy. Hold
the joy and peace of believing, knowing that He is my salvation.
My cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall
follow me all the days of my life. And I'll dwell in the house
of the Lord forever." Isn't it wonderful to say the Lord's my
shepherd? And because my shepherd is the Lord, I shall not want. Back to our text in John chapter
10. Verse 4. He leads them out into
liberty. What a shepherd he is. And when
he put forth his own sheep, when he brings them out, he goes to
liberty. He goes before them and the sheep
follow him, for they know his voice. He goes before them. Now,
this is what a shepherd does. He goes before us. And there's
so much that can be said about Christ, the great shepherd of
the sheep going before me. You know, God, when He elected
a people, when He chose a people before time began, and the Scripture
teaches that. There's no question about that.
But He didn't pick me out and didn't give me to Christ. It
didn't work that way at all. Christ was before me. Christ
would be my first elect, He said, and chose us in Him, our living
head. I've never been viewed independently
of Christ. Even in the covenant of grace,
He went before me. On the cross, He went before
me. He said, I go and prepare a place
for you. And that's what he was doing
on the cross. He went before me. In all things in providence,
he goes before me, his hands upon it. And he's using it and
causing it to work together for my good and his glory. He goes
before me in providence. He goes before me in intercession.
You know, my prayers, I pray some pathetic prayer that comes
from me. But He goes before that prayer
and He presents it before the Father as my great high priest.
And it smells good to God. It's holy to God because He goes
before me. And here's what I like thinking
about best. On Judgment Day, and it's coming, it's coming.
On Judgment Day, when my name is called, He goes before me
and says, present and account for. He goes before me. What a shepherd! When he putteth
his own sheep forth, he goes before them. And they follow
him, for they know his voice. They follow him. Now, I'll tell
you something about sheep. They follow the shepherd. How do you follow somebody? You
keep your eyes on them. You look to them and you follow them. Somebody that does not follow
Christ is not a sheep of Christ. If I have to follow Him through
hell, I'll follow Him through hell. God giving me the grace,
I follow Him. He said, whosoever cometh after
me, let him deny himself, take up his cross and follow me. I follow the Lord Jesus Christ. Every believer is a follower,
a disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ. Now, he says he goes before him and the sheep
follow him. For they know His voice. And you know, I know His
voice. This is something I know about every believer. They know
the voice of God. You know when you're hearing the truth. And
when you hear something that's not true, you might not even
be able to tell exactly what it is. You might not be able
to say, well, here's what's wrong with it. But you know something's
wrong. And the reason you know that is because you know not
the voice of strangers. You see, every believer has an
unction from the Holy One, according to 1 John chapter 2. He says,
you know all things, you have an unction from the Holy One
and know all things. I know the difference between
law and gospel. I know the difference between
grace and works. I know the difference between
truth and error. The sheep hear His voice. I know the voice of
the shepherd. And it's by grace that I know
the voice of the shepherd, but I know the voice of the shepherd.
They know His voice. Verse 5 says, And a stranger will they not
follow, but will flee from Him. For they know not the voice of
strangers. A sheep will not follow after
the voice of a stranger, one who doesn't preach the gospel.
If they do, all they prove is they're not really sheep. That's
it. Sheep will not know the voice
of a stranger. I know this about all of God's
sheep. They know the gospel. They know when they hear it.
And they know when they don't. That's God's Spirit within them.
And they will not follow the voice of a stranger. Now, you
can be listening to me. And I'm not asking you to tell
me what you think. Is this the voice of the shepherd? Is this
the voice? Is this the truth? Is this the
gospel that I'm preaching to you? Well, God sheep know it
is. Yeah, it is. I know somebody
says, well, I'm not sure about that. Well, if you're God sheep,
you will be. You will be. And if you're not, you won't.
It is. It is that simple. How do you say all this? Well,
let me show you. Turn back to John chapter 6. Verse 44, the Lord says, No man
can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him. And I will raise him up at the
last day. It is written in the prophets,
and they shall be all taught of God. Everybody that's a sheep. You know what? Every single one
of them. Who teaches them? God does. You ever heard somebody
say, God's trying to teach me something? Oh, no. He doesn't
try to teach anybody anything. If he teaches you, You're taught. He didn't try it. You're taught.
They shall all be taught of God. Now, what happens when God teaches
you? Verse 45, it's written in the prophets, and they shall
be all taught of God. Every man, therefore, that hath
heard and hath learned of the Father cometh unto me. Every single one of them. Back to John 10. This parable, verse 6. This parable spake Jesus unto
them, but they understood not what things they were which he
spake unto them. They didn't. But every believer does. Oh, that God would be our teacher. What a wonder to have this shepherd
and to be in this sheepfold. Let's pray together.