I. CHRIST IS GOOD (v. 11a)
II. CHRIST IS THE GOOD SHEPHERD (v. 11b)
III. CHRIST IS THE GOOD SHEPHERD WHO LAYS DOWN HIS LIFE (v. 11b)
IV. CHRIST IS THE GOOD SHEPHERD WHO LAYS DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS SHEEP IN PARTICULAR (v. 11c)
John 10:25-26 “25 Jesus answered them, ‘I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name bear witness about me, 26 but you do not believe because you are not among my sheep.’”
The angel told Joseph in Matthew 1:21
“[Mary] will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
Paul tells the saints in Ephesus in Ephesians 5:25,
“Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.”
Paul tells the elders of Ephesus in Acts 20:28,
“Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood.”
APPLICATION
I. When it comes to definite atonement, the comfort of the saints is at stake.
I) If you are in Christ, Jesus actually propitiated His Father’s wrath for you on the cross.
Hebrews 2:17
“[Christ] had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.”
II) If you are in Christ, Jesus actually paid your ransom on the cross and that is why God personally redeemed you.
This is why in Revelation 5:9-10,
“They sang a new song, saying,
‘Worthy are you to take the scroll
and to open its seals,
for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God
from every tribe and language and people and nation,
and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God,
and they shall reign on the earth.’”
II. When it comes to definite atonement, the glory of Christ is at stake.
We try to rob Christ of His glory when we turn His death on the cross into a meer possibility of salvation. The cross does not make salvation possible; rather it is the accomplishment of the salvation of Christ’s particular people.
CONCLUSION
How do you respond to this message of Christ’s definite atonement?
Do you respond to this like the unbelieving Jews of Jesus’ day?
John 10:19-20
“There was again a division among the Jews because of these words. Many of them said, “He has a demon, and is insane; why listen to him?”
or
Do you respond like the believing Paul?
Galatians 2:20
“I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”
CHRIST DIED FOR HIS SHEEP: John 10:11
John 10:11
November 22, 2021 • Brett Baggett • John 10:11
WHY ARE WE DOING SHEPHERD SCHOOL? 2 Timothy 4:1-6
August 9, 2021 • Brett Baggett • 2 Timothy 2:1–6, 2 Timothy
Why are we doing Shepherd School? I. So that you would be strengthened by grace (v. 1) 2 Timothy 2:1 “You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus,” II. So that you would be taught the truth (v. 2a) 2 Timothy 2:2a “and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men,” III. So that you would be equipped to teach others (v. 2b) 2 Timothy 2:2b “who will be able to teach others also. IV. So that you would be a good soldier of Jesus Christ (v. 3) 2 Timothy 2:3 “Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.” V. So that you would please your King (v. 4) 2 Timothy 2:4 “No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him.” VI. So that you would live your life according to the the rules and so be rewarded (v. 5) 2 Timothy 2:5 “An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.” VII. So that you would exhaust yourselves in planting and watering, and therefore most enjoy the fruit that God grows (v. 6) 2 Timothy 2:6 “It is the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops.”
THE AUTHORITY OF THE SCRIPTURES (2021): 1 Thessalonians 2:13
August 16, 2021 • Brett Baggett • 1 Thessalonians 2:13
I. THE SCRIPTURES COME THROUGH MEN (v. 13a) 1 Thessalonians 2:13a “And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us,” II. THE SCRIPTURES COME FROM GOD (v. 13b) 1 Thessalonians 2:13b “you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God,” III. THE SCRIPTURES WORK IN BELIEVERS (v. 13c) 1 Thessalonians 2:13c “which is at work in you believers.” IV. HOW THE WORD IS TO BE READ AND HEARD PREACHED Thomas Watson (1620-1686), in his book The Ten Commandments, has a sermon that seeks to answer the question, How is the word of God made effectual for salvation (justification and sanctification)? His answer is I) by reading the Word, and II) by hearing the Word preached. How the word of God may be read so as to be effectually working in us who believe: (1) That we may so read the Word that it may conduce effectually to our salvation, let us have a reverend esteem of every part of Scripture. (2) If we would have the written Word effectual to our souls, let us peruse it with "intenseness of mind." (3) If we would have the written Word effectual, we must bring faith to the reading of it; believe it to be the Word of the eternal Jehovah. (4) If we would have the written Word effectual to salvation, we must delight in it as our spiritual cordial (i.e. pleasant tasting medicine). (5) If we would have the Scripture effectual and saving, we must be sure, when we have read the Word, to hide it in our hearts. (6) If we would have the written Word effectual, let us labor not only to have the light of it in our heads—but its power in our hearts! (7) When we read the holy Scriptures—let us look up to God for a blessing. How the word of God preached may be heard so as to be effectually working in us who believe: (1) If you would have the Word preached effectual, give great attention to the Word preached. (2) If you would have the Word preached effectual, come with a holy appetite to the Word. (3) If you would have the preaching of the Word effectual, come to it with tenderness upon your heart. (4) If you would have the Word effectual, receive it with meekness. (5) If you would have the Word effectual, mingle the Word preached with faith. (6) If you would have the preaching of the Word effectual, be not only attentive in hearing—but retentive after hearing. (7) If you would have the preaching of the Word effectual, reduce your hearing to practice. (8) If you would have the Word effectual, beg of God that he will accompany his Word with his presence and blessing. (9) If you would have the Word effectual, if you would have the Word work effectually to your salvation, make it familiar to you.
