The Good Shepherd
ISA:40:11He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
Preparation
Christ's Coming, Complacency and Call
SON:5:1I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.
The Love of Christ
JHN:13:1Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
The Love of God
1JN:4:19We love him, because he first loved us.
Christ's Call and the Believer's Character
SON:2:14O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.
Thou art the Christ
MAT:16:16And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
The Test, the Stand and David's Response
1CH:12:16And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.
Have I been a wilderness to Israel?
JER:2:31O generation, see ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee?
The Works of the Flesh
GAL:5:24And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
Preparation for the Lord's Supper
1CO:11:24And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.
