• Matthew 9:35-36
  • We need …
    • Nourishment
      • Mark 6:34 – The people needed teaching!
      • Spiritual sheep need truth.
      • John 3:1, 10
      • Matthew 22:29
      • Matthew 7:28-29 – Jesus taught with authority.
    • Direction
      • John 10:1
      • We need someone to follow. Jesus gives us direction.
      • I Peter 2:21-25
      • I John 2:3
      • Romans 8:29 – We are to conform to Christ.
    • Protection
      • John 10:11-15 – Jesus laid down His life for us.
      • Romans 8:35-39
  • We need to appreciate Christ as our shepherd ourselves.
    • The longer we’ve been a Christian, the easier it is to take Christ for ranted.
  • We need to talk about Him to others, who are still living like sheep without a shepherd.