Bible Readings:
Matthew 28:1 – 20
John 17:20 – 26, Acts 1:1 – 11
Sermon Outline:
John 10:15–16 (NKJV)
15 As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. 16 And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd.
I The present relation of Jesus to the other sheep
Isaiah 49:6 (NKJV)
6 Indeed He says,
‘It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant
To raise up the tribes of Jacob,
And to restore the preserved ones of Israel;
I will also give You as a light to the Gentiles,
That You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth.’ ”
Isaiah 55:5 (NKJV)
5 Surely you shall call a nation you do not know,
And nations who do not know you shall run to you,
Because of the Lord your God,
And the Holy One of Israel;
For He has glorified you.”
II The future work that Jesus must do
John 10:11 (NKJV)
11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.
John 10:15 (NKJV)
15 As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep.
John 10:17 (NKJV)
17 “Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it again.
John 10:18 (NKJV)
18 No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This command I have received from My Father.”
III The destiny of the other Sheep