What does JESUS’ declaration that He is the Gate for the sheep tell us about Him, His heart, or His purposes?
“JESUS is the Gate, the way we come in and go out, and find pasture. He leads us to discover the right paths, to recognize and hunger for the nourishment we need, to stay close to Him, where our safety is secure.
In His care, we can thrive. Our experience there is not complicated by struggles and tangles He never intended.
It is in our best interest not to see His boundaries as restrictive, but to realize it is within those parameters that we are safe and free to grow and explore and discover and fully live. The possibilities and joys are not confined or jeopardized, but positioned for even greater abundance! . . .”
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This whole study was deeply touching as we learned so much about our Savior. For those who would like to explore further, here is a snapshot of our takeaways and links to discussion recaps from all 8 lessons:
In our study of WHO JESUS IS, we learned:
- JESUS is the Bread of Life, the One who nourishes and sustains us. He satisfies our souls’ deepest hunger.
- JESUS is the Light of the World, the One who illuminates our darkness. He exposes untruths, revealing the way of salvation.
- JESUS is the Gate for the sheep, the One who calls us by name to welcome us into His fold where we will be protected.
- JESUS is our Good Shepherd, the One who lays down His life to care for us, His sheep. He watches over us and guides us one step at a time.
- JESUS is the Resurrection and the Life, the One who triumphed over death, securing eternal life for all who trust in Him.
- JESUS is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, the One who has secured the only open door through which we can approach and know the Father, to be reconciled to Him, made inseparably and eternally one with Him as His redeemed children.
- JESUS is the Vine, the One who lovingly provides everything we need to grow and thrive and produce fruit that brings glory to the Father, our faithful Gardener.
- JESUS is GOD, the eternally unchanging, self-existent One. He stands outside of time and space, from eternity past to eternity future, from everlasting to everlasting, He is GOD!
𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟺 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘨 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴: 𝘞𝘏𝘖 𝘑𝘌𝘚𝘜𝘚 𝘐𝘚
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