Our theme today was “Listen to the Good Shepherd”, based upon John 10:11-14.
John 10:11-14 New International Version (NIV)
11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.12 The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. 13 The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.
14 “I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me—
Mike Daugherty brought the message and shared from his recent experiences while visiting daughter Kenna in Thailand. Through those experiences, he related how common it is to ourselves in situations where we feel inadequate and unprepared. When that happens, we need to remember that we have this Good Shepherd who knows (and we know him). We ARE inadequate and unprepared, but the Spirit of God that leads us is NOT. When we are willing to get past our own sense of inadequacy, that Spirit makes us adequate. “I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:13)