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John the Baptist said of Jesus, “Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.” John was identifying Jesus the Messiah as a Lamb who would be sacrificed for His people. Jesus declared in the Gospel of John,  “I am the Good Shepherd who lays down His life for the sheep.”…

In John Chapter Ten, Jesus declares himself to be the Good Shepherd. He does this in a way to contrast between Himself and the religious leaders of His day. The context of this teaching is the story of the blind man who was healed and eventually excommunicated by the religious leaders for his belief in…

The Shepherd’s Courage and Compassion “This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger”. This was the message given to the shepherds who were watching their sheep at night. The swaddling clothes were made of linen, wrapped the same way newborn lambs that…

The Shepherd’s Courage and Compassion When reading the Bible, we recognize that one of the great occupations of the patriarchs was that of being a shepherd. We know that Moses, Abraham, and David were all shepherds. In Psalms 23, David calls God his Shepherd. Jesus described himself as a Good Shepherd. We understand the courage…

Destiny tied to two trees I love spending time in the forests of our region, looking at the many different types of trees growing here in Southeastern Kentucky.   In the Bible, it’s interesting to note that man’s destiny is tied to two trees: one in the Garden of Eden, and the other, the tree…

White harvest fields of youth “Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in the ways of David, his father; and he did not turn aside to the right hand or to…

Forgiveness Jesus related a story in the gospel of Matthew about a man who had been forgiven a great amount of money, but refused to forgive someone who owed him a relatively small amount of money. The debt of the man was so great that he would have no way of paying it, so he…

There is so much more! I was talking to my grandson, Maverick, about learning how to play baseball better. He looked at me and said, “G-Pa, they have given me a trophy.” I began to chuckle when I realized he was saying that he already knew it all! I know, in life, Maverick will better…