1. THE WORD OF GOD
John 9:39-10:21

2.  Blind sinners
 Thieves and Robbers
 True sheep
 Hirelings
 And the True Shepherd

3. The Sheepfold (Sheep pen)
 Place of shelter for the sheep, where they
slept at night safe from the attacks of wild
animals or rustlers.
 Flat building, a surrounding stone wall
covered by a protective layer of thorns, and
single guarded doorway .
 There is a watchman appointed by the
Shepherd to guard the single entrance.

4.  Someone who breaks into a house to steal from
the owners or inhabitants.
 Most of them enter a house through a window.
 “Bantay Salakay”
Because Christ is the Door (v.7) everyone who tries
to get to heaven by any other way must be a
thief and a robber.
We can apply this truth to every false cult or
religion.

5. -believe in “Four Noble Truths”
1. That existence involves suffering,
2. That the cause of suffering is desire,
3. That release from suffering comes only by
ending desire, and
4. That they can attain Nirvana-absolute
nothingness

6.  Hindus also seek Nirvana. For them it is
ultimate reunion with Brahman.
 They believe in reincarnation- a continuous
cycle of birth, life, death and rebirth.
Obviously they are trying to climb up some way
other than that mandated by Christ.

7.  Muslims, those who practice the teachings of
ISLAM, seek a paradise of wine, women and
song.
 They believe they can achieve this goal by
abstaining from these very things here on
earth. They will be rewarded with them in
paradise.
 They must obey the “Five Pillars of Islam”

8. 1. Recitation of creed (There is no God but
Allah, and Mohammed is his prophet)
2. Making at least one pilgrimage to Mecca
3. Giving of money to the poor
4. Praying five times a day
5. Keeping the fast of the month of Ramadan

9.  Hear the voice of the Shepherd (v.4)
-Pharisees did not understand or recognize Jesus as the
Shepherd because they weren’t true sheep. (v.6)
 Will not follow a stranger (vs.6)
-One sure sign of a true believer is that he knows the truth
when he hears it.
-Also discerns error when he hears it.
-Born-again Christians will not be fooled by the message of
false prophets.

10.  We should be far more committed to our
worship and service of Jesus.
 We do not need to follow any man. Christ is
our Shepherd and He did what no other man
has ever done.
 We should constantly meditate God’s love
letter to us, which is His Word.