“Adorable Sheep, A-Door-Able Shepherd” | John 10:1-10 Bible Study ✞-word Puzzle | 8.7.24

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  1. 5. Jesus also describes Himself as the metaphorical ____ for His sheepfold (Jn 10:7). The Master mixes metaphors (cf. Eph 5:25-26 & Jn 1:12-13; Ex 4:23 & Is 54:5).
  2. 7. When confronted by Christian teaching – even by Christ Himself – many (who may be spiritually blind (Jn 9:39-41)) do not ____ (Jn 10:6).
  3. 8. True ___ will never follow the voice of a stranger; they will only follow their shepherd (Jn 10:5).
  4. 9. Christ came that His sheep may have ___ – and have it abundantly (Jn 10:10).
  5. 12. The doorkeeper of the sheepfold courtyard only opens the door to the ___ of the sheep (Jn 10:2-3). And the sheep listen to and are led by their ___ (Jn 10:3-5). Also see (Ex 3:1-3; 1 Sam 16:11; 2 Sam 5:2).
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  1. 1. (Two words) Only through following the Lord can we have blessed freedom to ___ __ and go out and find eternal pasture (Jn 10:9; cf. Dt 28:1-3, 6; Ps 121:8; also see Jn 8:31-32, 36).
  2. 2. In this passage, Jesus is continuing His address to the spiritually blind ____ who had sent one of His sheep (the once blind man) out from the synagogue (Jn 9:35-41 esp. Jn 9:40).
  3. 3. In contrast to the previous bad shepherds of Israel (Ezekiel 34), Jesus is the prophesied ___ Shepherd who lays down His life for the sheep (Jn 10:11).
  4. 4. Only through repentance (Lk 15:4-7 esp. Lk 15:7) and faith in Jesus can a spiritually lost sheep enter the heavenly sheepfold and be ____ (Jn 10:9; cf. Jn 14:6; Ac 4:12; Rom 6:23; also see Eze 34:16).
  5. 6. The thief comes only to try to steal and slaughter and ___ the Good Shepherd’s sheep (Jn 10:10; cf. Jn 3:16, 6:39, 17:12). Beware of the ungodly governance of false phonies!
  6. 10. (Two words) In the Gospel of John, there are at least seven metaphorical “_ __” statements (Jn 6:35, 8:12, 9:5, 10:7, 9, 11, 11:25, 14:6, 15:1, 5). The LORD [YHWH] God is the great “_ __” (Ex 3:13-15; Jn 8:59; cf. Jn 10:33).
  7. 11. Jesus says that anyone who tries to enter a sheepfold courtyard without going through the door is a ___ and/or a bandit (Jn 10:1). His true sheep will not listen to a ____ or a bandit (Jn 10:8).