The Parable of the Lost Sheep, continued. John 10 indicates that the sheep follow the shepherd because he knows their names and they know his voice. The shepherd is a metaphor for God. How do we know the voice we hear is the voice of God leading us? In the metaphor, the sheep are in…

The Parable of the Wandering Sheep Today’s focus is on intimacy between the shepherd and the sheep. What does it mean that god knows our names? What does our name mean to us? The concept of god knowing our name is a rich part not only of the metaphor of the parable of the lost…

Matthew 18:10-13 New International Version (NIV) The Parable of the Wandering Sheep 10 “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven. 12 “What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of…

Matthew 18:12-13: The Parable of the Wandering Sheep What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he is…