John 10:1-10, I AM: the Door

## I AM: the 
# Door
## John 10:1-10
[Daniel von Appen](https://unsplash.com/photos/NVnU0WIhC28 "caption")

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## Jesus is the I AM

+ **Bread** of Life (Jn6)
+ **Light** of the World (Jn8)
+ **Door** for the Sheep (Jn10)
+ Good **Shepherd** (Jn10)
+ Resurrection and the **Life** (Jn11)
+ **Way**, the Truth, and the Life (Jn14)
+ True **Vine** (Jn15)

[pxhere](https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1094065 "caption")

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+ ch9: man born blind
  + that blind may see, seeing may be blinded
+ 10:1-5: allegorical **overview**
  + 7-10: door
  + 11-18: shepherd

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## The Door (Jn10)
1. False Shepherds [(v1-4)](# "ref")
1. True Blessings [(v4-10)](# "ref")

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+ 2x "I am the **door**":
+ **discernment** friend vs foe
+ **promises** when we 
  + follow the shepherd 
  + through the door

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**Truly**, truly, I say to you, he who 
does not enter the sheepfold by the door 
but **climbs** in by another way, 
that man is a **thief** and a robber.

But he who enters by the **door** 
is the **shepherd** of the sheep. 
To him the **gatekeeper** opens.

[John 10:1-2 (ESV)](# "ref")

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+ sheepfold: treasure to protect 
  + not enemy / rival 
+ when wrong/immature thinking/behavior, 
  + attack the issue, not person 
  + eg JJ disrespectful speech 
+ **threats**: thief: subterfuge
  + robber: force / coercion 
+ **climb**: shortcuts 
  + circumvent protective fences 
+ gatekeepers: not owner / shepherd 
  + but recognize true shepherd 
+ eg internet filtering

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“**Truly**, truly, I say to you, 
I am the **door** of the sheep.

All who came **before** me 
are thieves and robbers, 
but the sheep did not listen to them.

[John 10:7-8 (ESV)](# "ref")

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+ centrality of Christ to Christianity 
+ not morality, ethics, 
  + tradition, social club

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# What **thieves** have tried to attack the **flock**?

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The sheep hear his **voice**, and 
he calls his own sheep by **name** 
and **leads** them out.

When he has brought out all his own, 
he goes **before** them,

[John 10:3-4 (ESV)](# "ref")

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+ leads / go before 
+ teachers need assistant, or
  + kids run wild 
+ but sheep stay near shepherd 
+ not about a destination 
  + but just shepherd

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and the sheep **follow** him, 
for they **know** his voice.

A **stranger** they will not follow, 
but they will **flee** from him, for 
they do not know the **voice** of strangers.

[John 10:4-5 (ESV)](# "ref")

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+ parent recognizes own baby's cries
+ recognize song by fav composer 
+ spend time in Word
+ transformed by renewing of mind 
  + test + approve will

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# How do I **know** the **voice** of Jesus?

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I am the **door**. 
If anyone **enters** by me,

he will be **saved** 
and will go **in and out** 
and find **pasture**.

[John 10:9 (ESV)](# "ref")

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+ instead of climbing over fence 
+ or staying in pen
+ growth, maturity: nourishment 
  + Abe seeking homeland

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The **thief** comes only to 
steal and kill and **destroy**.

I came that they may have **life** 
and have it abundantly.

[John 10:10 (ESV)](# "ref")

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# What is the **abundant life** Jesus promised?

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