2. ShepherdSheepherder
• Push from Behind
• Primary focus is moving the sheep
• Uses dogs, fear and machines
• Coerces and corrals
• Leads from the front
• Primary focus is the sheep
• Calls them by name
• Sheep respond to his voice
5. Heavenly
Father and
Jesus Christ
“Some in the contemporary world suffer from a
distressing misconception of God the Father…
Many moderns say they might feel comfortable
in the arms of Jesus, but they are uneasy
contemplating the stern encounter of God”
Jeffrey R Holland
John 8:18-19,26-29
--Welcome—follow along Slideshare
--Primary substitute
--How do you think it is going?
--On your chairs—names for the Savior "listen for any that stand out to you so we can talk about them"
--LESSON title is The Good Shepherd
--statue …love that someone is always being carried in our family
Compare and contrast Shepherd vs Sheepherder—what do you notice about the images
I personally haven't heard the voice of the Savior but it makes me thiunk of the scripture in D&C 1:38, whether by mine own voice or the voice of my servants it is the same—so I have a quiz game for you– hear a short snipit and then you will have 3 seconds to guess who you think it is,
It was made a few years ago so some of them are dead and some of the new ones aren't there
Listening to an apostles voice
How did you do?
Do-KNOW versus KNOW-do
Jesus gives us some great descriptions of his Father
Do you ever feel like this quote? Stern God, loving Jesus?
Following
I've always been fascinated by this story—seeing the Pharasiesss
Trying to TEST Jesus , he has been known to hangout with those on the social "
Fringe"—lepers, blind men, Publicans—He is gentile and kind
Th law states that Stoning is the ==Preaches against the law or breaks it either way they’ve' got him
What stands out to you?
He goes down to her level
AFTER video—What do you learn from the story? Why did John include it?What do you learn about the charectar of Jesus?
The Pharaisees wer making this judegement call about the woman according to the law at the time
Do you think it is true that sometimes we aren't even aware of the ways in which we judge people?
Let's make a list of ways that we either directly or indirectly judge people
How does the role or name you have of the Savior help you to stop judging others?
Reminds us about how Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ feel about those people that are lost