Jesus is the Gate

~~~ Acts of the Apostles 11:1-18 ~~~ Psalm 42 ~~~ John 10:1-10 ~~~

“Amen, amen, I say to you,

I am the gate for the sheep.

Jesus is not only the shepherd but he is also the gate.

Jesus leads his sheep through the gate.

Staying close to Jesus insures that we 

will be led safely through the gate.

Thieves and robbers 

attempt to fool the sheep into following them...

most are unsuccessful.

They are unsuccessful because the sheep 

know the voice of the Shepherd.

Be confident that you too recognize

 the voice of the shepherd.

John baptized with water

but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.

The disciples witnessed the total change

in the Gentiles who came to believe.

The disciples followed the urging of the Spirit

as they went among the local Gentiles.

Those who had converted to Judaism at first objected 

to the disciples going out to the Gentiles. 

God works in surprising ways; 

this is evident in the spreading of the  disciples message.

God has then granted life-giving repentance

 to the Gentiles too.

What if it was a blessings in disguise

 for us that Jesus was rejected by the Jews.

Do you think God would have 

reached out to the Gentiles too?

The spread of the good news was certainly 

an example of early evangelizing.

Today the need for evangelizing

 is just as real and vital.

The Shepherd has led us through the gate 

inspiring us to go further, to evangelize others.

We are called to evangelize;

to spread or preach the gospel news.

I came so that they might have life and 

have it more abundantly.

Follow the Leader

through the Gate to the land of Redemption.

~~~Peace~~~