“So Jesus again said to them, “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. I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them.”
‭‭John‬ ‭10:7-12‬ ‭ESV‬‬
http://bible.com/59/jhn.10.7-12.esv

All,

This stands out because Jesus says, “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.”  As my friend Jeremy G. will attest, this is one of my favorite verses in the Bible. We all have many choices throughout the day and we can’t stay in neutral. We will either listen to the thief or the Shepherd. The thief deceives us into thinking we will do something good, but his path leads to destruction. Jesus gives us life abundantly. Please pray that we and our friends listen to the good Shepherd today. Please pray for Phil as he builds his group.