1.any1 enter by gate is thief/robber;1 who enters by gate is shepherd(1-2)

2.gatekeeper opens gate,sheep listen voice;he goes ahead, his sheep follow bec know voice(3-4)

3.never follow stranger,run away;Phar undstd;J:I gate for sheep(5-7)

4.all before me thieves/robbers,sheep listened;I gate, whoever enters thru me saved(8-9)

5.thief comes kill, steal, destroy,I come they have life;I good shepherd lays dn life for sheep(10-11)

6.hired hand own sheep,sees wolf,abandons;man runs bec cares nothing for sheep(12-13)

7.I good shepherd,know sheep and sheep know meljust as Fr knows me,I know Fr(14-15)

8.I have other sheep not this pen,one flock one shepherd;reason Fr loves me I lay dn life(16-17)

9.no1 takes it,I have authority lay dn/tk up,cmd rec’d from Fr;Jews divided(18-19)

10.many said he demon-possessed;others:sayings of man possesd,can demon open eyes of blind(20-21)

11.then Festival of Dedication @Jerus, winter;Jesus temple walking Solomon’s Colonnade(22-23)

12.Jews gathered:if u Messiah, tell us;J:I did, u believe, works testify;u believe bec you my sheep(24-26)

13.my sheep listen/follow;I give EL,they never perish,no1 snatch out my hand(27-28)

14.Fr greater no1 snatch out Fr’s hand;I&Fr one;Jewish opponents picked up stones(29-31)

15.J:I shown good works,for which u stone me?;stoning u for good work,but blasphemy(32-33)

16.J:it not written Law “I said you gods”;if he called them gods,Scr cannot be set aside(34-35)

17.what@1 Fr set apart/sent into world,why u accuse me blasphemy;believe me unless do wks Fr(36-37)

18.if I do,believe wks u know/undstd Fr in me,I in Fr;again they tried seize,he escaped(38-39)

19.J went bk across Jordan, stayed;many came:all John said about this man true(40-41)

20.in that place many believed(42)

Divisions (run-on sentence OK, direct verbiage from Scripture/Principles are Aims for each Division – a truth about God, a truth about man, a truth about God’s relationship to man; a sin to avoid, promise to trust, example to follow, command to obey, truth to believe):

1.Jesus is the gate and the good shepherd (John 10:1-21)

Principle:  Jesus lays down His life for His sheep.

2.Jesus’ works testify he and the Father are one (John 10:22-42)

Principle:  Jesus’ sheep know His voice and follow Him.

Subject Sentence (10-word sentence with proper structure showing exactly where you are in Scripture):

Jesus is the gate, good shepherd, one with the Father.

Aim (“To Cause My Audience To…” Know, See, Learn, Understand, etc.):

TCMATK Jesus, the Good Shepherd, leads His sheep to His Father.

Application (not yes or no question.  Meant to bring about heart change):

1.How has Jesus changed your heart to better recognize and respond to His voice?

2.How are Jesus’ good works evidenced in your life?

The Big Idea (author’s main purpose in writing; the one thing all the other things in the passage is about; if you couldn’t talk about it, you would still understand the passage is trying to convey this):

#gate #shepherd #sheep #voice #works #believe

Doctrine: 

   

First, I would like to extend a heartfelt “Thank you” to Sarah Monzon and her publisher for sending me a copy of "All’s Fair in Love and Christmas" to review for them. I am truly grateful for this generosity. I really appreciate the time, effort and expense it takes to make a reviewer copy available to me.

“All’s Fair in Love and Christmas” is such a beautiful book!  It’s loaded with ideas for how to celebrate Christmas as presented by the main characters, Mackenzie and Jeremy.  These two are colleagues who are competing with each other for a promotion to be given to the associate with the most Christmas spirit!  Each needs the pay raise that will come with the promotion, but there is a complication: Mackenzie has had a crush on Jeremy since he joined the staff two years ago, and she is shy and socially awkward.  Jeremy is competitive and wants the promotion, but as the Christmas spirit emerges in the office, he begins to see Mackenzie as he never has before.

This is a sweet Christmas read that I plan to pick up and re-read every year during the holiday season.  There’s a thread of faith running through the work, but it’s not preachy.  The language is clean and so is the romance.  This is one of my favorite books that I’ve read all year!

   

Divisions (run-on sentence OK, direct verbiage from Scripture/Principles are Aims for each Division – a truth about God, a truth about man, a truth about God’s relationship to man; a sin to avoid, promise to trust, example to follow, command to obey, truth to believe):

1.Jesus heals a man blind from birth (9:1-14)

Principle:  Jesus gives sight to the blind.

2.The Pharisees divide over the healing of the man blind from birth (9:15-34)

Principle:  Jesus divides believers from unbelievers.

3.The man blind from birth believes and some Pharisees are blind (9:35-41)

Principle:  Jesus’ effect on people is spiritual as well as physical.

Subject Sentence (10-word sentence with proper structure showing exactly where you are in Scripture):

Jesus heals a man blind from birth, dividing the Pharisees.

Aim (“To Cause My Audience To…” Know, See, Learn, Understand, etc.):

TCMATK Jesus heals physically and spiritually, dividing the blind from those who can see.

Application (not yes or no question.  Meant to bring about heart change):

1.In what ways has Jesus healed your blindness?

2.How might you pray for (or share Christ with) those who don’t believe in Jesus for salvation?

3.In what areas do you need understanding from Jesus?  What do you need to release to Him?

The Big Idea (author’s main purpose in writing; the one thing all the other things in the passage is about; if you couldn’t talk about it, you would still understand the passage is trying to convey this):

#blind #healing #division