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[0:00] The Gospel according to John. John chapter 10, verse 11. John 10, 11.

[0:14] I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. I am the good shepherd.

[0:26] The good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. It is clearly stated in the New Testament.

[0:41] The Lord Jesus, during his public ministry, went from one place to another. Always doing good.

[0:53] Always doing good. He could not do anything bad. It was absolutely impossible for him to do anything evil.

[1:08] There was a view in the church in the olden days. But it was possible. It was possible for the Lord Jesus to sin in our nature.

[1:24] Where that view originated, I don't know. But it is not in harmony with the word. Because he was God, man, a divine person.

[1:36] Even encompassed with sinless frailties of our nature.

[1:46] And dwelling in a sinful world. It was absolutely impossible for the Lord Jesus Christ to sin.

[1:59] It was not possible for the first Adam to sin. Had that been so, he would not have sinned. It was possible for the first Adam to sin.

[2:13] And he actually sinned against dismay. Where the Lord Jesus went about doing good.

[2:23] And we have a collection of these good things recorded in the Gospels. On this day, he had exercised his divine power.

[2:41] By restoring his eyesight to a man who was born blind. And he was surrounded by his enemies.

[2:56] When performing this miracle. He experienced in his soul the enmity of the bottomless pit.

[3:08] In the persons of those who were following him. And associated with him in his work. And those who serve the Lord in public.

[3:23] And have an experience of this. Can understand what it means in a measure. And no one serves the Lord faithfully in public.

[3:36] Without having enemies. In communities and congregations. They are always in our midst. And what grieves those who are faithful is.

[3:52] That the greatest enemies may be. Are those who profess. To be sinners saved by grace. The greatest enemies may not be in the other camp.

[4:06] You would expect them to be there. And to manifest themselves. That very often in the church. The enemies are in the other camp. Paul could tell you about them.

[4:20] He had. He was confronted. With prominent personalities. In the church. Occupying offices in the church.

[4:30] Who were his greatest enemies. Well the Lord was connected with them here. And they were offended.

[4:44] At what he had done. And also the words that he spoke to themselves. He rebukes these proud Pharisees.

[4:56] And they disliked his rebuke. He shows the contrast between. Those who are faithful to the people.

[5:07] And the unfaithful. The blind leaders of the blind. As he says elsewhere. And to show the difference between.

[5:20] The true. The faithful. The steadfast in the faith. And the downright hypocrites. He speaks this parable to them.

[5:33] In the first part of this chapter. Verily verily I say unto you. The Pharisees particularly. And he shows the difference.

[5:45] Between the hireling. As a shepherd. And the true shepherd. There is a beautiful description. Here of both.

[5:58] But he presents himself. As the shepherd. Of the flock. And shows these enemies. Clearly. His purpose.

[6:10] In coming into this world. That he came to shepherd. His own sheep. And he tells them. In this old text.

[6:22] I am the good shepherd. They were the bad ones. They were leading the people astray. With their doctrine. And with some of their practices.

[6:36] I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd. Giveth his life. For the sheep. Now friends. In this text.

[6:47] There are three leading ideas. And we shall touch upon them. First. The shepherd. Secondly. The flock.

[6:58] The shepherd. And thirdly. The shepherd. Rescuing the flock. By a particular way. The shepherd.

[7:09] The flock. And the shepherd. Rescuing the flock. Let us look at. The one who says. I am the good shepherd.

[7:20] Who was this particular shepherd. Who was prepared to speak about himself in public. Not for self praise.

[7:34] Not to feed his pride. By saying that he was the good shepherd. Well friends. Let us all be clear on that.

[7:45] Some of you have a clear knowledge of this. But not all of you. Let us have a clear knowledge as to this great shepherd.

[7:58] Well he is the second person of the glorious trinity. The middle person in the trinity. Between the father and the holy spirit.

[8:11] He was the son of God. In our nature. The God man. The mediator.

[8:23] And we should realize. That he was a shepherd. In both natures. In the divine nature. And in the human nature.

[8:35] As the second person. He acted. In both natures. In rescuing. The poor sheep.

[8:45] That were astray. He was our shepherd. Not only as man. There is an idea abroad. That he was a shepherd. Just as man.

[8:57] Just as any other ordinary shepherd. But no friends. As God man. The mediator. He was the shepherd.

[9:08] And there was no shepherd like him. As we shall see. Even from that point of view. And we should also realize.

[9:19] That. The Lord Jesus. The second person. In the trinity. Was. Selected. Appointed.

[9:29] From all eternity. Before the foundation. Of the world. For this great office. Of shepherd.

[9:42] He was selected. Appointed. Chosen. By. By God himself. And the Holy Spirit. Before the foundation.

[9:52] Of the world. He was appointed. In eternity. And when Christ Jesus. Was born in Bethlehem. When he came into this planet.

[10:05] Through that channel. A shepherd was born. He was not made a shepherd. When he was born. Or after some time.

[10:16] After that. In his private life. No. No. A shepherd was born. The shepherd. Selected. Before the foundation.

[10:26] Of the world. Let us grasp that doctrine. In this age. In which we live. And of course. Peter tells us. In one of his letters.

[10:39] That he was foreordained. As mediator. Before the foundation. Of the world. Set apart. Anointed.

[10:50] For this great. Service. In the council. Of peace. By the father. And the holy spirit. He was installed.

[11:01] In this office. Before he entered. Into this world. He was appointed. Then. By the father.

[11:14] To direct. His flock. According to his own. Power. And wisdom. And.

[11:24] We must also. Realize. That he himself. Willingly. Voluntarily. Undertook.

[11:36] To be the shepherd. Of the lost sheep. By a sovereign. Act of his own will. He volunteered.

[11:46] Appeared. To become. To become. Their shepherd. He undertook. For us. He was. Willing. To undertake.

[11:56] For us. Before the foundation. Of the world. He was not. Pressed. Against his will. To. Engage himself.

[12:09] In this. Great work. Of saving. Lost sinners. He voluntarily. Undertook. For us. As Jeremiah. Speaks. About him.

[12:20] As engaging. Issa. To draw near. To God. For this. Very. Purpose. And. We must. Also. Realize.

[12:30] That he was. The best shepherd. That ever. Walked. On this earth. The best. Shepherd. And. That.

[12:42] He possessed. Excellent. Qualifications. For this work. In every way. All the qualifications.

[12:53] That were necessary. For performing. The work. That he undertook. He had appropriate.

[13:04] Qualifications. And. He had sufficient. Ability. To perform. The work. To bring it.

[13:14] To perfection. Nothing. Could stand. In his way. Nothing. Was impossible. For him. As the shepherd. Wherever. The sheep.

[13:25] Were to be found. He would find them. He was able. To overcome. Every obstacle. Every opposition. From hell.

[13:36] And from the earth. In performing. This great work. And. He is called.

[13:46] In the scriptures. The great shepherd. The chief shepherd. Of the flock. Now while he was. The greatest. Of all shepherds.

[13:59] The shepherd. Of shepherds. We may describe him. Those who. Minister. To the people. As.

[14:12] Called by the Lord. Sent by him. Are under shepherds. In. The kingdom of Christ. Under shepherds.

[14:22] They are. Uh. Uh. Uh. Uh. Selected by him. Appointed. To the service. Uh. Uh. Uh.

[14:33] Uh. He. Prepares them. For the great work. He says. In one of. In a. In a. Version. This very. Gospel.

[14:46] As the father. Hath sent me. So. I. Send. You. Will you. Try to understand. These words.

[14:57] How did the father. Send him. And there was. A similarity. Between. His. Sending. And the. Sending. Of. These.

[15:07] Disciples. To proclaim. The word. How. Can. They. Preach. Paul. Says. Unless. They. Be. Sent.

[15:17] These. Are. Words. That. Will. May. Sincere. Servants. Stagger. How. Can. They. Preach. Unless.

[15:29] They. Be. Sent. And. That. Is. One. Thing. We. Should. Be. Sure. Of. In. Our. Minds. At. The. Beginning. And. In.

[15:39] The. Outgoing. And. Coming. Towards. The. End. Of. Our. Ministry. That. We. Have. Been. Actually. Called. Sent. By.

[15:50] The. Lord. For. This. Great. And. Solemn. Service. Well. These. Are. Under. Shepherd. But. He. Is. The.

[16:00] Shepherd. Of. Shepherds. He. Answers. The. Purpose. Of. His. Office. In. Every. Detail. And.

[16:11] You. You. Must. Also. Realize. That. He. Was. God's. Shepherd. That. That. That. The. Father. By. The.

[16:22] Spirit. Had. A. Peculiar. Relationship. To. The. Lord. Jesus. Christ. Is. It. In. The. Prophet. Zechariah.

[16:32] That. He. Addresses. Him. Saying. Away. Go. Sword. Against. My. Shepherd. My. Shepherd. He.

[16:43] Lays. Claim. To. Him. As. His. Own. Shepherd. The. One. That. He. Had. Chosen. Selected. Appointed. Poor. Ordained. In.

[16:55] The. Council. Of. Peace. Before. The. Foundation. Of. The. World. The. One. With. Whom. He. Was. Engaged. He.

[17:06] Was. To. To. Play. His. Own. Part. God. The. Father. In. The. Scheme. Of. Redemption. And. The. Holy. Spirit. Had. To. Play. His. Part. In.

[17:17] This. Great. Work. And. Surely. It. Is. The. Greatest. Of. All. Works. When. The. Holy. Trinity. These. Majestic. Personalities.

[17:28] In. Glory. Play. Play. Their. Part. Individually. In. This. Great. Service. The.

[17:41] Scheme. Of. Redemption. Is. Not. As. Simple. As. Some. Realize. It. Is. Not. As. Simple. In. Any.

[17:51] In. Any. Conceivable. Way. As. Some. May. Maintain. In. A. Sense. It. Is. Simple. But.

[18:01] At. The. Same. Time. Infinitely. Profound. Even. The. Saving. Of. Our. Soul. Is. Not. Simple. Believing. In. The. Lord. Jesus. Christ.

[18:12] Is. Not. Simple. No. Friends. If. You. Examine. It. In. The. Light. Of. God's. Word. Well. He. Was. God's.

[18:22] Shepherd. And. Again. Let. Us. Realize. That. He. Was. The. Shepherd. Of. The. Lost.

[18:33] She. Doubtless. He. Is. Shepherding. The. Saved. After. They. Are. Rescued. He. Looks. After. Them. But.

[18:43] When. He. Was. Appointed. To. Be. A. Shepherd. When. He. Voluntarily. Undertook. This. Great. Worth. He. Became. The. Shepherd.

[18:54] Of. The. Lost. She. And. Friends. Surely. That. Is. Encouraging. To. You. Here. Today. Who. Are. Lost.

[19:06] Who. Have. No. Knowledge. Of. Christ. You. Attend. The. Means. Of. Grace. Regularly. You. Listen. Well. Perhaps.

[19:17] To. Your. Pastor. Preaching. The. Word. And. You. May. Be. Moving. About. In. Society. Here.

[19:28] In. A. Way. That. Is. Very. Pleasant. To. The. People. To. Those. Who. Know. You. You. Are. A. Decent. Citizen. But.

[19:39] Yet. Lost. Far. Away. From. Christ. To. Like. The. Poor. Prodigal. In. The. Far. Country. In. A. Lost.

[19:49] Estate. Well. As. A. Lost. Sheep. Let. Me. Encourage. You. Today. By. Saying. Again.

[20:00] That. Here. We. Have. The. Shepherd. Of. The. Lost. Sheep. And. You. Must. Realize. Also. That. He. Has. A. Peculiar.

[20:11] Relationship. To. Those. Lost. Sheep. There. Is. A. Bond. Of. Union. Between. The. Shepherd. And. Those.

[20:21] Who. Are. Lost. And. That. Brings. Me. To. The. Second. Point. In. Our. Text. The. Flock. Because. When. You. Think. Of. A. Shepherd.

[20:32] At. Once. You. Think. Of. Every. Shepherd. Has. A. Flock. Belonging. To. Himself. Or. Belonging.

[20:42] To. Somebody. Else. If. He. Is. Serving. A. Master. Well. The. Lord. Jesus. Is. The.

[20:53] Shepherd. Of. Peculiar. Flock. And. You. Must. Realize. That. The. Flock. Was. Given. To. Him. By.

[21:03] The. Father. As. Lost. She. Before. The. Foundation. Of. The. The. Foundation. Of. The. World. Was.

[21:14] Slayed. You. Have. It. Is. It. In. Chapter. Seventeen. Of. This. Gospel. Thine. They. Were. Christ. Says. In.

[21:25] That. Great. Intercessory. Prayer. Chapter. Seventeen. Thine. They. Were. And. Thou. Givest. Them. To. Me.

[21:36] When. In. Eternity. In. The. Council. Of. Peace. They. Were. Given. To. The. Son. In.

[21:46] That. Great. Plan. Of. Redemption. Given. To. Him. And. Given. To. Him. In. Order. To. Be. Completely. Saved. And.

[21:57] He. Received. Them. So. To. Speak. From. The. Hand. Of. The. Father. And. Undertook. Voluntarily. To. Save. The. Lost. And.

[22:09] You. Will. Notice. That. He. Was. The. Servant. Of. The. Father. Doubtless. The. Father. Shepherd. In. This. Great. Plan.

[22:20] Of. Salvation. Nevertheless. The. Lord. Jesus. Was. The. Proprietor. Of. These. Sheep. They.

[22:30] Belong. To. Him. As. Well. As. To. The. Father. I. Am. The. Good. Shepherd. And. Know. My. Sheep. He. Says.

[22:41] I. Am. The. Good. Shepherd. And. Know. My. Sheep. And. Am. Known. Of. Mine. They. Belong. To. Himself. He.

[22:51] Was. In. A. Sense. He. Was. The. Father. Shepherd. The. Father. Servant. Behold. My. Servant. To. I. Uphold. Mine.

[23:02] Elect. In. Whom. My. Soul. Delighted. But. He. Own. The. Sheep. They. Were. His. Flore. And. Because.

[23:12] Of. That. He. Had. A. Peculiar. Interest. In. Them. A. Peculiar. Relationship. To. The. Lord. Jesus. I. Know. Mine.

[23:22] Own. Sheep. And. Of. Course. He. Was. The. Shepherd. Not. Of. Lost. Angels. They. Were. Bypassed. Bypassed.

[23:33] In. Eternity. By. The. Holy. Trinity. He. Was. Not. The. Shepherd. Of. Lost. Angels. It.

[23:44] Was. Not. Necessary. To. Rescue. The. Elect. Angels. Those. Who. Retained. Their. High. Place. Of. Honor. When. The.

[23:54] Rest. Rebelled. And. He. Is. Not. The. Shepherd. Of. All. Men. When. You. Look. At. The. Type. Of. Shepherding. That.

[24:04] We. Have. Here. He. Is. The. Proprietor. Of. All. Men. The. The. The. Whole. Earth. Belongs. To. The. Lord. And. All. That. It. Contains.

[24:16] As. The. Second. Person. Of. The. Trinity. He. Owns. Everything. That. The. Father. Owns. And. The. Holy. Spirit. Nevertheless. When.

[24:26] You. Examine. The. Nature. Of. This. Shepherding. This. Great. Work. That. He. Undertow. He. Is. Not. The. Shepherd. Of.

[24:37] All. Men. Of. Every. Individual. In. The. Human. Race. And. If. You. Read. Your. Bible. Carefully. You. Cannot. Avoid. Coming.

[24:48] To. This. Conclusion. You. May. Dislike. It. Many. Dislike. This. Doctrine. That. Emerges. In. God's.

[24:58] Word. The. Doctrine. Of. Election. It. Is. Like. A. Red. Rock. To. A. Wild. Bull. To. Some. People. And. Always. Was.

[25:09] Nevertheless. We. Must. Present. This. Doctrine. Because. It. Is. Supported. By. The. Word. Of. God. And. We. May.

[25:19] Say. That. He. Is. The. Shepherd. Of. Every. One. Of. The. Human. Race. Who. Will. Be. In.

[25:29] Paradise. After. The. Great. Day. Of. Judgment. Every. One. Of. The. Human. Race. Who. Will. Be. Privileged.

[25:39] To. Land. In. Paradise. In. Heaven. After. The. Great. Day. Of. Judgment. Or. On. The. Great. Day. Of. Judgment. If.

[25:50] You. Prefer. To. Put. It. That. Way. He. Is. The. Shepherd. Of. All. Who. Are. Where. And. Will. Be. Ordained.

[26:01] To. Eternal. Life. If. You. Read. The. First. Chapters. Of. Acts. Of. The. Apostles. When. A. Great. Revival. Began.

[26:12] You. Will. Notice. That. Those. Who. Were. Ordained. To. Eternal. Life. And. That. Ordination. Is. From. Everlasting. Those.

[26:23] Who. Were. Ordained. By. The. Father. Through. The. Son. As. Mediator. Were. Added. To. The. Church. And.

[26:34] There. Were. Great. Numbers. Two. Sermons. Preached. And. Eight. Thousand. Souls. Added. To. The. Church. And. That. Is. True. About.

[26:44] Every. Revival. In. The. Church. To. The. End. Of. Of. The. Church's. Life. Here. Those. Who. Were. Ordained. To.

[26:54] Eternal. Life. Will. Be. Added. To. The. Church. And. You. Will. Notice. This. Selection. Happening. Brought. About. In.

[27:05] Each. Revival. The. Lord. Bypassing. This. Person. Calling. That. Person. They. May. Be. Sitting. In. The. Same.

[27:15] Pew. Under. The. Same. Dispensation. Of. The. Gospel. The. Lord. Takes. One. And. Leaves. The. Other. I.

[27:27] Had. Companions. In. Sin. Before. I. Was. Converted. And. To. This. Day. I. Am. Amazed. That. The. Lord. Left.

[27:37] Them. And. Called. Me. Effectually. I. Meet. Them. In. My. Native. Isle. Still. Unconverted. When.

[27:47] I. Was. Out. There. Last. June. I. Had. A. Talk. With. One. Of. Them. One. Of. The. Pals. I. Had. Before. I. Was. Converted. No. Change.

[27:58] John. I. Said. To. Him. Oh. No. He. Said. No. Change. Well. Friends. If. That. Person.

[28:08] Is. Not. Safe. For. Example. The. Selection. Of. Grace. Comes. In. There. For. Ordination. Comes. To.

[28:18] Make. The. Distinction. In. Every. Community. And. You. May. Be. Thinking. Of. Some. Who. Were. Your. Own. Companions. And. Yet. Not. Save. Oh.

[28:30] Friends. We. Must. Stand. And. Look. At. The. Sovereignty. Of. The. Divine. Will. In. These. Connections. In. The. Church. Well.

[28:41] The. Elect. Let. Me. Say. Again. Whether. You. Like. It. Or. Not. It. May. Offend. You. You. May. Find. Fault. With. The. Trinity.

[28:52] For. Such. A. Scheme. As. This. But. We. Must. Emphasize. The. Doctrine. Of. Election. As. We. Have. It. In. The. Old. And.

[29:02] New. Testament. In. Many. Many. Places. And. That. The. Lord. Jesus. Christ. Came. Into. The. World. To. Save.

[29:13] The. Last. She. The. Chosen. Ones. Who. Were. Selected. And. It. Pleased. Him. By. The. Sovereignty. Of. His. Own.

[29:23] Will. To. By. Pass. Some. And. You. Who. Learn. The. Shorter. Catechism. Dear. Children. The. Doctrine. Of. Election. Is. There. A.

[29:35] Master. The. Question. And. The. Answer. Digest. What. That. Blessed. Book. Says. And. You. Will. Notice. If. You. Have. Lawson's.

[29:46] Copy. Of. The. Shorter. Catechism. That. Underneath. The. Answer. You. Will. Find. References. To. Texts. In. The. Bible. To.

[29:57] Direct. You. The. Shorter. Catechism. Is. Based. Four. Squarely. On. God's. Word. And. Perhaps. That. Is. One.

[30:07] Of. The. Reasons. Why. It. Is. So. Much. Despised. In. Our. Day. At. At. Many. Levels. Especially. In. The. Realm.

[30:17] Of. Education. The. Shorter. Catechism. Is. Despised. Thrown. Out. And. It. Will. Not. Be. Given. To. The. Children. They.

[30:28] Present. Their. Reasons. And. Arguments. But. Nevertheless. That. Is. Their. Attitude. To. That. Blessed. Book. Well.

[30:40] They. Were. Chosen. From. All. Nations. All. Kinds. Of. People. In. The. Book. Of. Revelation. You. Will. Find. The. Multitudes.

[30:51] Round. About. The. Throne. Drawn. To. Heaven. From. All. Kinds. Of. People. All. Nations. All. Ages.

[31:02] And. They. Will. Be. Drawn. From. All. The. Inhabitants. Of. This. World. Who. Were. Ordained. To. Eternal. Life.

[31:13] It. Is. This. Particular. Floch. It. Is. This. Peculiar. People. That. We. Have. Here. Before.

[31:23] Us. In. Our. Text. When. He. Says. I. Am. The. Good. Shepherd. The. Good. Shepherd. Giver. This. Life. For. The. She. For. The. Elect. For.

[31:34] The. Chosen. Ones. And. Of. Course. Who. Can. Number. Them. He. Alone. Numbers. The. Stars. He. Knows. Every.

[31:44] Star. And. Planet. Out. There. And. Evidently. There. Are. Millions. That. We. Do. Not. See. It. Is. Amazing. The. Knowledge.

[31:54] Acquired. Now. By. That. Instrument. Going. Up. To. Saturn. And. Flashing. Pictures. Down. To. This. Earth. They.

[32:04] Are. Telling. Us. That. There. Are. Fifteen. Moons. Round. About. Saturn. Fifteen. Moons. Round. About. Saturn. They.

[32:16] Tell. Us. That. The. Cameras. Reveal. That. Now. And. They. Tell. Us. That. There. Are. Millions. And. Millions. Of. Stars. Far. Beyond. Our.

[32:27] Vision. And. Even. Beyond. Their. Vision. But. Friends. He. Knows. The. Number. Of. His. Own. Flock. No. One.

[32:37] Can. Number. Those. Those. Who. Will. Be. Saved. He. Said. To. Abraham. That. He. Would. Make. His. Seed. His. As.

[32:49] Numerous. As. The. Sand. On. The. Seashore. When. You. Stand. On. The. Sand. Again. Anywhere. On. Holiday. Look. At. The. Sand. Who.

[32:59] Can. Number. The. Crimes. Found. About. You. In. A. Certain. Area. And. Like. The. Stars. Of. Heaven. In. Number. There.

[33:10] You. Have. A. Description. A. Graphic. One. A. Description. That. We. Cannot. Understand. That. We. Cannot. Fathom. That. Is. Beyond.

[33:21] Our. Capacity. Of. Those. Who. Will. Be. In. Heaven. At. Last. Multitudes. Which. Could. Not. Be. Numbered. But. By.

[33:31] God. Himself. Well. Friends. He. Knows. His. Own. Flock. His. She. And. These. Are.

[33:41] The. People. Lost. Doubtless. From. All. Nations. Black. And. White. Rich. And. Poor. Lost. Indeed. But.

[33:53] They. Are. The. Flock. Of. Christ. They. Are. The. Flock. Of. Christ. Well. Friends. Do you. Belong. To. The. Flock. How.

[34:03] Will. You. Know. That. You. Are. Selected. From. All. Eternity. Not. Until. You. Are. Saved. Not. Until. You. Are. Saved.

[34:13] It. Is. Then. You. Will. Know. It. You. Remember. That. Peter. Exalts. The. Believers. To. Make. Their. Calling. And.

[34:24] Election. Sure. The. Order. There. Is. Interesting. He. Does. Not. Advise. Them. To. Begin. With. Election. Make. Your. Election. Sure.

[34:34] No. Not. First. But. Make. Your. Calling. Sure. Your. Effectual. Calling. And. If. You. Make. Sure. That. You. Are. Effectually.

[34:44] Called. That. Is. An. Index. To. Eternal. Election. That. Evidence. Is. Substantial.

[34:55] Proof. That. You. Are. Elected. From. All. Eternity. If. You. Are. Effectually. Called. And. Some. Of. You. Know. What. That.

[35:05] Implies. Well. Friends. It. Is. For. Us. For. Me. And. For. You. In. These. Pews. To. Find. Out. Whether. We.

[35:17] Are. Among. The. Sheep. Saved. Or. Not. Now. Thirdly. And. Finally. Here. We. Have. The.

[35:27] Shepherd. Rescuing. His. Flaw. We. Stress. This. That. He. Was. The. Shepherd. Of. The. Lost. Sheep. And. That. Comes. To.

[35:37] Light. In. This. Part. Of. Our. Text. The. Good. Shepherd. Giveth. His. Life. For. The. Sheep. Giveth. His. Life. Well. This. Is.

[35:47] A. Vast. And. Interesting. Territory. The. Shepherd. Who. Loved. Them. From. All. Eternity. Giving. His. Life. In. Palestine. Sometimes.

[35:58] A. Shepherd. Might. Risk. His. Life. And. Lose. His. Life. Looking. After. The. Flaw. Herosius. Beasts. Might. Come. Along. The.

[36:09] Lion. The. Leopard. The. Bear. You. Remember. That. David. When. He. Was. A. Very. Young. Man. And. The. Shepherd. Of. His. Father. His. Father. That. He. That.

[36:19] He. Rescued. A. Lamb. From. The. Bear. And. From. The. Lion. Lest. They. They. Would. Perish. Well. Friends. These. Wild. Animals.

[36:29] Would. Tear. Them. To. Pieces. But. Sometimes. The. Shepherd. Might. Risk. His. Life. Rescuing. The. Flock. In. Palestine.

[36:40] The. Lord. Jesus. Not. Only. Risk. His. Life. But. He. Gave. His. Life. In. Order. To. Rescue. The. Lost.

[36:50] Sheep. The. Good. Shepherd. Giveth. His. Life. For. The. Sheep. I. Believe. The. Pharisees. Were. Puzzled. When. They. Heard. This.

[37:01] Glorious. Doctor. The. Lord. Jesus. Coming. To. Deliver. To. Rescue. Those. Who. Were. Ready. To. Perish. He.

[37:12] Died. Then. The. Death. Of. The. Cross. In. Order. To. Rescue. Those. Who. Were. Lost. Was. This. Necessary. Absolutely.

[37:23] Necessary. Some. Have. The. Opinion. And. This. Is. Not. A. Modern. One. That. The. Lord. Could. Have. Saved. Sinners. In. Another. Way.

[37:34] Than. The. Way. Presented. In. The. Gospel. Oh. Friends. If. The. The. Divine. Power. But. If. God.

[37:44] Had. Sinned. Fit. To. Rescue. Lost. Sheep. In. Another. Way. Why. Send. His. Son. Into. This. World. To.

[37:54] Take. Our. Nature. And. To. Die. In. That. Nature. This. Was. The. One. And. Only. Way. That. The. Holy. Trinity. In. The. Council.

[38:04] Of. Peace. Before. The. Foundation. Of. The. World. It. Was. Possible. To. Rescue. The. Lost. Sheep.

[38:15] There. Is. Just. One. Name. Under. Heaven. One. Way. I. Am. The. Way. The. Truth. And. The. Life. It. Was.

[38:25] Absolutely. Necessary. That. The. Son. Of. God. In. Our. Nature. Should. Sacrifice. His. Life. Should. Offer.

[38:36] Himself. On. The. Cross. Of. Calvary. Should. Die. There. That. That. His. Clock. Might. Be. Safe. And. You. Must.

[38:46] Realize. Friends. That. The. Lord. Jesus. Not. So. Very. Long. Since. Your. Minister. Stressed. This. Point. Whether. You. Whether. It. Rechestered.

[38:56] With. You. Or. Not. You. Must. Realize. That. The. Lord. Jesus. Not. Only. Made. Salvation. Possible. For.

[39:06] Sinners. That. Is. True. It. Is. Possible. For. Sinners. To. To. To. To. To. To. To. Be. Saved. But. More. Than. That. Far.

[39:17] More. Than. That. He. Actually. Saved. Lost. Sinners. It. Is. Possible. For. You. To. Go. Across. To. Australia. Or.

[39:28] To. America. That. Is. Possible. The. Way. Is. Open. You. May. Never. Go. There. You. May. Never. See. Canada. Or. The. States. Or.

[39:39] These. Foreign. Lands. You. May. Never. Go. There. Nevertheless. It. Is. Possible. For. You. To. Go. There. Is. That. How. We. Must. Look. At. Salvation. Our.

[39:49] Friends. We. Must. Look. At. It. In. That. Light. But. Also. In. Another. Light. That. He. Actually. Saved. He. Purchased.

[40:01] Our. Redemption. In. Our. Covenant. Relationship. To. Christ. He. Rescued. The. Whole. Claw. When.

[40:11] He. Died. On. The. Cross. Of. Calvary. Was. Buried. And. Rose. Again. He. Rescued. Them. In. Christ. They.

[40:22] Are. Already. Saved. You. Remember. Children. The. Question. In. The. Catechism. How. Does. The. Holy. Spirit. Apply.

[40:32] To. Us. What. What. Does. The. Holy. Spirit. Apply. To. Us. The. Redemption. Purchased. By. Christ. Grasp.

[40:42] That. Idea. The. Redemption. Purchased. By. Christ. And. The. Spirit. Applies. To. Us. The. Redemption. Purchased. By. Christ.

[40:53] By. The. Effectual. Application. Of. It. To. Us. By. His. Holy. Spirit. Then. He. Goes. To. Effectual. Calling. The.

[41:04] Redemption. Is. Purchased. Was. Purchased. By. This. Great. Price. By. The. Blood. Of. Our. Redeemer. The.

[41:14] The.

[41:31] Page. Our redemption is already purchased by the Son of God.

[41:41] All that is necessary for our salvation is that it be applied to us effectually by the Spirit of God.

[41:53] Other sheep I have, he says, listen to him. Other sheep I have, not goats, which are not of this fold.

[42:03] Them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice, and there shall be one fold and one shepherd. The application of redemption.

[42:16] There is a very, very good book on these two aspects of salvation by John Murray. Redemption, accomplished and applied.

[42:28] If you can lay your hand on that book, I recommend it to you. And he clearly and plainly, sometimes, Professor Murray, is not easy to follow.

[42:40] He used such classical language and his style sometimes. It's not an easy one. But this book, Redemption Accomplished and Applied, if you can lay your hand on it there, you have the two aspects of salvation.

[42:57] Just as I am speaking to you just now. The two aspects of it, redemption accomplished first. Completed.

[43:08] Ready to be applied. And then the redemption applied. weed donated.

[43:31]  Know how we run.