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Main Point: Jesus provides life through his sacrifice Questions: What challenged you or encouraged you from the message this week? Read John 10:11-21. What do you notice about these verses? What metaphor does Jesus use to describe himself in these verses? What questions do you have after reading this passage? How do the verses you just read connected to the previous section (John 10:1-10)? What common themes connect these sections? Read John 10:11-13. What is the difference between the good shepherd and the hired hand? What does Jesus mean when he says, “The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep”? How does this relate to the Jesus death and resurrection? Read John 10:14-16. What does Jesus mean when he says, “I know my sheep and my sheep know me”? What kind of knowledge is he talking about? Jesus compares his relationship with his sheep to his relationship with God the Father. How does this comparison help you understand the kind of relationship Jesus desires? What keeps people from having this relationship with Jesus? In verse 16, Jesus mentions have sheep in other sheep pens. Who is he talking about? How does this relate to our understanding of the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20)? Read John 10:17-18. Jesus is talking about sacrificing himself to save his sheep. What does he say about laying his life down? Why is it significant that no one can take Jesus’ life from him? (See John 18:4-7 and John 19:10-11) Read John 10:19-21. How did the Jews respond to what Jesus said? Why do you think there was so much confusion? How is this similar or different to the confusion about Jesus currently? What did you learn about God in these verses? What did you learn about yourself? What is God asking you to understand or to do as a result of what you have learned? By God’s grace what is one thing you can do to apply what you have learned this week?