Call to Worship: Psalm 67 (NIV)
Leader:
1 May God be gracious to us and bless us
People:
and make his face shine on us—
Leader:
2 so that your ways may be known on earth,
People:
your salvation among all nations.
Leader:
3 May the peoples praise you, God;
People:
may all the peoples praise you.
Leader:
4 May the nations be glad and sing for joy,
People:
for you rule the peoples with equity
and guide the nations of the earth.
Leader:
5 May the peoples praise you, God;
People:
may all the peoples praise you.
Leader:
6 The land yields its harvest;
People:
God, our God, blesses us.
Leader:
7 May God bless us still,
People:
so that all the ends of the earth will fear him.
Scripture Reading: John 10:11-18 (NIV)
11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. 13 The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.
14 “I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me— 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd. 17 The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life—only to take it up again. 18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.”
Sermon Text: John 10:16 (NIV)
16 I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd.