April 1, 2015 at 10:43 am, by Carl

“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” [John 8:12]

 

“The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” [Matt 20:28]

 

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand is not the shepherd who owns 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.  The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.  I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me–just as the Father knows me and I know the Father–and I lay down my life for the sheep…The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life–only to take it up again. 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.”  [John 10:10-18]