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This is a question often asked of pastors by followers of The Shepherd. ‘I am just an ordinary follower of Jesus; how can I possibly help to extend the Kingdom of God, as you keep suggesting?’ This is a good question, and one of the answers is to look at little known people in theContinue reading “Eight People In The Bible Who Encourage Us To Live Fruitful Lives no. 6”

This is a question often asked of pastors by followers of The Shepherd. ‘I am just an ordinary follower of Jesus; how can I possibly help to extend the Kingdom of God, as you keep suggesting?’ This is a good question, and one of the answers is to look at little known people in theContinue reading “Eight People In The Bible Who Encourage Us To Live Fruitful Lives no. 5”

This is a question often asked of pastors by followers of The Shepherd. ‘I am just an ordinary follower of Jesus; how can I possibly help to extend the Kingdom of God, as you keep suggesting?’ This is a good question, and one of the answers is to look at little known people in theContinue reading “Eight People In The Bible Who Encourage Us To Live Fruitful Lives no. 4”

This is a question often asked of pastors by followers of The Shepherd. ‘I am just an ordinary follower of Jesus; how can I possibly help to extend the Kingdom of God, as you keep suggesting?’ This is a good question, and one of the answers is to look at little known people in theContinue reading “Eight People In The Bible Who Encourage Us To Live Fruitful Lives”

This is a question often asked of pastors by followers of The Shepherd. ‘I am just an ordinary follower of Jesus; how can I possibly help to extend the Kingdom of God, as you keep suggesting?’ This is a good question, and one of the answers is to look at little known people in theContinue reading “Eight People In The Bible Who Encourage Us To Live Fruitful Lives”

Session 14 The Shepherd and Discipleship Regarding discipleship, what was Jesus instructing His followers to do, and how did He go about it?  The method Jesus showed the early disciples to follow, was His own lifestyle. The Shepherd took them to one side and taught them all about Himself. They were captivated by His story,Continue reading “Small Group Participant’s Guide”

Session 13 The Shepherd and His church The one thing we know for certain is that Jesus doesn’t see the church as we maybe see it. For Jesus, His church worldwide and throughout history is one entity, drawn together under His kingship. We don’t have to look far to see what the Shepherd has toContinue reading “Small Group Participant’s Cuide”

Session 12 The Resurrected Shepherd The journey with the Shepherd, as recalled in the Bible, is both literal and spiritual. It is about confirming that no matter what people think, the absolute reality is that everything the Shepherd had said is true. Let’s look at two of the followers of Jesus, who after the crucifixionContinue reading “Small Group Participant’s Guide”

Session 11 The Shepherd before the Cross The story of the final hours of the Shepherd, before He went to His cross, starts after He and His followers had eaten, what we usually call today the Last Supper. Read Matthew 26:36-46. Can we sense the humanness of the Shepherd here? He wants His closest friendsContinue reading “Small Group Participant’s Guide”

Session 10 The Shepherd and His Kingdom Here is the Kingdom of God described in the easiest possible terms. John Wimber gave this description: ‘The Kingdom is primarily a realm over which a king exercises authority’. On this basis, when we read through the Bible, we will see that the ‘Kingdom of God’ is theContinue reading “Small Group Participant’s Guide”