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+ Lots of talk about security
> Social Security Number
- Protection for poverty, old age, disability, unemployment
- Now used as a ID number for individuals within the US
> Financial Security - Invest, save
> Jackal, Cobra and Viper Personal security vehicle
- Armor plated
- 360 Day or Night external cameras
> – 50 caliber retractable machine gun (readied in 10 sec)
- Infrared Night Camera
- Dismountable 1 kw Generator
- Remote Engine Start / Kill
- Air / Life Support Systems
- Rear Facing Blinding Light System
- Tear Gas Protection System
- Smoke Screen Generator System
- Door Handle Shock System
- Oil-Slick Generator System
- Bomb Scan System
> National Security
- People want our government to do everything it can to protect its citizens from violent people.
- Extra checks at the airports.
- Station our military troops on our borders
- Protect from violent people illegally sneaking into our country.
- USA can never have perfect security.
> Home Security - Smoke Detectors Surveillance, Alarms & Panic rooms
> Life Insurance (really death insurance)
- Only in Christ can we have security.
- Jesus is all-knowing. Jesus is all-powerful. Jesus is all-loving. Jesus is the perfect guardian for your body and soul.
- His rule lasts forever.
+ Sheep & Security
- Sheep are mentioned more than 500x
> Sheep are Weak
> Sheep are Defenseless
> Sheep are Dependent
+ SIX MARKS OF CHRIST SHEEP
> They hear the shepherds voice
> Jn. 10:3 & 27
> Jn. 10: 27
+ 2. Mark of Christ Sheep
> They follow the shepherd
> Jn 10:4 & 27
- Come by faith
- Not with a spirit & attitude of experimentation
+3. Mark of Christ Sheep
> They will not follow a stranger
> Jn 10:5
+ 4.Mark of Christ Sheep
> They enter by the door
> Jn 10:9
> “I am” - Simplicity - No confessional or initiation rites
> “By me” - The Way
> “ If any man” - The Offer
> “Enter in” The Condition
> “Shall be saved” - The Certainty
+ 5. Mark of Christ Sheep
> They go in and out and find pasture
> Jn 10:9
- This is the prospect
> In & out - Liberty
> Find pasture - Provision
+ 6. Mark of Christ Sheep
> They receive eternal life from the shepherd
> Jn 10:28
- They are eternally secure
> Salvation is eternal
> Salvation is a gift - Given & imparted
> Salvation is a life
+ SALVATION A GIFT
> Jn 5:24
> Not earned
> Not worked for
> No merit on my part
- You are given a dream vacation by a friend
- I want to help pay for it
+ It’s not a rope that we hang unto
- As long as we can hold on we are OK
- If we let go we are doomed
> Tit 3:5
+ Rope is a safety net that we rest in
> 1 Pet 1:3-5
+ SALVATION A LIFE
> Jn 3:3
> All on Christ part
> Born You came not into this world not because you deserved it
- Not because you were good enough
> Not merit
+ 1 Jn 5:1-5 (ESV)
> Child of a family
- When we have done wrong they are not disowned
- Does not have to be born back into the family
+ SALVATION GIVES PEACE
- If I can be lost again - never peace
- What sin causes me to lose my salvation?
- What action causes me to lose my salvation
- What thought causes me to lose my salvation
> Jn 10:28
> Ps 92:12-14 - No struggle here
> Rom 8:31-39
> Jn 17:12
- Child - No wants or concerns
+ EVIDENCE OF SALVATION
> Repentance is a changed of mind
> Resulting in a change of life
> Reproduces good works
> Remains in the Word
> Reaching for the Lord’s return
+ Closing Song - "Gentle Shepherd"
