The Shepherd's Voice, the Fourth Week of Easter Worship

Jesus uses a simple illustration to tell us something vitally important. His relationship to us is like a shepherd to his sheep. The shepherd knows each of his sheep and we know his voice when he calls.  Jesus also tells us that he is the gate of the sheep pen. He is the connection between earth and heaven. Jesus is the caretaker who promises to guard and care for us. As we continue our celebration of Easter, hearing about our Good Shepherd adds to our appreciation of His victorious triumph: the One who left his grave alive stands in careful watch over our lives.

The first and second hymn is LSB 710, “The Lord’s My Shepherd, I’ll Not Want”. The third and fourth hymn is LSB 709, “The King of Love My Shepherd Is”. If you have a Lutheran Service Book Hymnal at home, please sing along.