John 10:8-10

"Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved. They will come and go freely and will find good pastures. The thief’s purpose is to....."

"[Jesus continued his explanation about being the gate to the sheepfold:] "Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved. They will..."

"Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture. The thief...."

Inspirational illustration of John 10:7 and 9-10 -- Jesus said, 'I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I

"Jesus, the great I AM, is the entrance into the true church, and the way of access to God himself. He gives to the man who comes to God by him four..."

"[Jesus explained his statements about the gate and the sheep:] "I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. All who came before me were thieves..."

"[Jesus told his disciples:] "The thief's purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give [those who come to Him to be saved] a rich..."

More than an absence of conflict, the Lord wants to give us life to the full! Phil Ware finishes his six-part series on Paul's promises to the Philippians that the Lord is always near and God and the peace he brings will be with them.

Have you found it? Tom Norvell talks about living life abundantly, with urgency, a recognition that life is short, and that we may only have the opportunity to do some things once.

Should we even ask this question? Some folks are takers, getting everything they can out of life and sucking it dry or leeches who suck the life out of everyone around them who have it.

The old saying is that life happens fast, but can we live like that and enjoy its fullness? Tom Norvel reminds us that life happens quickly, fast, and if we are not careful, we can get so busy that we miss life in all its fullness, abundance, and joy.

Are you playing with poison? Sin always hurts us and harms those we love, but Satan often delays our consequences so that we can get more and more involved in it and then he deeply wounds us and those we love.

Why do we hold onto the things that poison us the most? Stacy Voss reminds us that we can let our bitterness and un-forgiveness poison us and steal our lives from us.

In a world of deception, spin, and verbal hedging, is there anyone we can trust? Tom Norvell shares with us insight into our skepticism and why we find it so hard to trust anyone.

What would you do to find this beast in your kitchen? The Devil is a lion and we let him into our kitchens, our homes, by treating temptation as a little kitten rather than a roaring lion wanting to devour us.

Have you been trusting in the wrong things? It is so easy to be deceived by the evil one, but the Scriptures can help us like they helped Jesus overcome temptation.

"Dear Precious One, Few passages of Scripture were more beloved in My time on earth than the twenty-third Psalm. Like in your day, many found great..."

God wants us to live our lives to the full, inviting him to permeate each moment of each day, including our sleep time! Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in an online, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to invite God to permeate every moment of every day, including having our hearts tuned to God with night songs.

Where do these ups and downs come from, anyway? Life is a combination of ups and downs and all arounds but Jesus is in the middle trying to bring us full life all the time!

Most of us want to live longer. What for? We don't just need more life. We need meaning in our lives.

Where can we go to experience God and fill the hole inside of us? Phil Ware continues his series of posts on the Immanuel Project, the way Jesus promised we could know and experience God.

What are you living for this next year? We must live our burden, passion, and vision if we are to honor God.

Seeing the Passion has made a difference in many — how about you? We need to ask ourselves what are we going to do with Jesus' passion in the long term.

"Dear Friend, There are many voices that call out to you and seek to win your heart. There are many distractions in your busy and high-tech culture..."

Getting married and going to church makes a difference... just not the way you think. Do not be a Christian so you will be healthier and happier. Be a Christian so you will live.

When I am so busy with my life that I cannot see the life God created for me. We often get so caught up in the world of our own making that we miss the life God created.

I don't have to understand technology to use it We don't have to understand everything about how Jesus makes life better to enjoy a life of hope, peace, and joy.

Life in Christ is better than you can imagine. There is a life so much richer and fuller than most people can even imagine.

God's yearning to bring life runs thematically from the beginning of our Bibles in Genesis, to its conclusion in Revelation. Phil Ware and Grady King bring us teaching and practical prayer strategies on praying for God's will to be done.

The description of the Good Shepherd in John 10 aligns beautifully with Jesus' definition of serving and giving himself to bless us in Mark 10. Phil Ware continues his thoughts on becoming JesuShaped disciples, this week focusing on the horrors of the litany of spiritual abuse cases in the news and how different they are from Jesus’ definition of a JesuShaped leader and godly shepherd.

What can we learn from a broken coffee cup? A broken mug helps Tom Norvel remind himself of what is most important about life and ministry, that we are not through when we are damaged, but we must press on.

Who are you really living for? We are called to be Christ-centered, not self-centered.

Are you still thirsty? We try to slake our thirst but only Jesus can truly satisfy.

What are you connected to the most? We are connected to our iPhones, iPads, iTouch, iTunes, iMac, iChat, but have we lost the connection to the I AM?

Have you found purpose, meaning, and peace in the life you are living? Phil Ware continues his lifewords series on the post resurrection sayings of Jesus and considers Jesus' blessing, "Peace be with you!"

Heeding God’s Word Is Fighting God’s War. Max Lucado reminds us of the need and the blessing of obedience.

What is a shepherd's real goal in leading God's flock? Phil Ware talks about Nathan's rebuke of David using a shepherding story, the use of shepherd imagery to describe God, and the call of God's leaders to be shepherds to the people of God.

What can we learn about God by looking at Jesus? Phil Ware compares Jesus to a keyhole through which we look at God and the closer we get to Jesus the more clearly we see God.

What do all these events in Jesus' life have in common? Phil Ware continues his series on Luke 8 and 9 and this week he focuses on what each of these events has in common -- in each one, someone falls at the feet of Jesus.

Why do we often emphasize one, but forget the other? Phil Ware writes about the grace of God to save us from sin and for holy living.

Why were the scars so important to the early disciples' faith? Phil Ware looks at Jesus' showing his disciples the scars on his hands and side to prove he was alive, resurrected from the dead.

With all the voices telling you who you are, who will you trust? Max Lucado uses the woman caught in adultery to remind us of the accusing voices we hear in our head and in our life and reminds us that this is from the adversary, the devil and challenges us to listen to the voice of Jesus.

Imagine the audacity of Jesus to identify himself as the LORD, our shepherd, the one David praises in Psalm 23 as well the God of deliverance who identified himself to Moses at the burning bush in Exodus 3! Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware lead through worship in song, the Lord's Supper, a powerful message from God's word about Jesus our good shepherd, along with a closing blessing for worship from home with family and friends in a meaningful way.