The Baaaaad Shepherds

Ezekiel 34:1-16 / 1 Peter 5:1-5Horton Road Church of Christ

March 28, 2010

Bad shepherds serve

themselvesat their

flock's expense

Bad shepherds use leadershipto benefit themselves

“Woe to you shepherds of Israel who only

take care of yourselves! ... You do not take

care of the flock.”

(Ezekiel 34:2-3)

Bad shepherds neglect the health and safety of the flock

“You have not strengthened the weak or healed

the sick or bound up the injured. You have not

brought back the strays or searched for the lost.

You have ruled them harshly and brutally.”

(Ezekiel 34:4)

Bad shepherds oversee the scattering of the sheep

“So they were scattered because there was no

shepherd.... They were scattered over the whole

earth, and no one searched or looked for them.”

(Ezekiel 34:5-6)

God is the good and true shepherd

God is against and will removebad shepherds

“I am against the shepherds and will hold them

accountable for my flock. I will remove them

from tending the flock....”

(Ezekiel 34:10)

God will shepherd his people

“I will rescue my flock.... I myself will search

for my sheep and look after them.”

(Ezekiel 34:10-11)

God will feed his flock justice

“I will bind up the injured and strengthen the

weak, but the sleek and the strong I will destroy.

I will shepherd the flock with justice.”

(Ezekiel 34:16)

Good shepherds feed the flock

just likeGod does

Good shepherds (Ezekiel 34)

● Search and find sheep (11-12, 16)● Feed sheep (13-15)

● Take care of the sick and weak (16)● Feed justice to the flock (16)

What good shepherds do(1 Peter 5:1-5)

Care for the flock (2)

Watch over the flock (2)

Lead by example (3)

Work to please Jesus (4)

We are all shepherds

Who are you shepherding...and how?

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