The Avenue Church
Worthless Shepherds
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The Avenue Church
3030 Thatcher Ave, Pueblo, CO 81005, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 10:30 AM
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1. Object Lessons in Shepherding
A. Zechariah's Role as Shepherd
B. Message of Future Judgement on Israel
2. Broken Staffs, Broken People
A. Broken Covenants
B. Thirty Pieces of Silver
Jeremiah 19:1-13 The Potter
Jeremiah 32:6-9 The Field
3. The Worthless Shepherd
Actions of a Foolish Shepherd:
A. Does not care for those destroyed
B. Does not seek the young
C. Does not heal the maimed
D. Does not nourish the healthy
E. Devours the sheep for personal gain
A. Does not care for those destroyed
B. Does not seek the young
C. Does not heal the maimed
D. Does not nourish the healthy
E. Devours the sheep for personal gain
Practical Application:
Zechariah chapter 11 is ultimately a picture of God dealing with the shepherd (leaders of Israel) for their selfishness, and the sheep (people in general) for their rebellion against their True Shepherd. God’s people regularly go through cycles of “blessing - disobedience - judgment - repentance - blessing . . .”
Jesus is our True Shepherd, and we must hold our spiritual leaders to high standards as "under-shepherds".
Zechariah chapter 11 is ultimately a picture of God dealing with the shepherd (leaders of Israel) for their selfishness, and the sheep (people in general) for their rebellion against their True Shepherd. God’s people regularly go through cycles of “blessing - disobedience - judgment - repentance - blessing . . .”
Jesus is our True Shepherd, and we must hold our spiritual leaders to high standards as "under-shepherds".
Discussion Questions - Re-read our main passage from this week (Zechariah 11:1-17) and then with your Growth Group, family, friends, etc. thoughtfully answer the following:
1. How have you seen cycles of blessing, disobedience, judgement, repentance play out in your own life?
2. Where are you at in this cycle right now?
3. In what way have you been a wicked shepherd (selfish, self-seeking, not using the power and position God has given you for the good of others)?
4. Have you seen spiritual leaders abuse their positions and act as “foolish shepherds”?
5. Does Matthew’s attribution of Zechariah’s “30 pieces” to Jeremiah cause you any concern with the reliability of the Bible? If so, please look at the two articles referenced below.
6. What’s your next step in response to this message?
1. How have you seen cycles of blessing, disobedience, judgement, repentance play out in your own life?
2. Where are you at in this cycle right now?
3. In what way have you been a wicked shepherd (selfish, self-seeking, not using the power and position God has given you for the good of others)?
4. Have you seen spiritual leaders abuse their positions and act as “foolish shepherds”?
5. Does Matthew’s attribution of Zechariah’s “30 pieces” to Jeremiah cause you any concern with the reliability of the Bible? If so, please look at the two articles referenced below.
6. What’s your next step in response to this message?
Memory verse for this series:
Zechariah 8:7-8
7 Thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold, I will save my people from the east country and from the west country, and I will bring them to dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. And they whall be my people, and I will be their God, in faithfulness and in righteousness.
Zechariah 8:7-8
7 Thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold, I will save my people from the east country and from the west country, and I will bring them to dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. And they whall be my people, and I will be their God, in faithfulness and in righteousness.
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WHY DOES MATTHEW ATTRIBUTE ZECHARIAH’S QUOTE TO JEREMIAH?
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https://www.rightnowmedia.org/Account/Invite/TheAvenueChurchTHE GOOD SHEPHERD by Heather Thompson Day
Caring for People Even When It’s Difficult In John 10, Jesus famously called himself the Good Shepherd, inviting us into a life of flourishing when we follow him. But what makes a shepherd good, and how can we recognize true spiritual leaders in our midst? Join speaker and author Heather Thompson Day as she explores the way Jesus modeled the qualities of a good shepherd, showing us what it means to shepherd others in grace and truth.
https://app.rightnowmedia.org/en/content/details/860447ZECHARIAH by ReviveSchool
This book of the Old Testament is rich in messianic prophecies, second only to the book of Isaiah. Participants in this course will see pictures of Christ both in His first coming as the PIERCED ONE and His second coming as the righteous King ruling His people from Jerusalem.
https://app.rightnowmedia.org/en/content/details/786281ZECHARIAH: MOSAICS OF THE MESSIAH
Jon Kehrer, Old Testament and biblical languages professor at Ozark Christian College will help you to read the book of Zechariah to see different pictures of Jesus as revealed through this prophecy. He weaves together these images from Zechariah with other Old Testament texts, to show their fulfillment in Jesus in the Gospels.
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