Farmer Bruce visited the Sunday School class this morning and talked about sheep, and brought some things that modern day shepherds use to take care of their flock. We then talked about Jesus' parable of the sheep and goats (Matthew 25:31-46). Jesus told his disciples that the Son of Man would ultimately separate the people, as a shepherd separates the sheep and the goats, the sheep on the right and the goats on the left. The people on the right, the true believers, would obtain their inheritance of eternal life in the kingdom because they did what he had asked: they fed the hungry, gave water to the thirsty, clothed the needy, and invited the stranger in.
The children then made edible sheep to remind them of the lesson of the parable. Bruce told us that even when flocks of sheep are mixed together, individual sheep recognize and respond only to the voice of their own shepherd. Jesus, the "Good Shepherd," calls us. May we be listening with our hearts, and respond and follow when we hear His call.
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