{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"SG² Steve Gladen on Small Groups","title":"INSIDE SADDLEBACK: Who’s Replacing Rick—Let the Pipeline Begin!—Digital Madness—4 Fall Planning Keys","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2479,"description":"This week Kevin Lee joins Inside Saddleback. Contact Kevin at KevinL@saddleback.com  The New Digital Edge Article 2021 Connections Retreat   (Marks of a Good Shepherd) From Jesus in John 10 By Rick Warren        GOOD SHEPHERDSGIVE PERSONAL ATTENTION TO INDIVIDUALS “The good shepherd calls his own sheep by name...”  John 10:3                                 GOOD SHEPHERDSLEAD BY EXAMPLE “After he has gathered his own flock, he walks ahead of them,...”                                                                          John 10:4a          GOOD SHEPHERDSDEVELOPS TRUST THROUGH RELATIONSHIPS “The sheep follow the good shepherd because they recognize his voice.  They won't follow a stranger.”  John 10:4-5   GOOD SHEPHERDSSACRIFICE FOR THOSE THEY LEAD ‘The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” John 10:11     GOOD SHEPHERDSSTAY WITH THE FLOCK IN TOUGH TIMES “A hired hand will run away when he sees a wolf coming. He will abandon the sheep because they aren't his and he isn't their real shepherd. So the wolf attacks and scatters the flock, but a hired hand runs away because it’s only a job,  and he has no real concern for the sheep.”  John 10:12-13   From Other Scriptures   GOOD SHEPHERDSFEED & LEAD WITH LOVE “He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will carry the lambs in his arms, holding them close  to his heart. He will gently lead the mother sheep with their young.”   Isaiah 40:11 (NLT)   “When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd.” Mark 6:34     GOOD SHEPHERDSKEEP GROWING IN KNOWLEDGE & SKILL “I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will lead you with knowledge and understanding.”    Jeremiah 3:15 (NIV)   “David shepherded them with integrity of heart; with skillful hands he led them.”    Psalm 78:72 (NIV)       GOOD SHEPHERDSHELP THE HURTING \"Prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Give them this message from God:  Shouldn't shepherds take...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/uAtv0zHBzgbCLLeewi1iCzhs7OXKuDoPGaihQiM636g/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI3MTA3LzE2NTE4/NTkyNDEtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}