1.What is the difference between good shepherds and bad shepherds?

2.If you were to distil down that thought –what is the essence of good shepherding?

3.Who else in scripture led Israel and was described as shepherds? What does this teach us about how leadership works within the church?

4.What does this passage reveal about the scope of Jesus’ work on earth?

5.In what ways does our passage indicate Jesus’ sovereignty in election?

6.In v18 Jesus declares that his death is of his own free will. To what extent then are the pharisees and Pilate guilty for crucifying Jesus?

7.V19-21 indicates the only two responses we can have to Jesus’ ministry. How does this influence lukewarmness in Christians?

8.What is one step you can take today toward passionately knowing Jesus?