Good Shepherd
Flock's sacrificial guardian
Good Shepherd is a title for Jesus Christ, drawn from a biblical passage where he describes himself as the shepherd who lays down his life for his sheep.
The image emphasizes protection, guidance, and self-sacrifice.
Churches, schools, and charitable organizations frequently take the name: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Good Shepherd Home for the Aged.
- sheepWoolly farm animal
- lambJuvenile sheep
- crookBent implement or criminal
- flockAnimals gathered together
- gateHinged barrier in fence
redeemer · Lamb of God · fold · green pastures · savior · Messiah · pastor · divine protection · staff · catacombs · Orpheus · Kingdom of God · Christian symbolism · crown of thorns · halo · faithful · necropolis · Emmanuel
- GospelSermon on the Mount, Beatitudes, Lord's Prayer, Great Commission, Golden Rule
- Jesus ChristChristology, crucifixion, nativity, resurrection, ascension
- Bible StoriesAdam and Eve, David and Goliath, Noah's Ark, Jonah and the whale, nativity
- Shepherdingshepherdess, crook, flock, herd, sheepdog
- Sunday schoolBible stories, Sunday school teachers, memory verses, lesson plans, Bible verse
- Biblical imageryLamb of God, bread of life, light of the world, living water, mustard seed
Good Shepherdhireling
Worker motivated solely by pay
wolf in sheep's clothing · false prophet · false messiah · Antichrist · deceiver
good, goods, goodness, shepherd, goodly, shepherds, shepherded, shepherding, sheepherder