Christ the Shepherd of His people
I. Christ goes before His people in the path of holy obedience.
II. He goes before them in the path of suffering and tribulation.
III. He goes before them to the grave.
IV. He goes before them to the judgment.
V. He goes before them to glory.
A. D. Davidson, Lectures and Sermons,p. 196.
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