Hearts Overflowing - Fourth Sunday of Easter

Jesus used the metaphor of a shepherd several times in his ministry. In this passage, the sheep know the shepherd’s voice and they follow because this Shepherd offers abundant life. What does a loving Christian community look like? What would it take to live with “glad and generous hearts?” 

“Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having the goodwill of all the people. And day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.” -- Acts 2:46 

“The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own  sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice... I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly." -- John 10:1-10