The Model of the Lord Jesus’ God-man Living vs. The Pattern of the Lord Jesus’ Shepherding in His Ministry

 

The Model of the Lord Jesus’ God-man Living vs. The Pattern of the Lord Jesus’ Shepherding in His Ministry

John 1:14 The Word became flesh and pitched his tabernacle among us, full of grace and reality. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father.

John 10:11 I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

John 13:20 May the God of peace, our Lord Jesus, the Great Shepherd who leads the flock by the blood of the eternal covenant, come up from the dead,

1 Peter 2:21 For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps;

1 Peter 2:23 When he was insulted, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but entrusted everything to the righteous judge.

1 Peter 2:24 He himself bore our sins on the tree and in his body, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.

1 Peter 2:25 You were like sheep who went astray, but now you have returned to the shepherd and overseer of your souls.

 

Item	The Model of the Lord Jesus’ God-man Living	The Pattern of the Lord Jesus’ Shepherding in His Ministry	Spiritual Relationship
Meaning	Christ as the first God-man lived God in humanity by denying Himself and expressing the Father.	Christ as the Chief Shepherd cared for, nourished, restored, and perfected people.	Living is the source; shepherding is the issue.
Reason	God desires a corporate reproduction of Christ.	God desires the building up of the Body through shepherding.	Reproduction leads to building.
Metaphor	Prototype, Model, Mold, Pattern.	Shepherd, Nursing Mother, Caring Father.	The model produces disciples; shepherding perfects disciples.
Description	A life of living the Father, contacting God, and rejecting the self.	A ministry of cherishing and nourishing people with Christ.	Living God results in ministering God.
Effect	Produces God-men and the reality of the Body of Christ.	Produces growth, fruit-bearing, and the building up of the church.	Reality precedes building.
Purpose	To make believers copies of Christ.	To perfect believers into functioning members.	Transformation unto building.
Means	The mingled spirit, prayer, fellowship with the Father, denying the self.	The Father's love, the Savior's shepherding spirit, Christ's heavenly ministry.	Both depend upon the Spirit.
Spiritual Principle	“I do not seek My own will.” (John 5:30)	“Feed My lambs; shepherd My sheep.” (John 21:15-17)	Living Christ produces shepherding Christ.
Focus	Expressing God.	Dispensing God.	Expression issues in dispensing.
Core Content	Living the Father.	Cherishing and nourishing people.	One inward, one outward.
Highest Result	The reality of the Body of Christ.	The building up of the Body of Christ.	Reality produces building.
Ultimate Goal	Corporate God-men becoming Zion.	Corporate shepherding building the New Jerusalem.	Zion brings back the Lord.
Key Scriptures	God-man Living        Matt. 3:15-17; John 5:19, 30  First God-man John 1:14 Following Christ       Matt. 5:1; 28:19   Copy of Christ          1 Pet. 2:21 Mingled Spirit           Rom. 8:2, 4, 6, 16  Feeding the Five Thousand           Matt. 14:19 Prayer Life    Mark 1:35; Luke 6:12  The Good Shepherd    John 10:11 Feed My Lambs        John 21:15-17  Cherishing and Nourishing     Eph. 5:29 Samaritan Woman John 4:3-14  Adulterous Woman        John 8:1-11 Zaccheus        Luke 19:1-10  Great Shepherd  Heb. 13:20 Shepherd the Flock 1 Pet. 5:1-4  Christ Among the Lampstands Rev. 1:12-13 Zion and Overcomers         Rev. 3:12, 21

 

Spiritual Sequence and Relationship

Sequence	Spiritual Significance
Vision of God's Economy	Seeing God's eternal purpose
Seeing the First God-man	Seeing Christ as the pattern
Living according to the Pattern	Living Christ daily
Walking according to the Mingled Spirit	Living and acting in union with God
Producing a God-man Living	Corporate expression of Christ
Reality of the Body of Christ	The practical church life
Shepherding Others	Caring for God's flock
Cherishing People	Making people happy and comfortable
Nourishing People	Feeding them with Christ
Perfecting People	Building them into the Body
Building up the Body of Christ	The fulfillment of God's economy
The Greatest Revival	A corporate testimony on earth
Corporate Zion	The overcomers
The Lord's Return	The consummation of the age

 

Biblical Examples

God-man Living	Spiritual Lesson	Shepherding Pattern	Spiritual Lesson
Baptism of Jesus (Matt. 3:15-17)	Denying the natural life	Samaritan Woman  (John 4)	Cherishing and nourishing
Feeding the Five Thousand (Matt. 14:19)	Looking to the Father as the source	Living Water to the Samaritan Woman	Dispensing life
Prayer on the Mountain (Matt. 14:23)	Fellowship with God	Zaccheus  (Luke 19:1-10)	Seeking and saving
Early Morning Prayer (Mark 1:35)	Living before God	Adulterous Woman  (John 8:1-11)	Restoring without condemning
Seeking the Father's Glory (John 7:18)	Living the Father	The Thief on the Cross (Luke 23:42-43)	Saving by grace
Satan Has Nothing in Me (John 14:30)	Victory over Satan	Blessing the Children  (Matt. 19:13-15)	Tender shepherding

 

Present-Day Application

God-man Living	Shepherding Living
Practice morning revival daily	Contact and care for people daily
Live in the mingled spirit	Shepherd people personally
Deny the self and live Christ	Cherish before nourishing
Seek the Father's will	Meet people's needs
Maintain a prayer life	Establish home meetings
Express Christ	Minister Christ

 

Ministry Burden

God-man Living	Shepherding Living
Every believer becoming a God-man	Every believer becoming a shepherd
Producing a corporate God-man living	Producing a universal shepherding life
Bringing forth the Body's reality	Bringing forth the Body's building
Becoming today's Zion	Becoming today's shepherds

 

Prophesying Meeting Guidelines

Topic	Focus
Christ as the First God-man	The divine-human living
Living in the Mingled Spirit	The secret of the God-man life
Living the Father	Christ's pattern
The Reality of the Body	Issue of the God-man living
Cherishing and Nourishing	The two aspects of shepherding
Christ the Chief Shepherd	The pattern of shepherding
The Heavenly Ministry of Christ	Our participation
Shepherding for Revival	The way of restoration
Corporate Zion	The overcomers
Preparing the Bride	Bringing back the Lord

 

One-Sentence Prophesying Summary

“By living the life of the first God-man and practicing the shepherding of the Chief Shepherd, we become the reality and the building of the Body of Christ, producing Zion and preparing the Bride for the Lord’s return.”

Conclusion

God-man Living	Shepherding Ministry
Living God	Ministering God
Fellowship with the Father	Fellowship with people
Denying the self	Caring for people
Expressing Christ	Dispensing Christ
Reality of the Body	Building of the Body
Producing disciples	Perfecting disciples
Forming Zion	Building the Church

 

Ultimate Conclusion

The divine pathway of God's economy is:

The First God-man → God-man Living → Corporate God-men → Reality of the Body of Christ → Shepherding God's Flock → Building Up the Body of Christ → Corporate Zion → The Greatest Revival → The Lord's Return → The New Jerusalem.

The Lord Jesus left us two supreme patterns:

1.      A God-man living as the model for our living.

2.      A shepherding ministry as the pattern for our service.

The God-man living is the foundation of shepherding, and shepherding is the issue of the God-man living. The former produces the reality of the Body; the latter accomplishes the building up of the Body. Together they bring forth Zion, prepare the Bride, and hasten the Lord's return.

 

*Please refer to the 2026 Memorial Day Special Conference theme: The Urgent Need for a New Revival, Part One: Cooperating with the Lord to Bring a New Revival to End This Generation.