God's Lost & Found: The Lost Sheep - A Story of Compassion and Commitment

2. God’s lost & found: the lost sheep Luke 15:1-7 – “Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. And he spake this parable unto them, saying, What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbors, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost. I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.”

3. God’s lost & found: the lost sheep Luke 19:10 – “For the son of man is come to seek and save that which was lost.”

4. God’s lost & found: the lost sheep I. The Shepherd’s Compassion – v.4 A. For A Lost Sheep ₋ “Lost” / “Perish” – To be lost, ruined, or destroyed Isaiah 53:6 – “All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned everyone to his own way.”

5. God’s lost & found: the lost sheep I. The Shepherd’s Compassion – v.4 A. For A Lost Sheep B. For A Loved Sheep Jeremiah 31:3 – “Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love, therefore with loving kindness have I drawn thee.”

6. God’s lost & found: the lost sheep I. The Shepherd’s Compassion – v.4 A. For A Lost Sheep B. For A Loved Sheep John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

7. God’s lost & found: the lost sheep I. The Shepherd’s Compassion – v.4 A. For A Lost Sheep B. For A Loved Sheep Romans 5:8 – “But God commended His toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.”

8. God’s lost & found: the lost sheep II. The Shepherd’s Commitment – v.5 A. It Was A Sacrificial Commitment ₋ For the shepherd, the search was dangerous, and death was a possibility ₋ For Jesus, death was an absolute certainty John 10:11 – “I am the good shepherd, the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.”

9. God’s lost & found: the lost sheep II. The Shepherd’s Commitment – v.5 A. It Was A Sacrificial Commitment ₋ For the shepherd, the search was dangerous, and death was a possibility ₋ For Jesus, death was an absolute certainty John 15:13 – “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”

10. God’s lost & found: the lost sheep II. The Shepherd’s Commitment – v.5 A. It Was A Sacrificial Commitment B. It Was A Successful Commitment ₋ Jesus didnotstop on His quest until He could say “It is finished” (John 19:30)

11. God’s lost & found: the lost sheep III. The Shepherd’s Conquest – vs.6,7 A. It involves Rescue • Penalty of sin Romans 6:23 – “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

12. God’s lost & found: the lost sheep III. The Shepherd’s Conquest – vs.6,7 A. It involves Rescue • Penalty of sin • Power of sin Romans 6:14 – “For sin shall not have dominion over you.”

13. God’s lost & found: the lost sheep III. The Shepherd’s Conquest – vs.6,7 A. It involves Rescue • Penalty of sin • Power of sin • Presence of sin Revelation 21:27 – “And there shall in no wise enter into it anything that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie, but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.”

14. God’s lost & found: the lost sheep III. The Shepherd’s Conquest – vs.6,7 A. It involves Rescue • It Involves Rest • Getting home is the responsibility of the shepherd Hebrews 2:9 – “That He by the grace of God should taste death for every man.”

15. God’s lost & found: the lost sheep III. The Shepherd’s Conquest – vs.6,7 A. It involves Rescue • It Involves Rest • It Involves Rejoicing • Jesus makes it clear, all of Heaven is excited about the salvation of one lost soul