The Lost Sheep II

 *15/05/2022*

*THIRD SUNDAY SERVICE*

TOPIC:

*The Lost Sheep II*

Text:

St. Luke 15:4-6 NKJV

*The Searching Shepherd*

When the shepherd realized the sheep was missing, he shut the gate to the sheepfold, took his staff and returned to the mountain.

The shepherd also faced the storm and the darkness. He was hungry, wet and cold. He was tired, but persistently continued to search. Night fell upon a dreadful scene. The sheep was caught by thorns near the edge of the cliff. He was bleeding, exhausted and surrounded by wolves.

*The Sheep Is Rescued*

The shepherd heard and came quickly! Fearlessly he faced the wolves and drove them away. He went to his crying sheep and gently pulled him out of the thorns and away from the edge of the cliff. He bathed his wounds and applied healing ointment. Then he took him in his arms and tenderly carried him home.*The lost sheep had been found*

"So will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them"

Ezekiel 34:12

*We are all like the lost sheep. Jesus, the Good Shepherd loves us and has a safe place for us*

Thankfully, Jesus has provided a way of escape. He is still seeking those who have been lured away by Satan and are trapped by his devices.

Luke 19:10

Matthew 11:28

*There is much rejoicing in heaven when a lost sheep is found and carried by the Shepherd into his sheepfold*

"And if so be that he find it, verily I say to you, he rejoice more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray"

Matthew 18:13

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