13 Sep Jesus Came For His Lost Sheep
Pastor Vincent - 17 October 2013
Beware Of The Influence Of Sin
Man often understand sin loosely. To many, sin is committing adultery, telling lies, taking drugs, murdering and more.. But sin is more than just the action of committing the wrong doings, it is the spiritual problem inside man that slowly creeps into us, without us knowing, that drives us away from the truth of God. It takes away our wanting to approach God fearlessly and stripping away our desire to come to Him. Sin is Satan's strongest weapon against evangelism. Because the moment you separate from the love of God, you lose the conviction in testifying for God. As a result, the world attracts you for it fulfills the desires inside you; the word gives you pressure and make you feel accused, for you know the truth but you cannot do it. Slowly, we are captured by fear than love. One day, we even lose the ability to love self and others. In fact, the most frightening thing in this world is not sinning but the unconsciousness of sins. It is through regeneration in Christ (born again) that one comes to realize the depth of our sins and the immense power of the finished work on the cross. If you want to overcome sin, you have to become a new person, born again in Christ. With a new life, there will be birth of new desire - and that is to seek God always and pursue Holy Living. Come to Lord and tell Him about your sins. Taste the sweetness of repentance today and leave Satan with no room in your heart to accuse you and toy your emotions. For Satan drives you away from God using the sins, God is still loving you and waiting for you to return, just like the prodigal son. Those forgiven much, love much. A person who has tasted the immense depth of God's love will hate sins and yearn to be in sync with God and testify for Him.
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<Luke 15:1-7>
1 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. 2 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
3 Then Jesus told them this parable: 4 “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? 5 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders 6 and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ 7 I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.
* <Isa 53:6>: We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way.
* <Eze 34:6>: My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. They were scattered over the whole earth, and no one searched or looked for them.
* Sheep are dim-witted, easily distracted, and prone to wander into dangerous areas.
* A sheep which is lost = Spiritual lostness of fallen men.
* Jesus said: “We’re like sheep without a shepherd”.
* Jesus is the Great Shepherd who came for his lost sheep.
The 3 messages brought across by the parable of the lost Sheep
1) The Shepherd who cannot bear with losing one out of his hundred sheep.
⟹ The Shepherd’s “deep and exclusive relationship” with every of his sheep.
⟹ Our Lord Jesus exclusive affinity with us.
2) The Shepherd went all out in search of the lost sheep till he finds it.
⟹ The “resolve of the shepherd” to bring back his lost sheep.
⟹ We’re saved purely by God’s Grace.
⟹ Only by His grace, we can repent.
3) Inexpressible joy of the shepherd for having found the lost sheep.
⟹ More rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.
⟹ The Joy of the repentance of one soul exceeds all joys.
The blessing of being lost and found.
1) What is it to be lost from God? Eternal implication?
2) God sent His Son to pay the full price of our sin and rebellion
* <John 3:16>: For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
3) To be thoroughly kept eternally, never to be lost again.
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