A Great Quote:
“The hound of Heaven is on your trail! I doubt you will escape” - C.S. Lewis to Sheldon Vanauken
Luke 15:1-7 “Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” So he told them this parable: “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? “And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’ Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.”
Q: What IS Jesus’ heart towards us “tax collectors and sinners”?
Q: Have you every THOUGHT you understood something and then later found out you were wrong about it?
“The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him” - Proverbs 18:17
POINT: If you’re having trouble understanding, look to
Q: When the Shepherd notices that a sheep is missing what does He do?
A: He
POINT: Their spiritual pride had
POINT: Remember we’re
“All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.” - Isaiah 53:6
POINT: He calls you and I to “
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For Further Thought:
Consider reading: “A Severe Mercy” - Sheldon Vanauken
Consider reading: “Surprised By Joy” - C.S.Lewis