Pursue The Black Sheep
Introduction
“Know the state of your flocks, and put your heart into caring for your herds.” —Proverbs 27:23 (NLT)
2022 Theme: Know The State Of Your Flock
Message Titled: Pursue The Black Sheep
42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures:
‘The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. This was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes’? —Matthew 21:42 (NKJV)
Biblical Black Sheep And What They Taught Us
Biblical Example Of A Black Sheep Number 1:
5 One night Joseph had a dream, and when he told his brothers about it, they hated him more than ever. 6 “Listen to this dream,” he said. 7 “We were out in the field, tying up bundles of grain. Suddenly my bundle stood up, and your bundles all gathered around and bowed low before mine!”
8 His brothers responded, “So you think you will be our king, do you? Do you actually think you will reign over us?” And they hated him all the more because of his dreams and the way he talked about them. —Genesis 37:5-8 (NLT)
Lesson: What Appears To Be A
Flock Warning: Don’t Despise Black Sheep Because They
Biblical Example Of A Black Sheep Number 2:
9 Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.” 10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, “Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” So God granted him what he requested. —1 Chronicles 4:9-10 (NKJV)
Lesson: What Is
Flock Warning: Don’t Think You
Biblical Example Of A Black Sheep Number 3:
1 Now Jephthah of Gilead was a great warrior. He was the son of Gilead, but his mother was a prostitute. 2 Gilead’s wife also had several sons, and when these half brothers grew up, they chased Jephthah off the land. “You will not get any of our father’s inheritance,” they said, “for you are the son of a prostitute.” 3 So Jephthah fled from his brothers and lived in the land of Tob. Soon he had a band of worthless rebels following him.
4 At about this time, the Ammonites began their war against Israel. 5 When the Ammonites attacked, the elders of Gilead sent for Jephthah in the land of Tob. 6 The elders said, “Come and be our commander! Help us fight the Ammonites!”
7 But Jephthah said to them, “Aren’t you the ones who hated me and drove me from my father’s house? Why do you come to me now when you’re in trouble?” —Judges 11:1-7 (NLT)
Lesson: No Amount Of
Flock Warning: The Same Black Sheep You
Conclusion
My Next Steps:
- Take a few minutes to internalize life as a Black Sheep, review message.
- What words of encouragement would I be willing to share with a Black Sheep?
- Share your 10 Scriptures with Pastor Mario.
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