Parable of the Lost Sheep.

Back to series

Giving

$ Donation Amount:

Select Payment Method

Stripe - Credit Card

Personal Info
First Name *

Last Name

Email Address *

Credit Card Info
This is a secure SSL encrypted payment.

Card Number *

CVC *

Cardholder Name *

Expiration *

Terms

Acceptance of any contribution, gift or grant is at the discretion of Refinery Life. Refinery Life will not accept any gift unless it can be used or expended consistently with the purpose and mission of Refinery Life.

No irrevocable gift, whether outright or life-income in character, will be accepted if under any reasonable set of circumstances the gift would jeopardize the donor’s financial security.

Refinery Life will refrain from providing advice about the tax or other treatment of gifts and will encourage donors to seek guidance from their own professional advisers to assist them in the process of making their donation.

Refinery Life will accept donations of cash or publicly traded securities. Gifts of in-kind services will be accepted at the discretion of Refinery Life.

Certain other gifts, real property, personal property, in-kind gifts, non-liquid securities, and contributions whose sources are not transparent or whose use is restricted in some manner, must be reviewed prior to acceptance due to the special obligations raised or liabilities they may pose for Refinery Life.

Refinery Life will provide acknowledgments to donors meeting tax requirements for property received by the charity as a gift. However, except for gifts of cash and publicly traded securities, no value shall be ascribed to any receipt or other form of substantiation of a gift received by Refinery Life.

Refinery Life will respect the intent of the donor relating to gifts for restricted purposes and those relating to the desire to remain anonymous. With respect to anonymous gifts, Refinery Life will restrict information about the donor to only those staff members with a need to know.

Refinery Life will not compensate, whether through commissions, finders' fees, or other means, any third party for directing a gift or a donor to Refinery Life.

Show Terms Hide Terms
Agree to Terms?

Donation Total: $10.00

Welcome to Refinery Life Australia.

The Lord’s Prayer.

Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.

Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors.

And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.”

This week we start a new study focusing on some of Jesus’ great parables, it is titled The Parables of Jesus Continue to Speak.

Today we are talking about Parable of the Lost Sheep.

Text

Luke 15:6 NKJV

6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’

Scripture Reading

Luke 15:1-7 NKJV

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

1 Then all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him.

2 And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, “This Man receives sinners and eats with them.”

3 So He spoke this parable to them, saying:

4 “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?

5 And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’

7 I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance.

Prayer

In Jesus name we pray.

Amen.

Introduction

Good news in the air, God loves those who are lost and wants to save them.

All Christians ought to take delight in being a part of this good news.

The parable of the lost sheep tells of the wonderful news of God’s love.

It is introduced by the grumbling of the Pharisees and scribes because Jesus received sinners.

In discussing the parable of the lost sheep, we need to consider two things, the need of the lost and the lost that is found.

The need of the lost.

A. The lost condition literally means “to be away from”, either in time or space.

Those who are lustre separated from God, consequently they are separated from joy and peace and are faced with eternal hell and damnation.

Some people may not realise they are in this condition.

They have drifted into separation from God and are unaware of the consequences.

The business of God’s servants is to open their eyes and stir their souls.

B. The lost condition is emphasises in the search to find the lost.

The words “leave” and “go” show continuous action.

This means the shepherd keeps going from one place to another until each lost sheep is found.

2. Jesus’ action is even more evident.

He left heaven and came to earth, lived and died to pay the debt of sin.

He is now alive and at the right hand of God, making continuous intercession.

He is at work right now seeking to bring the lost to His fold.

He accomplishes this through the drawing of His Holy Spirit when the Word of God is shared.

2. The lost that is found.

Consider the words joy and rejoicing.

In verse 5 we find that the shepherd laid the sheep on his shoulders and kept on rejoicing.

Isaiah 53:6 says, 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.

2. In Luke 15:6 we read that the shepherd told his friends and neighbours, “Rejoice with me.”

This too, is continuous action.

He kept calling, and they continued rejoicing.

3. In verse 7 Jesus said that there is more joy over one sinner who repents than over the ninety nine who have no need to repent.

B. Consider the joy that comes when the lost person is found.

The Bible says that angels in heaven rejoice.

God’s children rejoice.

The greatest joy of all is found in the heart of the one who repents.

Conclusion.

In this message we have discussed a parable that tells of the need for the lost to repent and the joy when one does repent.

I want to urge everyone who is lost to come to Jesus right now.

Until next time

Stay in the Blessings

Giving

$ Donation Amount:

Personal Info

First Name *

Last Name

Email Address *

Credit Card Info

This is a secure SSL encrypted payment.

Card Number *

CVC *

Cardholder Name *

Expiration *

Terms

Show Terms

Agree to Terms?

Donation Total: $10.00

I really want to encourage you to be diligent with your Bible study time, because God has so much more for us than we can get from just going to church once or twice a week and hearing someone else talk about the Word.

When you spend time with God, your life will change in amazing ways, because God is a Redeemer.

Theres nothing thats too hard for Him, and He can make you whole, spirit, soul and body!

You’re important to God, and you’re important to us at www.refinerylife.org

When it comes to prayer, we believe that God wants to meet your needs and reveal His promises to you.

So whatever you’re concerned about and need prayer for we want to be here for you! Or even if you just want to say Hi, you can contact us

2021 IS A YEAR OF REFORMATION

© www.refinerylife.org 2021 All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the Australian Copyright Act 1968, no part of this Article may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, communicated or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission.

Visit us at

www.refinerylife.org

Twitter

@PastorGaryHoban

@RefineryLifeGC

Facebook

@PastorGaryHoban

@RefineryLifeChurch

Instagram

@gary_hoban

@refinerylifechurch

Patreon

YouTube

Gary Hoban

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvrTCsjg98vGjMTObxJhtQ

Refinery Life Church Australia

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkvD9z50SuKWxhSw0TPQkgQ