Greatness: Lost Sheep
Matthew 18:12-20
Pastor Bob Hiller
9/28/2014
YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/hUzXJDW4gt4
Matthew 18:13 And if he finds it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray.
1. As the church we are the ____________ which Jesus has ____________ and ____________ by His grace.
2. The gracious activity of Jesus both ____________ us and ____________ the life of the community.
3. Before you can "Speak the ____________ in ____________" to someone, they must know you ____________ them.
Scripture Readings
Ezekiel 18:1-4,25-32
Philippians 2:1-13
Matthew 18:12-20
Take It With You!
Here we will offer thoughts and meditations on the message to help us as we contemplate and discuss and wrestle with what we are hearing.
The Ninety and Nine by Andrew Peterson
There were ninety and nine that safely lay
In the shelter of the fold
But one was out on the hills away
Far off from the gates of gold
Away on the mountains, wild and bare
Away from the tender shepherd's care
Away from the tender shepherd's care
"Lord, Thou hast here Thy ninety and nine
Are they not enough for Thee"
But the shepherd made answer
"This of mine has wandered far from me
And though the road be rough and steep
I go to the desert to find my sheep
I go to the desert to find my sheep"
But none of the ransomed ever knew
How deep were the waters crossed
Nor how dark was the night that the Lord passed through
Ere He found His sheep that was lost
Out in the desert He heard its cry
Sick and helpless and ready to die
Sick and helpless and ready to die
But all through the mountains, thunder riven
And up from the rocky steep
There rose a glad cry at the gates of Heaven
"Rejoice, I have found my sheep!"
And the angels echoed around the throne
"Rejoice for the Lord brings back His own!
Rejoice for the Lord brings back His own!"
