The Lost and the Shepherd
Luke 15:4 — "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?"
Luke 15:6 — "Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’"
John 10:27-28 — "My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand."
The Lost and Salvation
Luke 19:10 — "For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost."
Ezekiel 34:16 — "I will search for the lost and bring back the strays. I will bind up the injured and strengthen the weak."
Matthew 18:12 — "What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off?"
Repentance and Being Found
Luke 15:7 — "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."
Isaiah 53:6 — "We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all."
Psalm 119:176 — "I have strayed like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I have not forgotten your commands."
Assurance for the Lost
Romans 10:13 — "For, ‘Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’"
2 Peter 3:9 — "The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance."
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."
The Lost and the Shepherd
Luke 15:4 — "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?"
Luke 15:6 — "Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’"
John 10:27-28 — "My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand."
The Lost and Salvation
Luke 19:10 — "For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost."
Ezekiel 34:16 — "I will search for the lost and bring back the strays. I will bind up the injured and strengthen the weak."
Matthew 18:12 — "What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off?"
Repentance and Being Found
Luke 15:7 — "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."
Isaiah 53:6 — "We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all."
Psalm 119:176 — "I have strayed like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I have not forgotten your commands."
Assurance for the Lost
Romans 10:13 — "For, ‘Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’"
2 Peter 3:9 — "The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance."
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."