Is it possible to go beyond God’s help? What about drug dealers, child molesters, and murderers? We are happy when these types of people are taken off the street and get what they deserve. But how does Jesus feel about them? Join us this week as we learn Jesus’ thoughts regarding the lost sheep of our world. Listen Now
Scripture: Luke 15:1-7
Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
So he told them this parable: “Which one of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it? When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders and rejoices. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and 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.”
Renewing Reflections
It is our prayer that Renewing Reflections will be a blessing in your life this coming week. This quote is taken from the sermon Really Old Hymns: God Is With Us - Psalm 46 delivered on Christian Crusaders August 2, 2009.
In these first three verses (of Psalm 46) our writer describes God and why we do not fear with God. First, God is our – his people’s – refuge. A refuge is a shelter, a fortress for protection. He also describes God as our present “help” in trouble. He is present to help as we face the tight spots of life. The writer goes on to say, because he is our refuge and our help, we don’t fear. “Therefore we will not fear” even when life seems out of control or we’re under attack.
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On the Light Side
During the days of yesteryear when family doctors made house calls, a woman placed such a call for her ailing husband. When the doctor arrived, she profusely apologized for having brought him so far for a slight indisposition. “I’m very sorry to drag you out so late, doctor, but James seems so unwell.”
The doctor replied with polite consideration, “Don’t mention it, Mrs. Arnold. I had another patient to see in your neighborhood, so I’m merely killing two birds with one stone."
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