Translucent
Ministry: Union Chapel's Silent Witness
Now the tax collectors and
"sinners" were all gathering around to hear him. But the Pharisees and the
teachers of the law muttered, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with
them."
Then Jesus told them this parable:
"Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Does he not leave the
ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And
when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his
friends and neighbors together and says, 'Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.'
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.
"Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses
one. Does she not light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?
And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says,
'Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.'
In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the
presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents." Luke 15:1-10 (NIV)
Not one of you is expendable in the eyes of
the Lord. Go and rescue the lost sheep.
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