"Who's Your One?"
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Our theme for 2021 is “Who’s Your One?” That’s what we will be talking about today. Our text is Luke 15:1-7. (Read the text)
Pray…
Purposely Search for Your One
Purposely Search for Your One
(v. 4) “What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?”
…requires intercession. (prayer)
37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; 38 therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”
...requires investigation.
10 “For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”
...requires Intentionality.
15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
Practically Serve Your One
Practically Serve Your One
(v. 5) “When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.”
It is our mission.
28 even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
It is our motivation.
19 For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them. 20 To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law. 21 To those outside the law I became as one outside the law (not being outside the law of God but under the law of Christ) that I might win those outside the law. 22 To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some. 23 I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessings.
Plan to Celebrate with Your One
Plan to Celebrate with Your One
(v. 6) “And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’”
Planning to celebrate means you are exalting God.
Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
It was fitting to celebrate and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.’ ”
And the ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Planning to celebrate means your are expecting God to work.
Who’s Your One in 2021?
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