And When He Found it

And When He Hath Found It Luke 15:5

Attention Getter - I Feel like a daniel in a den of lions

Intro- Paint picture of the shepherd facing cliffs , beasts, wolves and bears. Could have been storming dark thundering lightning. David cared for his sheep so much he fought a bear and a Lion to get them back.

I. One Sheep Matters

A. Shepherd leaves the ninety and nine to go after ONE sheep

1. He knew exactly which one

B. Grandma Lockhart’s song - “The One Lost Sheep”

“Safe were the ninety and nine in the fold,

Safe though the night was stormy and cold;

But said the shepherd when counting them ore,

One sheep is missing there should be one more.

So the shepherd went out to look for his sheep

And all through the night on the rocky steep

He searched till he found him with love bands he bound him

And I was that one lost sheep.”

C. Why does one sheep matter? Because John says, “ The shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” they are paid for they are His.

1. Isa. Says “you are engraven in the palms of his hands”

2. Because sheep are defenseless they can’t fight or flight

A. They are helpless they can’t find food or water or even own way home.

II. Searches until He finds

A. The shepherd doesn’t go home in this parable until he has found his sheep.

1. If you are not where you should be he’s looking for you untill.

2. You Don’t just slip through God’s hands.

III. Layeth it on His shoulders

A. Probably around his neck and held the poor animals hooves so that it couldn’t move to rest it and comfort it.

B. “ Give unto my sheep eternal life and they shall never perish; neither shall any pluck them out of my hand.”

IV. The Cost Was Not Too Great

A. Heb 2:9 “But we see Jesus mad a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor, that He by the grace of God should taste death for every man.

B. The Greek method of execution the poison in the cup

1. Jesus prayed let this cup pass from me

Conclusion: The cup is being passed to you the lost sheep, the one that matters to God who is searching until he can lay you upon his shoulders and bring you home. The cost is paid it’s up to you.