WEBVTT 00:00:00.180 --> 00:00:06.299 Welcome to Ontario Community Church, where we are encouraging, equipping, and engaging lives for Christ. 00:00:06.820 --> 00:00:14.720 I'm Pastor Patrick Daly, and each week I share sermons that balance the grace and love of Jesus Christ with the truth of the Word of God. 00:00:15.380 --> 00:00:21.179 Together, we'll explore Scripture using observation, interpretation, and application. 00:00:21.839 --> 00:00:26.019 This helps us discover practical ways to live out our faith every single day. 00:00:26.539 --> 00:00:29.019 Let's dive in together into God's Word. 00:00:30.000 --> 00:00:31.059 Well, good morning, everyone. 00:00:31.719 --> 00:00:34.020 I'm really glad to see all of you here. 00:00:34.520 --> 00:00:39.460 Friends, family, first-timers, or regular attenders, or everything in between. 00:00:40.640 --> 00:00:43.280 I'm really glad that you are here. 00:00:44.039 --> 00:00:47.299 And I want you to know that you are loved by God. 00:00:48.140 --> 00:00:52.039 No matter who you are, where you are on life's journey, 00:00:52.840 --> 00:00:58.640 what situations or circumstances you may be going through, or what you have going through. 00:00:58.640 --> 00:01:05.960 The Lord is constant, and He's there for you in every season of life. 00:01:06.400 --> 00:01:17.099 He extends an invitation for you to respond in faith, to know Him, to grow in Him, and to be moved to do good in the name of Christ. 00:01:17.099 --> 00:01:23.159 Today, we are going over the parable of the lost sheep. 00:01:23.659 --> 00:01:28.179 We have been doing this sermon series about the parables of Christ. 00:01:28.299 --> 00:01:30.759 The name of the series is called Thy Kingdom Come. 00:01:30.760 --> 00:01:38.400 And we've been going over these parables to have an understanding, a better understanding, of the teachings of Christ. 00:01:38.400 --> 00:01:42.219 Many of us, we may know some of these parables. 00:01:42.900 --> 00:01:44.780 Maybe it's your first time hearing it. 00:01:45.300 --> 00:01:52.000 But in all of these parables, there is simplicity, but there's also depth. 00:01:52.000 --> 00:02:01.219 And our approach in this is to open the Word of God, to read it, and observe what is going on within the text. 00:02:02.040 --> 00:02:05.460 Then we look at what we can learn on a personal level. 00:02:05.900 --> 00:02:12.360 Because it's important for us to grow as individuals, to come to the knowledge of who Jesus is, 00:02:12.900 --> 00:02:16.840 and for us believers, to grow in the faith. 00:02:16.840 --> 00:02:23.200 And then finally, we have the application, which is what do we do with the text? 00:02:24.120 --> 00:02:29.140 Learning what we learn, it's so important and critical for us. 00:02:30.340 --> 00:02:34.460 Learn, grow, but also live it out. 00:02:35.140 --> 00:02:39.020 Live out your faith every single day with your everyday interactions. 00:02:39.280 --> 00:02:43.240 This last week, we talked about this idea of the Good Samaritan, 00:02:43.240 --> 00:02:45.500 asking the question of who our neighbor is. 00:02:46.420 --> 00:02:51.860 And our neighbor, in a simplistic standpoint, is really anyone that we interact with, 00:02:51.900 --> 00:02:55.640 whether that's the coffee shop, the grocery store, 00:02:55.760 --> 00:03:00.900 or the person that cuts us off as we're driving wherever we go, right? 00:03:01.080 --> 00:03:02.340 Let's be honest here. 00:03:03.640 --> 00:03:06.640 You know, God's love is relentless. 00:03:07.680 --> 00:03:10.140 He pursues every single person. 00:03:10.139 --> 00:03:13.319 We believe in the living God. 00:03:14.059 --> 00:03:16.379 God being present everywhere. 00:03:17.959 --> 00:03:19.919 And knowing who you are. 00:03:20.799 --> 00:03:23.779 You are made in the image of God. 00:03:24.919 --> 00:03:31.339 And as I mentioned, he extends this invitation for all to respond to his abundant grace. 00:03:32.339 --> 00:03:33.679 Grace overflowing. 00:03:34.439 --> 00:03:38.619 That's what the word Ontario means when you think of the Japanese. 00:03:38.620 --> 00:03:41.659 Grace overflowing. 00:03:41.860 --> 00:03:43.259 Or grace abundance. 00:03:43.840 --> 00:03:44.280 In abundance. 00:03:45.200 --> 00:03:48.680 And that's to remind us about who our God is. 00:03:48.759 --> 00:03:51.360 That his grace, his love overflows. 00:03:52.060 --> 00:03:54.680 That God is everlasting to everlasting. 00:03:54.879 --> 00:03:58.599 He remains constant in this ever-changing world. 00:03:59.300 --> 00:04:01.939 So many changes and things that are happening, 00:04:02.180 --> 00:04:03.640 not only in our own community, 00:04:03.639 --> 00:04:06.359 but also in this country and in this world. 00:04:06.939 --> 00:04:09.019 It can certainly be overwhelming for us. 00:04:10.039 --> 00:04:13.359 But we know that not only do we have the word of God, 00:04:13.739 --> 00:04:16.199 but we have the presence of God with us. 00:04:18.279 --> 00:04:22.939 Knowing God leads us to restoration through faith in him. 00:04:22.939 --> 00:04:26.939 And we respond by publicly declaring it. 00:04:26.980 --> 00:04:31.180 That's why this Sunday is very special as we're doing baptisms today. 00:04:32.219 --> 00:04:36.579 You know, nothing is worse than losing something of great value. 00:04:37.220 --> 00:04:40.040 How many of you guys have lost these before? 00:04:40.199 --> 00:04:42.439 Not my own keys, but your own keys. 00:04:42.800 --> 00:04:44.159 Let's be honest here. 00:04:44.639 --> 00:04:46.220 We've lost keys before. 00:04:46.220 --> 00:04:52.980 Or how many of you have lost your glasses, your wedding ring, your phone, right? 00:04:53.060 --> 00:04:54.980 That's the classic one nowadays, right? 00:04:55.040 --> 00:04:56.120 You've lost your phone. 00:04:57.260 --> 00:05:01.400 And you could have sworn it was not where it typically was. 00:05:01.480 --> 00:05:05.740 Maybe under documents or maybe hidden in the couch in the one section 00:05:05.740 --> 00:05:08.120 that you've got to reach way down in to get. 00:05:08.560 --> 00:05:09.740 We've all been there. 00:05:10.300 --> 00:05:13.560 We've had those moments where we've lost something of great value. 00:05:13.560 --> 00:05:17.439 And we search diligently for those things, 00:05:17.519 --> 00:05:20.920 much as we've learned previously in the parable of the lost coin, 00:05:21.540 --> 00:05:25.160 the woman that was searching diligently, sweeping her house. 00:05:26.139 --> 00:05:28.680 And there's a connection that we find here in Scripture 00:05:28.680 --> 00:05:32.879 with the parable of the lost sheep and also with the lost coin. 00:05:34.019 --> 00:05:38.180 We think about these things that we lose and how it's sentimental to us. 00:05:38.920 --> 00:05:41.699 And how did it feel to be in that moment? 00:05:41.699 --> 00:05:44.120 Think of the last time you lost something, 00:05:44.219 --> 00:05:47.360 and I hope it wasn't today or this morning or yesterday for that matter. 00:05:48.060 --> 00:05:53.399 How did it feel to really search for something that was of great value that you lost? 00:05:54.199 --> 00:05:55.279 There was the care. 00:05:55.420 --> 00:05:56.539 There was the intentionality. 00:05:56.680 --> 00:06:01.879 There may have even been the rushing through items to find that lost thing. 00:06:03.159 --> 00:06:05.839 And upon finding it, then how did you feel? 00:06:05.839 --> 00:06:11.339 Well, I hope you all felt good when you found that lost thing. 00:06:12.639 --> 00:06:13.639 We think about it. 00:06:14.599 --> 00:06:19.599 If we care so deeply about searching for that which is lost, 00:06:20.379 --> 00:06:25.979 how much more does God care for those who are spiritually lost? 00:06:25.980 --> 00:06:30.080 When we think of the story of Jonah, 00:06:31.100 --> 00:06:33.220 the first sermon series that I did here, 00:06:34.060 --> 00:06:35.860 there's the part where the prophet, 00:06:36.720 --> 00:06:40.120 God provides a plant and gives him shade. 00:06:41.200 --> 00:06:45.280 And he loves his plant, and then eventually the plant dies. 00:06:46.200 --> 00:06:48.480 But God was showing Jonah the prophet, 00:06:48.480 --> 00:06:52.040 if you cared so much about this plant, 00:06:52.120 --> 00:06:54.000 how much more do I care for my people? 00:06:54.759 --> 00:06:57.120 Which is very similar to what we're seeing here. 00:06:57.920 --> 00:07:00.720 We care so much about the things that we lose, 00:07:01.080 --> 00:07:05.300 how much more does God care about finding that which is lost? 00:07:06.740 --> 00:07:08.500 Think about that as we go through. 00:07:10.160 --> 00:07:13.740 What if God has been pursuing you all along, 00:07:13.740 --> 00:07:16.379 and you may not even realize it. 00:07:17.540 --> 00:07:21.740 What if God calls for you to do the same, 00:07:22.180 --> 00:07:24.199 to seek those who are lost? 00:07:25.040 --> 00:07:26.360 I think of that song, 00:07:26.439 --> 00:07:29.620 I once was lost, but now am found. 00:07:30.019 --> 00:07:32.460 I was blind, but now can see. 00:07:33.519 --> 00:07:36.060 And what if today was your moment to say, 00:07:36.220 --> 00:07:37.660 I have been found, 00:07:38.120 --> 00:07:41.540 and I recognize that God loves me, 00:07:41.540 --> 00:07:44.280 and he has a plan and a purpose for me, 00:07:45.400 --> 00:07:48.540 that God made me with intentionality and with care? 00:07:50.680 --> 00:07:51.600 Think about that. 00:07:51.660 --> 00:07:52.680 So let's turn our Bibles. 00:07:52.819 --> 00:07:55.480 We're going to turn to the Gospel of Luke, 00:07:55.580 --> 00:07:58.939 chapter 15, verses 1 through 7, church, 00:07:59.580 --> 00:08:01.120 in your ESVP Bibles. 00:08:02.040 --> 00:08:05.560 It's page 1039, if you're using this blue Bible. 00:08:07.500 --> 00:08:10.780 Or you can go to your Bible of choice. 00:08:11.540 --> 00:08:13.800 If you're a KJV-er or an NIV-er, 00:08:14.319 --> 00:08:16.100 or if you just like using your phone, 00:08:16.700 --> 00:08:18.420 you're welcome to join. 00:08:20.760 --> 00:08:21.700 So are we there? 00:08:24.040 --> 00:08:25.379 Luke chapter 15, 00:08:26.240 --> 00:08:28.240 verses 1 through 7. 00:08:29.600 --> 00:08:30.560 So we begin. 00:08:30.560 --> 00:08:36.940 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to him. 00:08:37.879 --> 00:08:39.820 And the Pharisees and the scribes, 00:08:39.940 --> 00:08:40.960 they grumbled, 00:08:41.820 --> 00:08:42.980 saying what? 00:08:44.059 --> 00:08:48.200 This man receives sinners and eats with them. 00:08:49.620 --> 00:08:51.179 What's so wrong with eating with sinners? 00:08:51.720 --> 00:08:52.659 We read that. 00:08:52.659 --> 00:08:54.480 But it goes on further, 00:08:54.639 --> 00:08:57.860 where he told them this parable. 00:08:58.819 --> 00:09:00.219 What man of you, 00:09:00.959 --> 00:09:02.219 having 100 sheep, 00:09:02.899 --> 00:09:05.279 if he has lost one of them, 00:09:05.919 --> 00:09:08.539 does not leave the 99 in the open country 00:09:08.539 --> 00:09:10.360 and go after the one that is lost 00:09:10.360 --> 00:09:11.480 until he finds it? 00:09:12.299 --> 00:09:13.620 And when he has found it, 00:09:13.679 --> 00:09:15.899 he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 00:09:15.899 --> 00:09:17.720 And when he comes home, 00:09:17.840 --> 00:09:20.399 he calls together his friends and his neighbors, 00:09:20.559 --> 00:09:20.860 saying, 00:09:21.179 --> 00:09:22.240 Rejoice with me, 00:09:22.740 --> 00:09:24.980 for I have found my sheep that was lost. 00:09:25.819 --> 00:09:26.799 And just so, 00:09:27.259 --> 00:09:28.179 I tell you, 00:09:28.600 --> 00:09:30.679 there will be more joy in heaven 00:09:30.679 --> 00:09:32.899 over one sinner who repents 00:09:32.899 --> 00:09:34.899 than over the 99 righteous persons 00:09:35.600 --> 00:09:38.059 who need no repentance. 00:09:39.419 --> 00:09:40.579 We read that. 00:09:41.159 --> 00:09:43.699 There's a pattern that happens here in Scripture. 00:09:43.700 --> 00:09:46.100 If you still have your Bibles open 00:09:46.100 --> 00:09:49.480 and you go all the way down to verse 10 00:09:49.480 --> 00:09:51.040 for the parable of the lost coin, 00:09:51.160 --> 00:09:51.700 it says, 00:09:52.360 --> 00:09:52.840 Just so, 00:09:52.940 --> 00:09:53.460 I tell you, 00:09:53.520 --> 00:09:55.440 there is joy before the angels of God 00:09:55.440 --> 00:09:57.060 of one sinner who repents. 00:09:57.520 --> 00:10:00.060 We find this kind of pattern 00:10:00.060 --> 00:10:01.860 that was going on. 00:10:02.640 --> 00:10:05.379 To know that there is joy in heaven. 00:10:06.480 --> 00:10:09.560 More joy in heaven over one sinner who repents 00:10:09.560 --> 00:10:12.820 is a really challenging thought, isn't it? 00:10:13.700 --> 00:10:15.680 One person repenting? 00:10:16.200 --> 00:10:17.900 You have 99, Jesus. 00:10:18.800 --> 00:10:20.620 What's going on with that? 00:10:22.060 --> 00:10:22.700 And so, 00:10:22.960 --> 00:10:25.600 we begin with the criticism 00:10:25.600 --> 00:10:27.780 versus compassion, right? 00:10:28.080 --> 00:10:30.240 Where Jesus is responding 00:10:30.240 --> 00:10:33.060 to this grumbling of the Pharisees 00:10:33.060 --> 00:10:35.900 and the scribes for welcoming sinners. 00:10:35.899 --> 00:10:36.019 sinners. 00:10:37.120 --> 00:10:39.039 Well, we can see on the surface 00:10:39.039 --> 00:10:39.899 that Jesus, 00:10:40.279 --> 00:10:43.579 he spends time with anyone. 00:10:44.639 --> 00:10:48.100 Much how Jesus extends the invitation 00:10:48.100 --> 00:10:49.100 for all of us, 00:10:49.179 --> 00:10:51.059 regardless of what our title 00:10:51.059 --> 00:10:52.939 and our status is. 00:10:53.980 --> 00:10:56.100 I always love how when you read this, 00:10:56.159 --> 00:10:57.240 you see this distinction 00:10:57.240 --> 00:10:59.199 between a tax collector and a sinner. 00:11:00.340 --> 00:11:02.620 Why would you make such a distinction? 00:11:02.759 --> 00:11:03.579 Why wouldn't you just say, 00:11:03.580 --> 00:11:04.700 just sinners here? 00:11:05.600 --> 00:11:07.740 But the tax collectors viewed upon as, 00:11:07.840 --> 00:11:09.360 well, we would see them nowadays 00:11:09.360 --> 00:11:12.440 as, well, I guess the ultra-rich 00:11:12.440 --> 00:11:14.980 or the scammers of the world 00:11:14.980 --> 00:11:16.180 or whatever it may be. 00:11:16.300 --> 00:11:17.920 Not looked on very favorably. 00:11:17.980 --> 00:11:19.560 We can kind of think of an idea 00:11:19.560 --> 00:11:21.020 of what that would look like today. 00:11:22.280 --> 00:11:24.700 So Jesus responds to those criticisms 00:11:24.700 --> 00:11:26.280 for the first three verses. 00:11:26.840 --> 00:11:28.420 And I have a video on here 00:11:28.420 --> 00:11:30.700 which is to show, 00:11:31.020 --> 00:11:32.220 it's the one of the sheep, 00:11:32.220 --> 00:11:33.279 it's that next slide. 00:11:34.759 --> 00:11:39.560 We see one sheep here. 00:11:41.360 --> 00:11:42.980 Now, for some of you, 00:11:43.080 --> 00:11:43.420 you may, 00:11:45.320 --> 00:11:47.540 sheep are quite dumb animals. 00:11:49.639 --> 00:11:51.779 I mean, we're in a rural community. 00:11:52.019 --> 00:11:54.560 Many of us at least seen sheep, right? 00:11:54.899 --> 00:11:56.040 Or pet sheep. 00:11:56.039 --> 00:11:59.199 They're not the most intelligent 00:11:59.199 --> 00:12:00.959 of creatures out there. 00:12:01.099 --> 00:12:02.339 And I know it's kind of hard 00:12:02.339 --> 00:12:04.079 when we're all called sheep 00:12:04.079 --> 00:12:04.819 and I'm like, well, 00:12:04.899 --> 00:12:06.679 God really thinks we're dumb then, 00:12:06.740 --> 00:12:07.199 I guess. 00:12:07.659 --> 00:12:09.240 But the reality is, 00:12:09.459 --> 00:12:10.699 compared to the knowledge 00:12:10.699 --> 00:12:14.299 and the scope of what God knows, 00:12:14.339 --> 00:12:15.259 we are like sheep. 00:12:16.919 --> 00:12:18.059 We see this, 00:12:18.139 --> 00:12:21.980 that the shepherd leaves the 99 00:12:21.980 --> 00:12:25.500 to pursue the one lost sheep. 00:12:26.639 --> 00:12:28.000 I want you to understand 00:12:28.000 --> 00:12:29.000 that in the finding, 00:12:29.080 --> 00:12:30.460 we can go to that next slide then. 00:12:32.920 --> 00:12:35.259 The shepherd's search for the lost. 00:12:36.440 --> 00:12:36.759 Right? 00:12:38.100 --> 00:12:39.879 The shepherd doesn't scold 00:12:39.879 --> 00:12:42.000 or shame the sheep. 00:12:42.779 --> 00:12:43.759 What does he do instead? 00:12:43.879 --> 00:12:46.059 He carries that sheep home. 00:12:47.519 --> 00:12:48.120 Sometimes, 00:12:48.659 --> 00:12:50.240 we can think of times 00:12:50.240 --> 00:12:52.120 where we might have gone astray 00:12:52.120 --> 00:12:53.559 or we might have been lost. 00:12:54.580 --> 00:12:55.519 What matters 00:12:55.519 --> 00:12:58.480 is that you being found 00:12:58.480 --> 00:13:00.139 by the great shepherd, 00:13:00.279 --> 00:13:01.159 by the Lord. 00:13:02.299 --> 00:13:04.379 So there's no scolding or shame. 00:13:04.759 --> 00:13:05.879 It's you're found 00:13:05.879 --> 00:13:06.980 and there's a celebration 00:13:06.980 --> 00:13:08.360 that comes from that. 00:13:08.360 --> 00:13:09.879 Then, of course, 00:13:09.960 --> 00:13:11.879 there's the joy of restoration 00:13:11.879 --> 00:13:13.180 in the finding, right? 00:13:13.340 --> 00:13:15.019 He's carrying the sheep back. 00:13:15.120 --> 00:13:16.940 If you could imagine that image, 00:13:17.039 --> 00:13:18.600 you're searching so diligently 00:13:18.600 --> 00:13:19.759 to find your sheep. 00:13:19.840 --> 00:13:20.580 You find it 00:13:20.580 --> 00:13:21.740 and you pick it up 00:13:21.740 --> 00:13:22.940 and you're carrying it back 00:13:22.940 --> 00:13:24.620 because you're so excited 00:13:24.620 --> 00:13:25.600 to find your sheep. 00:13:26.460 --> 00:13:27.980 Much like how in the beginning 00:13:27.980 --> 00:13:28.600 I was saying 00:13:28.600 --> 00:13:29.840 when you're looking for something 00:13:29.840 --> 00:13:31.259 that is of great value, 00:13:31.960 --> 00:13:32.759 you're searching 00:13:32.759 --> 00:13:34.240 and you've got to find it. 00:13:35.279 --> 00:13:36.360 Then when you find it, 00:13:36.420 --> 00:13:37.320 you're excited. 00:13:37.320 --> 00:13:39.720 You're ready to celebrate. 00:13:39.879 --> 00:13:40.040 I mean, 00:13:40.200 --> 00:13:41.460 for those of us 00:13:41.460 --> 00:13:42.400 who might have lost something 00:13:42.400 --> 00:13:43.020 for weeks, 00:13:43.620 --> 00:13:45.300 you want to tell everybody 00:13:45.300 --> 00:13:46.140 when you find it. 00:13:47.680 --> 00:13:47.980 You know, 00:13:48.460 --> 00:13:49.160 there have been, 00:13:50.000 --> 00:13:51.840 I've lost glasses before. 00:13:52.300 --> 00:13:53.520 It's taken me weeks to find. 00:13:53.580 --> 00:13:54.860 I have to wear my old glasses. 00:13:56.140 --> 00:13:57.480 I don't like this prescription. 00:13:57.660 --> 00:13:58.900 I want to find the old one 00:13:58.900 --> 00:13:59.860 and it bugs you, right? 00:14:00.440 --> 00:14:02.260 And so we think about that here, right? 00:14:02.259 --> 00:14:05.679 The shepherd doesn't focus 00:14:05.679 --> 00:14:08.559 on the cost of the search, 00:14:09.220 --> 00:14:12.580 but rather the joy in finding. 00:14:13.399 --> 00:14:15.319 Because when we're looking for something, 00:14:15.480 --> 00:14:16.960 it doesn't matter how much time. 00:14:17.039 --> 00:14:17.480 I mean, yes, 00:14:17.500 --> 00:14:18.159 we've got to go to work. 00:14:18.220 --> 00:14:19.159 We've got our obligations, 00:14:19.399 --> 00:14:20.519 but we keep searching. 00:14:21.460 --> 00:14:24.120 Sometimes it occupies days, hours. 00:14:25.679 --> 00:14:26.919 It frustrates you. 00:14:27.759 --> 00:14:28.740 Or you might be like, 00:14:28.799 --> 00:14:29.899 man, I lost it. 00:14:29.899 --> 00:14:32.240 But then when you find it. 00:14:32.980 --> 00:14:33.959 And then you have 00:14:33.959 --> 00:14:35.100 heaven's celebration 00:14:35.100 --> 00:14:36.139 over one sinner, 00:14:36.279 --> 00:14:37.840 which is the greater joy in heaven 00:14:37.840 --> 00:14:39.840 over one sinner who repents. 00:14:39.980 --> 00:14:41.779 And may I remind us 00:14:41.779 --> 00:14:43.699 this idea of repentance. 00:14:45.480 --> 00:14:48.439 Many people make this claim, 00:14:48.500 --> 00:14:49.100 and it's true. 00:14:49.500 --> 00:14:50.399 When we repent, 00:14:50.519 --> 00:14:51.959 we are turning from our sin. 00:14:52.679 --> 00:14:53.340 But repentance, 00:14:53.659 --> 00:14:54.840 it's much greater than that. 00:14:55.539 --> 00:14:57.899 It is the changing of one's mind. 00:14:57.899 --> 00:15:00.240 The changing of one's mind 00:15:00.240 --> 00:15:01.519 about who God is. 00:15:02.319 --> 00:15:02.939 The changing, 00:15:03.139 --> 00:15:04.879 the continual changing of our minds. 00:15:04.959 --> 00:15:05.819 Are we not growing? 00:15:06.000 --> 00:15:07.240 Are we not continuing 00:15:07.240 --> 00:15:08.579 to be molded by the Lord? 00:15:09.139 --> 00:15:10.519 There's continued repentance. 00:15:10.799 --> 00:15:12.639 It's not just turning from sin. 00:15:12.840 --> 00:15:14.559 It's being molded by God. 00:15:14.819 --> 00:15:15.639 Being transformed 00:15:15.639 --> 00:15:17.439 by the renewal of our mind, 00:15:17.519 --> 00:15:17.919 as it were, 00:15:18.000 --> 00:15:19.159 as it mentions in Romans. 00:15:20.000 --> 00:15:21.620 So when we think of this idea 00:15:21.620 --> 00:15:22.179 of repentance, 00:15:22.360 --> 00:15:23.360 I want you guys to think 00:15:23.360 --> 00:15:24.240 that it's much more 00:15:24.240 --> 00:15:25.579 than turning from sin. 00:15:25.580 --> 00:15:27.240 It's the changing of your mind 00:15:27.240 --> 00:15:29.180 about who Jesus Christ is. 00:15:31.700 --> 00:15:32.980 Let's remember that. 00:15:33.400 --> 00:15:34.000 Metanoia. 00:15:34.980 --> 00:15:36.100 Or metanoeo. 00:15:38.500 --> 00:15:39.660 God the Father, 00:15:40.139 --> 00:15:40.800 the angels, 00:15:41.060 --> 00:15:42.879 and all of heaven rejoice. 00:15:44.139 --> 00:15:45.139 I've mentioned before, 00:15:45.240 --> 00:15:46.100 and I'll mention it again, 00:15:46.180 --> 00:15:47.240 if you guys have watched 00:15:47.240 --> 00:15:48.480 It's a Wonderful Life, 00:15:48.680 --> 00:15:50.600 when Clarence gets his wings. 00:15:51.100 --> 00:15:52.000 What happens? 00:15:52.000 --> 00:15:55.200 A bell rings, right? 00:15:55.259 --> 00:15:56.259 And it's a cute little thing 00:15:56.259 --> 00:15:58.120 that Christmas and New Year's time, 00:15:58.200 --> 00:15:58.440 right? 00:15:59.000 --> 00:15:59.440 Or it's like, 00:15:59.539 --> 00:16:01.240 he finally got his wings, right? 00:16:01.620 --> 00:16:03.700 And that's a small little comparison, 00:16:03.820 --> 00:16:04.240 I admit, 00:16:04.360 --> 00:16:05.299 but it's still one 00:16:05.299 --> 00:16:06.340 that we can think of. 00:16:07.360 --> 00:16:09.480 Think of all of heaven rejoicing. 00:16:10.480 --> 00:16:11.659 We've got another one. 00:16:12.399 --> 00:16:13.740 Let's celebrate that. 00:16:14.480 --> 00:16:15.820 Let's celebrate the sinner 00:16:15.820 --> 00:16:17.539 who has changed his mind. 00:16:17.539 --> 00:16:20.740 And perhaps you can see yourself 00:16:20.740 --> 00:16:22.459 in a story like this. 00:16:23.199 --> 00:16:24.740 Maybe you have felt lost. 00:16:24.839 --> 00:16:26.339 Maybe you feel lost currently. 00:16:27.599 --> 00:16:29.159 Are you the lost sheep? 00:16:29.219 --> 00:16:30.620 Or maybe you're one of the 99. 00:16:31.259 --> 00:16:32.620 And that's okay too. 00:16:34.539 --> 00:16:35.740 So with that, 00:16:35.860 --> 00:16:37.759 what does all of this text mean? 00:16:38.740 --> 00:16:39.819 Number one is that 00:16:39.819 --> 00:16:41.459 the shepherd represents God. 00:16:42.000 --> 00:16:43.519 His love is relentless 00:16:43.519 --> 00:16:44.539 and sacrificial, 00:16:44.539 --> 00:16:45.620 just like how we know 00:16:45.620 --> 00:16:46.939 John 3.16, 00:16:46.940 --> 00:16:48.340 for God so loved the world 00:16:48.340 --> 00:16:50.080 that he gave his only begotten son 00:16:50.080 --> 00:16:51.680 that whosoever believes 00:16:51.680 --> 00:16:52.540 shall not what? 00:16:53.520 --> 00:16:54.040 Perish, 00:16:54.160 --> 00:16:55.240 but have eternal life 00:16:55.240 --> 00:16:56.080 or everlasting life. 00:16:56.160 --> 00:16:57.540 Depending on your translation. 00:16:58.060 --> 00:16:59.380 It's the same idea here. 00:17:00.260 --> 00:17:01.880 We then go into, 00:17:02.420 --> 00:17:04.039 getting pressed on time here, 00:17:04.160 --> 00:17:04.240 this, 00:17:04.440 --> 00:17:06.299 celebrate in joining the 99. 00:17:07.759 --> 00:17:08.779 That in the same way 00:17:08.779 --> 00:17:09.880 that heaven rejoices 00:17:09.880 --> 00:17:11.200 over a sinner that repents, 00:17:11.460 --> 00:17:12.680 we too should celebrate 00:17:12.680 --> 00:17:14.340 when someone believes in Jesus. 00:17:14.339 --> 00:17:16.819 we should join 00:17:16.819 --> 00:17:18.279 just like how heaven does. 00:17:20.179 --> 00:17:21.659 We think for a moment, 00:17:22.599 --> 00:17:23.839 believing in Christ, 00:17:24.319 --> 00:17:25.240 the death, burial, 00:17:25.240 --> 00:17:26.759 and resurrection of Jesus, 00:17:27.319 --> 00:17:29.299 that's an internal decision. 00:17:30.139 --> 00:17:32.299 And when we have our baptisms 00:17:32.299 --> 00:17:33.019 that we'll be having 00:17:33.019 --> 00:17:33.859 pretty soon here, 00:17:34.019 --> 00:17:36.139 that is the public declaration. 00:17:36.139 --> 00:17:38.079 It is the external proclamation 00:17:38.079 --> 00:17:40.939 that Jesus is all I need. 00:17:41.460 --> 00:17:44.000 And I'm going to live my life for him. 00:17:44.839 --> 00:17:47.000 So we think about those two things 00:17:47.000 --> 00:17:50.539 that God's timing is remarkable. 00:17:51.399 --> 00:17:53.279 That we're going over this parable 00:17:53.279 --> 00:17:54.699 as people are getting baptized. 00:17:54.699 --> 00:17:56.319 This wasn't something that I planned. 00:17:56.419 --> 00:17:58.240 This was something that just happened. 00:17:58.240 --> 00:18:00.640 And what a wonderful tie-in 00:18:00.640 --> 00:18:01.400 we can learn 00:18:01.400 --> 00:18:02.539 and we can think of. 00:18:03.740 --> 00:18:04.900 That we are to celebrate 00:18:04.900 --> 00:18:06.599 those that believe in Christ 00:18:06.599 --> 00:18:08.120 and those that make 00:18:08.120 --> 00:18:10.019 that public proclamation in faith. 00:18:11.559 --> 00:18:12.380 And the third thing 00:18:12.380 --> 00:18:14.620 is to reflect and mirror God's heart 00:18:14.620 --> 00:18:15.500 in the pursuit. 00:18:15.740 --> 00:18:16.700 In the same way 00:18:16.700 --> 00:18:18.759 that God actively pursues you, 00:18:19.079 --> 00:18:21.039 you are to seek the lost. 00:18:21.880 --> 00:18:23.500 Build relationships with them. 00:18:24.519 --> 00:18:25.700 There's a lot of people who, 00:18:25.920 --> 00:18:26.079 see, 00:18:26.079 --> 00:18:26.859 the thing is, 00:18:26.919 --> 00:18:28.740 we don't know why that sheep was lost. 00:18:30.359 --> 00:18:31.460 Did he run off? 00:18:32.259 --> 00:18:33.240 Did he get distracted? 00:18:34.439 --> 00:18:35.199 I don't know. 00:18:35.460 --> 00:18:36.579 There's debate on that 00:18:36.579 --> 00:18:39.039 even with biblical scholars here. 00:18:40.039 --> 00:18:41.419 But what matters is that 00:18:41.419 --> 00:18:42.939 this sheep was lost. 00:18:43.559 --> 00:18:44.720 Who do you know 00:18:44.720 --> 00:18:45.939 that is lost? 00:18:46.619 --> 00:18:47.399 Who do you know 00:18:47.399 --> 00:18:49.299 that needs healing and restoration? 00:18:50.159 --> 00:18:51.599 Maybe the sheep was hurt 00:18:51.599 --> 00:18:54.980 and was discouraged. 00:18:56.079 --> 00:18:56.980 Maybe the sheep again 00:18:56.980 --> 00:18:58.079 was distracted by 00:18:58.079 --> 00:18:59.919 the things of this world. 00:19:00.519 --> 00:19:02.000 We can think of many distractions 00:19:02.000 --> 00:19:03.119 just like our phones 00:19:03.119 --> 00:19:03.859 that we lose 00:19:03.859 --> 00:19:05.399 and we pursue so much, right? 00:19:07.399 --> 00:19:08.819 Believers are called 00:19:08.819 --> 00:19:09.679 in the same way 00:19:09.679 --> 00:19:10.339 to mirror 00:19:10.339 --> 00:19:11.319 and to show 00:19:11.319 --> 00:19:12.439 the love of Christ 00:19:12.439 --> 00:19:14.039 to pursue the lost 00:19:14.039 --> 00:19:15.139 in sharing the gospel. 00:19:15.519 --> 00:19:16.699 Sharing in their testimony 00:19:16.699 --> 00:19:17.619 to other people. 00:19:18.339 --> 00:19:19.980 That's why we serve 00:19:19.980 --> 00:19:20.639 the church. 00:19:20.759 --> 00:19:21.720 We serve the community. 00:19:21.720 --> 00:19:23.220 We're all called 00:19:23.220 --> 00:19:24.680 to become all 00:19:24.680 --> 00:19:26.279 that God wants us to be. 00:19:27.700 --> 00:19:28.339 And then finally, 00:19:29.319 --> 00:19:32.839 we go to the application point. 00:19:33.019 --> 00:19:34.299 Or let me say this much. 00:19:35.759 --> 00:19:37.039 If you identify 00:19:37.039 --> 00:19:38.200 with the lost sheep, 00:19:38.880 --> 00:19:39.720 just remember, 00:19:40.860 --> 00:19:42.180 man may fail you. 00:19:43.059 --> 00:19:44.759 Man may hurt you. 00:19:45.579 --> 00:19:47.680 But God loves you. 00:19:47.680 --> 00:19:50.340 I want you to know that. 00:19:51.140 --> 00:19:53.279 God is always there for you. 00:19:54.299 --> 00:19:55.940 I personally cannot think, 00:19:56.640 --> 00:19:58.240 I think of the times 00:19:58.240 --> 00:19:59.100 I have been hurt 00:19:59.100 --> 00:20:01.220 by other Christians, 00:20:01.920 --> 00:20:03.279 by non-believers. 00:20:03.360 --> 00:20:04.039 It doesn't matter. 00:20:05.080 --> 00:20:06.779 But I know that my foundation 00:20:06.779 --> 00:20:08.560 is in the living God. 00:20:09.860 --> 00:20:12.019 That will not shake my faith. 00:20:13.519 --> 00:20:15.279 Even though man may fail me, 00:20:15.420 --> 00:20:16.519 God will never fail me. 00:20:16.519 --> 00:20:19.579 He is pursuing you. 00:20:20.720 --> 00:20:22.279 If you feel lost, 00:20:22.900 --> 00:20:25.460 just know that God's there with you. 00:20:26.779 --> 00:20:29.059 In the hills and the valleys of life. 00:20:29.639 --> 00:20:30.599 The application then, 00:20:30.639 --> 00:20:31.619 what do we do with this? 00:20:31.700 --> 00:20:33.599 Is we respond to God's pursuit 00:20:33.599 --> 00:20:34.440 in faith. 00:20:37.339 --> 00:20:37.859 Begin. 00:20:39.420 --> 00:20:40.660 I want you to know. 00:20:40.660 --> 00:20:45.759 Look at those, 00:20:46.320 --> 00:20:46.920 your neighbors, 00:20:47.660 --> 00:20:48.740 or think of people 00:20:48.740 --> 00:20:49.600 that you may know. 00:20:52.340 --> 00:20:54.759 You can respond to God's pursuit 00:20:54.759 --> 00:20:55.980 by believing in him. 00:20:56.320 --> 00:20:57.779 You can also respond 00:20:57.779 --> 00:20:59.680 by exhibiting the light, 00:20:59.860 --> 00:21:01.200 love, and truth of Christ 00:21:01.200 --> 00:21:02.200 to others. 00:21:03.360 --> 00:21:04.540 So think for a moment, 00:21:04.779 --> 00:21:06.060 who can you talk to? 00:21:06.059 --> 00:21:07.720 Or how can you live out 00:21:07.720 --> 00:21:09.659 this light of God, 00:21:09.940 --> 00:21:10.700 love of God, 00:21:11.079 --> 00:21:11.819 truth of God? 00:21:13.019 --> 00:21:14.720 Sometimes it's being present 00:21:14.720 --> 00:21:15.299 with people. 00:21:15.859 --> 00:21:16.960 Sometimes it's praying 00:21:16.960 --> 00:21:17.579 with people. 00:21:18.740 --> 00:21:19.579 Sometimes it's, 00:21:19.720 --> 00:21:20.679 it just varies 00:21:20.679 --> 00:21:21.720 from person to person. 00:21:22.440 --> 00:21:23.700 I wish there was just one, 00:21:23.759 --> 00:21:24.000 you know, 00:21:24.079 --> 00:21:25.240 one size fits all, 00:21:25.339 --> 00:21:25.940 but it's not. 00:21:26.559 --> 00:21:28.460 Every situation is different. 00:21:28.460 --> 00:21:31.019 And consider, 00:21:31.180 --> 00:21:31.900 have compassion 00:21:31.900 --> 00:21:33.059 for those who are lost, 00:21:33.400 --> 00:21:34.420 those who are struggling. 00:21:35.460 --> 00:21:35.940 Number two, 00:21:36.519 --> 00:21:38.100 just as Christ pursued you, 00:21:38.279 --> 00:21:39.100 pursue the lost. 00:21:39.160 --> 00:21:40.059 So we respond 00:21:40.059 --> 00:21:41.779 to God's invitation 00:21:41.779 --> 00:21:42.500 through faith 00:21:42.500 --> 00:21:43.779 and we do the same. 00:21:44.740 --> 00:21:45.759 We seek 00:21:45.759 --> 00:21:47.259 and we build relationships 00:21:47.259 --> 00:21:48.160 with those. 00:21:50.100 --> 00:21:51.920 How can we not do that? 00:21:52.900 --> 00:21:54.559 How can we not show kindness 00:21:54.559 --> 00:21:55.340 and compassion? 00:21:55.480 --> 00:21:56.220 How can we not 00:21:56.220 --> 00:21:57.200 build relationships 00:21:57.200 --> 00:21:57.880 with people 00:21:57.880 --> 00:21:59.180 who are struggling? 00:21:59.860 --> 00:22:01.280 Those that may have been 00:22:01.280 --> 00:22:02.640 disenfranchised. 00:22:04.660 --> 00:22:06.040 Not only are we called 00:22:06.040 --> 00:22:07.200 to share in our faith, 00:22:07.280 --> 00:22:08.340 we're called to share 00:22:08.340 --> 00:22:09.760 in the transforming power 00:22:09.760 --> 00:22:10.780 of the Word of God. 00:22:11.460 --> 00:22:12.420 Letting people know 00:22:12.420 --> 00:22:13.280 how God's changed 00:22:13.280 --> 00:22:14.060 our own lives. 00:22:14.860 --> 00:22:16.000 Are you the same person 00:22:16.000 --> 00:22:17.140 that you were 00:22:17.140 --> 00:22:18.760 before you knew the Lord 00:22:18.760 --> 00:22:20.120 or did God change you? 00:22:21.160 --> 00:22:22.680 I'm sure most of us 00:22:22.680 --> 00:22:24.680 can respond by saying, 00:22:24.740 --> 00:22:25.700 God has changed me 00:22:25.700 --> 00:22:27.700 in such remarkable ways. 00:22:27.880 --> 00:22:29.300 I even think of 00:22:29.300 --> 00:22:30.400 how my own calling. 00:22:31.860 --> 00:22:32.720 You know how long 00:22:32.720 --> 00:22:34.080 I neglected God's call? 00:22:35.200 --> 00:22:36.400 And how much struggle 00:22:36.400 --> 00:22:39.240 and resistance, 00:22:39.880 --> 00:22:41.200 wrestling I had? 00:22:42.220 --> 00:22:43.320 You know what I wanted to do? 00:22:43.780 --> 00:22:44.540 I wanted to be 00:22:44.540 --> 00:22:45.720 in a startup company, 00:22:46.240 --> 00:22:47.160 a sports car 00:22:47.160 --> 00:22:48.360 manufacturing company. 00:22:48.720 --> 00:22:50.400 That was before God called me. 00:22:51.340 --> 00:22:52.480 And time after time, 00:22:52.720 --> 00:22:53.580 I kept seeing, 00:22:54.520 --> 00:22:55.660 maybe it was kind of 00:22:55.660 --> 00:22:56.480 this seed planted 00:22:56.480 --> 00:22:57.040 in my head. 00:22:57.820 --> 00:22:58.700 Maybe this isn't 00:22:58.700 --> 00:22:59.800 what God wants me to do. 00:23:00.240 --> 00:23:01.680 But I kept denying myself 00:23:01.680 --> 00:23:02.160 and I thought, 00:23:02.240 --> 00:23:03.940 no, I want this company 00:23:03.940 --> 00:23:04.620 to kick off 00:23:04.620 --> 00:23:05.540 because I'll be like 00:23:05.540 --> 00:23:06.500 Elon Musk, right? 00:23:07.460 --> 00:23:08.660 I'll be honest here. 00:23:09.779 --> 00:23:11.140 But I'm not Elon Musk 00:23:11.140 --> 00:23:12.180 and I'm glad I'm not. 00:23:13.300 --> 00:23:14.500 Because God called me 00:23:14.500 --> 00:23:15.720 for a much different path 00:23:15.720 --> 00:23:16.420 in the same way 00:23:16.420 --> 00:23:17.460 that God calls you 00:23:17.460 --> 00:23:18.320 for a better path. 00:23:18.500 --> 00:23:20.080 And he wants to transform you 00:23:20.080 --> 00:23:21.060 where you become, 00:23:21.340 --> 00:23:23.100 you put on the new self. 00:23:23.099 --> 00:23:26.859 Think of how you 00:23:26.859 --> 00:23:28.619 are a new creation in Christ 00:23:28.619 --> 00:23:30.079 and let God work 00:23:30.079 --> 00:23:31.240 in and through your life. 00:23:32.379 --> 00:23:33.019 Let him. 00:23:34.319 --> 00:23:35.259 Because I'm telling you, 00:23:35.639 --> 00:23:37.019 the plan that God has 00:23:37.019 --> 00:23:37.740 for your life 00:23:37.740 --> 00:23:38.399 is much better 00:23:38.399 --> 00:23:39.119 than what the world 00:23:39.119 --> 00:23:40.740 has to offer. 00:23:41.059 --> 00:23:41.779 So many of us, 00:23:41.859 --> 00:23:43.259 we seek other things. 00:23:45.759 --> 00:23:46.859 Seek the Lord. 00:23:48.259 --> 00:23:49.240 The next thing 00:23:49.240 --> 00:23:50.000 is to celebrate 00:23:50.000 --> 00:23:50.819 new believers. 00:23:50.819 --> 00:23:51.740 baptism, 00:23:52.299 --> 00:23:52.659 repentance, 00:23:52.939 --> 00:23:53.500 and restoration. 00:23:55.419 --> 00:23:56.439 Think about that. 00:23:57.879 --> 00:23:59.000 If you know anyone 00:23:59.000 --> 00:24:01.200 that has become a Christian 00:24:01.200 --> 00:24:02.359 and believed in the death, 00:24:02.500 --> 00:24:02.740 burial, 00:24:02.740 --> 00:24:03.439 and resurrection 00:24:03.439 --> 00:24:04.859 of Jesus Christ, 00:24:05.000 --> 00:24:05.639 believing that 00:24:05.639 --> 00:24:06.559 I, 00:24:06.759 --> 00:24:06.980 Jesus, 00:24:07.159 --> 00:24:08.139 is all that I need. 00:24:09.439 --> 00:24:10.200 Celebrate that. 00:24:11.119 --> 00:24:12.579 Whether it's a family member 00:24:12.579 --> 00:24:13.220 or a friend, 00:24:13.460 --> 00:24:14.139 celebrate that. 00:24:14.259 --> 00:24:15.659 Baptism as we're going to do. 00:24:16.099 --> 00:24:16.559 Repentance, 00:24:16.619 --> 00:24:17.659 the changing of mind, 00:24:17.740 --> 00:24:18.759 that's another big one. 00:24:18.759 --> 00:24:21.400 I didn't understand this, 00:24:22.119 --> 00:24:23.119 but now I do. 00:24:23.519 --> 00:24:25.879 I didn't understand 1 John, 00:24:26.039 --> 00:24:27.160 but now I do. 00:24:27.400 --> 00:24:28.940 Or I didn't understand 00:24:28.940 --> 00:24:31.059 how Christ fulfilled prophecies, 00:24:31.220 --> 00:24:32.180 but now I do. 00:24:32.940 --> 00:24:34.500 That's something to celebrate. 00:24:35.980 --> 00:24:36.619 And then, of course, 00:24:36.779 --> 00:24:37.339 restoration. 00:24:38.440 --> 00:24:40.140 The brokenness of families, 00:24:40.259 --> 00:24:41.519 the brokenness of individuals, 00:24:41.700 --> 00:24:43.019 where people become restored, 00:24:43.500 --> 00:24:45.240 and they change. 00:24:45.240 --> 00:24:48.299 And that change being transformation. 00:24:49.799 --> 00:24:51.140 Rejoice with heaven again 00:24:51.140 --> 00:24:52.980 when someone repents 00:24:52.980 --> 00:24:54.259 or returns to God. 00:24:55.059 --> 00:24:56.380 So I want to ask you 00:24:56.380 --> 00:24:57.160 as we're closing, 00:24:58.440 --> 00:24:59.180 what if God 00:24:59.180 --> 00:25:01.259 is calling for you 00:25:01.259 --> 00:25:04.519 to be a part of someone's restoration? 00:25:04.799 --> 00:25:06.160 What if God is calling you 00:25:06.160 --> 00:25:07.559 to be restored? 00:25:08.700 --> 00:25:10.039 What if you are the one 00:25:10.039 --> 00:25:11.380 that God has been pursuing, 00:25:11.660 --> 00:25:12.319 and today 00:25:12.319 --> 00:25:13.559 is your day 00:25:13.559 --> 00:25:14.799 to come home? 00:25:15.799 --> 00:25:17.620 I want you to think about that 00:25:17.620 --> 00:25:19.480 as we close here. 00:25:20.180 --> 00:25:21.279 And just as God 00:25:21.279 --> 00:25:22.079 calls for us 00:25:22.079 --> 00:25:23.720 to enter into a relationship 00:25:23.720 --> 00:25:25.740 with Him through faith, 00:25:25.859 --> 00:25:26.759 we are called 00:25:26.759 --> 00:25:28.940 to make that decision internally. 00:25:29.220 --> 00:25:30.799 It is the greatest decision 00:25:30.799 --> 00:25:31.599 that you can make 00:25:31.599 --> 00:25:32.200 for your life 00:25:32.200 --> 00:25:33.440 that not only affects 00:25:33.440 --> 00:25:34.660 your life here on the earth, 00:25:34.740 --> 00:25:36.599 but affects your life eternally. 00:25:37.240 --> 00:25:38.720 And part of that also 00:25:38.720 --> 00:25:39.880 is to proclaim 00:25:39.880 --> 00:25:42.160 the name of Jesus Christ 00:25:42.160 --> 00:25:44.079 externally through baptism. 00:25:44.079 --> 00:25:44.199 baptism. 00:25:45.399 --> 00:25:46.740 So let's go ahead 00:25:46.740 --> 00:25:47.199 and pray. 00:25:49.460 --> 00:25:50.740 And we're going to go ahead 00:25:50.740 --> 00:25:52.339 and prepare for our time 00:25:52.339 --> 00:25:53.000 of baptism. 00:25:53.720 --> 00:25:55.399 Father, we thank you 00:25:55.399 --> 00:25:58.859 for this message 00:25:58.859 --> 00:26:00.939 about how you seek the lost. 00:26:00.940 --> 00:26:04.559 such a powerful message 00:26:04.559 --> 00:26:06.779 where you have these Pharisees 00:26:06.779 --> 00:26:07.740 who are criticizing 00:26:07.740 --> 00:26:08.539 and questioning, 00:26:09.539 --> 00:26:11.320 and you reveal 00:26:11.320 --> 00:26:12.240 this parable 00:26:12.240 --> 00:26:13.039 about how 00:26:13.039 --> 00:26:14.400 the shepherd 00:26:14.400 --> 00:26:15.820 seeking the one sheep 00:26:15.820 --> 00:26:16.700 that is lost, 00:26:17.259 --> 00:26:18.900 and how there's celebration 00:26:18.900 --> 00:26:20.140 in the finding 00:26:20.140 --> 00:26:21.220 and the restoration 00:26:21.220 --> 00:26:22.960 of that one person 00:26:22.960 --> 00:26:23.840 with the 99. 00:26:23.839 --> 00:26:26.059 And Father God, 00:26:26.159 --> 00:26:27.220 I pray if there's anyone 00:26:27.220 --> 00:26:28.959 who has felt lost, 00:26:29.339 --> 00:26:29.639 hurt, 00:26:30.000 --> 00:26:30.919 disenfranchised, 00:26:31.000 --> 00:26:31.879 whatever it is, 00:26:32.639 --> 00:26:33.879 I pray 00:26:33.879 --> 00:26:34.879 that they will feel 00:26:34.879 --> 00:26:35.379 your love. 00:26:36.099 --> 00:26:36.779 I pray 00:26:36.779 --> 00:26:37.659 that they will come 00:26:37.659 --> 00:26:38.559 to the knowledge 00:26:38.559 --> 00:26:39.500 of who you are. 00:26:40.959 --> 00:26:41.859 And for those 00:26:41.859 --> 00:26:42.839 that are part of the 99, 00:26:43.059 --> 00:26:43.939 may they be encouraged, 00:26:44.099 --> 00:26:44.959 may they have the heart 00:26:44.959 --> 00:26:45.899 to love the lost 00:26:45.899 --> 00:26:46.919 as they were loved 00:26:46.919 --> 00:26:48.000 and they were lost 00:26:48.000 --> 00:26:48.720 once before. 00:26:48.720 --> 00:26:50.600 Father, 00:26:50.740 --> 00:26:52.180 today we are shifting 00:26:52.180 --> 00:26:53.380 to, 00:26:53.620 --> 00:26:54.740 we're celebrating 00:26:54.740 --> 00:26:56.980 your pursuit 00:26:56.980 --> 00:26:57.759 of the lost 00:26:57.759 --> 00:26:59.180 in a tangible way 00:26:59.180 --> 00:27:00.680 through baptism. 00:27:01.440 --> 00:27:02.900 May we celebrate 00:27:02.900 --> 00:27:04.920 these three baptisms. 00:27:06.140 --> 00:27:07.220 We rejoice 00:27:07.220 --> 00:27:08.140 in them 00:27:08.140 --> 00:27:10.579 boldly going out 00:27:10.579 --> 00:27:11.079 in faith. 00:27:12.079 --> 00:27:12.380 And just, 00:27:12.579 --> 00:27:12.620 Father, 00:27:12.700 --> 00:27:14.400 we are so grateful 00:27:14.400 --> 00:27:15.360 that you move 00:27:15.360 --> 00:27:16.000 in and through 00:27:16.000 --> 00:27:16.759 our lives 00:27:16.759 --> 00:27:17.680 every single day. 00:27:18.019 --> 00:27:18.480 We pray 00:27:18.480 --> 00:27:19.460 for transformation. 00:27:20.079 --> 00:27:20.519 We pray 00:27:20.519 --> 00:27:21.299 for the changing 00:27:21.299 --> 00:27:21.920 of mind, 00:27:22.079 --> 00:27:22.519 repentance. 00:27:24.319 --> 00:27:25.019 I pray 00:27:25.019 --> 00:27:26.120 for every single person. 00:27:26.420 --> 00:27:27.120 I don't know 00:27:27.120 --> 00:27:28.200 what is going on 00:27:28.200 --> 00:27:28.880 in their life, 00:27:29.079 --> 00:27:30.140 but you sure do. 00:27:30.880 --> 00:27:31.860 Let there be comfort 00:27:31.860 --> 00:27:32.980 where comfort is needed. 00:27:33.680 --> 00:27:34.759 Let there be guidance 00:27:34.759 --> 00:27:36.039 where guidance is needed. 00:27:37.339 --> 00:27:38.099 And be with us 00:27:38.099 --> 00:27:39.500 as we go 00:27:39.500 --> 00:27:40.299 to our time 00:27:40.299 --> 00:27:41.579 of baptism together. 00:27:41.700 --> 00:27:42.500 It is in the name 00:27:42.500 --> 00:27:43.460 of Jesus Christ, 00:27:43.559 --> 00:27:44.240 the cornerstone 00:27:44.240 --> 00:27:45.099 of our faith, 00:27:45.279 --> 00:27:46.000 that we pray 00:27:46.000 --> 00:27:46.960 and we all say together, 00:27:47.039 --> 00:27:47.200 Amen? 00:27:47.900 --> 00:27:48.380 Amen. 00:27:48.900 --> 00:27:49.160 Amen. 00:27:51.079 --> 00:27:52.200 Thank you for listening 00:27:52.200 --> 00:27:53.339 for this week's message 00:27:53.339 --> 00:27:54.799 from Ontario Community Church. 00:27:55.160 --> 00:27:55.920 I pray 00:27:55.920 --> 00:27:57.299 that you are encouraged 00:27:57.299 --> 00:27:58.299 and strengthened 00:27:58.299 --> 00:27:59.039 in your walk 00:27:59.039 --> 00:27:59.579 with Christ. 00:28:00.140 --> 00:28:00.839 For more sermons 00:28:00.839 --> 00:28:01.640 and resources, 00:28:02.259 --> 00:28:02.539 visit 00:28:02.539 --> 00:28:04.940 OntarioCommunityChurch.org. 00:28:05.519 --> 00:28:06.559 May God bless you 00:28:06.559 --> 00:28:07.440 as you live out 00:28:07.440 --> 00:28:08.079 His grace 00:28:08.079 --> 00:28:08.759 and truth 00:28:08.759 --> 00:28:09.940 every single day. 00:28:09.940 --> 00:28:09.940 00:28:09.940 --> 00:28:10.039 Amen. 00:28:10.039 --> 00:28:10.940 Amen. 00:28:10.940 --> 00:28:11.940 Amen. 00:28:11.940 --> 00:28:11.940 00:28:11.940 --> 00:28:11.940 00:28:11.940 --> 00:28:11.940 00:28:11.940 --> 00:28:11.940 00:28:11.940 --> 00:28:11.940 00:28:11.940 --> 00:28:11.940 00:28:11.940 --> 00:28:11.940 00:28:11.940 --> 00:28:11.940 00:28:11.940 --> 00:28:11.940 00:28:11.940 --> 00:28:11.940 00:28:11.940 --> 00:28:11.940 00:28:11.940 --> 00:28:11.940 00:28:11.940 --> 00:28:11.940 00:28:11.940 --> 00:28:11.940 00:28:11.940 --> 00:28:11.940 00:28:11.940 --> 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