To God, you too matter! The Lost Sheep Martin Dale 462 Martin Dale sermons Matt had committed many offences. One day he said to the Lord: Jesus, if I am not shot by the armed response unit on a job, I’ll bend the knee to you.” One day Matt was stopped in his car – without his gun - for a motoring offence. Once they realised who he was he was taken into custody – without a shoot out with the police armed response unit. Matt kept his promise and gave his life to Jesus in Wolds Prison, which is where Maddy and I met him. (I hasten to add we were part of the Anglican Chaplaincy Team in the prison!!) And now Matt is training a curate in Beverley!! Our Gospel reading is all about the Maddys, the Martins and the Matts of this world – Jesus doesn’t give up on any one. Each one of us should have our own story of meeting Jesus. What is yours? The parable of the Lost Sheep is a story of hope for us all. God doesn’t give up on people – every one of his sheep counts! There may be people here this morning who are sad because of family members who have slipped away from the faith of their youth. Be encouraged – Jesus cares for each one of them. He is the Good Shepherd who goes out to look for them and rejoices when he can bring them back to the faith. As Jesus says:…” there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety nine just persons who do not need to repent” (Luke 15:7) You yourself may feel that you have slipped away from the faith. It is never too late to turn back and allow the Good Shepherd to find you. Let us pray: Heavenly Father, we thank you that you have chosen us – and not that we have chosen you. We thank you that you pursue us like a Shepherd pursues a lost sheep. We come to you this morning, wanting to go from here with a fresh resolve to walk with you today. We repent of those things that we do that separate us from you and we ask to renew our relationship with you today We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
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