One Too Many
(Luk 15:1) Then drew near unto him all the publicans and
sinners for to hear him.
(Luk 15:2) And the Pharisees and scribes murmured,
saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.
(Luk 15:3) And he spake this parable unto them, saying,
(Luk 15:4) What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if
he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and
go after that which is lost, until he find it?
(Luk 15:5) And when he hath found it, he layeth it on
his shoulders, rejoicing.
(Luk 15:6) And when he cometh home, he calleth together
his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found
my sheep which was lost.
(Luk 15:7) I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in
heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just
persons, which need no repentance.
I find it interesting that a shepherd would go after one
sheep. That he would leave 99 to go after just one small sheep. It seems like
an insignificant amount to go after. But sheep were an important part of the
economy, they gave wool for clothing, meat for food, and most likely had other
uses as well. Let me ask you a question, If you had a hundred pennies and you
dropped one, would you pick it up or keep going? After all its just one, you
have 99 more of them.
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The earth reached a population of 7
BILLION on Oct. 31 2011
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In 2010 108 people died every minute,
approximately 156 thousand every day, and 56 million, 907 thousand, 606 people.
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2 people die every second!
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These are SOULS entering ETERNITY every
second!
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We have a World to reach!
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If World War III was to happen this year,
approximately 2.3 BILLION people would be dead! How many of those would be
entering into eternity without salvation?!
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One soul without Jesus is too many!
(2Pe 3:9) The Lord
is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient
toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach
repentance
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In 2011
the Population of Charlottetown was 64,487
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In 2011
the Population of Prince Edward Island was 140,204
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How
many of these people are Lost, going to enter ETERNITY without Salvation?
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How
many of these people ARE saved? Not Enough!
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We have
a great need in Charlottetown!
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One
Soul without Jesus is too many!
(Mar 16:15) And he
said to them, "Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole
creation.
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Jesus
has given us a simple commandment, to proclaim(declare) the gospel to the WHOLE
creation.
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He
wants EVERYONE to be saved! You, your friends, your family, the random stranger
you meet on the street, the drug addict, the alcoholic, the criminal, the
spiritually bound! Everyone!
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He
wants US to tell people about Him, He wants Us to be the the salt and light of
the earth! He wants US to be the city on the hill. He gave US a duty to
fulfill!
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One
Lost soul without Jesus is too many!
Today is the day of Pentecost, It was on this day that
Jesus poured out His Spirit in the Upper Room.
(Act
2:1) And when the day of Pentecost was
fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
(Act
2:2) And suddenly there came a sound
from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they
were sitting.
(Act
2:3) And there appeared unto them cloven
tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.
(Act
2:4) And they were all filled with the
Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them
utterance.
Jesus didn’t just pour out His spirit so that we could
enter into eternity with Him, and so that we might be saved, no, although He
did do that for us. But He gave us His spirit so that we might be like Him,
that we could be His hands and feet, so that we could be moved with compassion
as Jesus was, so that WE could go after that one sheep that was gone astray.
One lost soul without the Saving message of Jesus Christ is too many! So I pray
that we would be moved with compassion, to reach our world, to reach this city,
to shine the light that Jesus has given us. To be like Him, Jesus said:
(Luk 19:10) For the Son of man is come to seek and to save
that which was lost.
One Soul Without Jesus is too many!
I would like to end things a little differently today, and
just ask that we could all seek the face of God, and pray,
(2Ch
7:14) If my people, which are called by
my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from
their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin,
and will heal their land.
(2Ch
7:15) Now mine eyes shall be open, and
mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.
