What Are you Waiting For? 5 of 10

What Are You Waiting For? 5 of 10

The Lost Sheep

Matthew 18:10-14 NLT… Beware that you don’t look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels are always in the presence of my heavenly Father. 12 “If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them wanders away, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost? 13 And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he will rejoice over it more than over the ninety-nine that didn’t wander away! 14 In the same way, it is not my heavenly Father’s will that even one of these little ones should perish.

Introduction: Signs are not just for information, but they also give us direction when we pay attention.

Transition: Jesus drives home the point of the beware sign, by asking his disciples a question…

Exposition:

-God cares for you

-We must care for each other

-“If” should give you pause

Conclusion: What are you waiting for? Live with communal intention, because you can’t do life alone.