Church Of The Lost Sheep

“This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. God didn’t go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again. Anyone who trusts in him is acquitted; anyone who refuses to trust him has long since been under the death sentence without knowing it. And why? Because of that person’s failure to believe in the one-of-a-kind Son of God when introduced to him." John 3:16-18 The Message Paraphrase [This is the  10th  and last message of  this series ] This is perhaps the most well known bible verse of all time: John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." This sums up who God is, but also more importantly, who God isn't. The God (wit

“ I am the God of your father: The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob.” Exodus 3:6 “ I AM WHO I AM." Exodus 3:14 God speaking to Moses [This is the  9th message of this series ]  Continuing in this series of lessons, looking at excerpts above from the Jewish Scriptures , written by the Ancient Israel Prophet Moses, we will connect it with the gospel of Jesus Christ as written in the Christian Scriptures. Jesus said: I am the Way I am the Truth I am the Life I am the Door I am the True Vine I am the Resurrection I am the Light of the world I am the Bread of life I am the Good Shepherd before Abraham was, I am I am with you always I am from above I am Alpha and Omega I am the Beginning and the End As we can see, Jesus has numerous "I am" sayings  He also said He and the Father are One.  He said, He will never leave us nor forsake us, a nd He will be with us until the end of the age .  One God The God of Moses didn't say He was nor

“For the Lord, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts says this, ‘I am the First and I am the Last; And there is no God besides Me."  Isaiah 44:6 “Listen to Me, O Jacob, even Israel whom I called; I am He, I am the first, I am also the last."   Isaiah 48:12 [This is the  8th message of  this series ]  Continuing in this series of lessons, looking at excerpts above from the Jewish Scriptures , written by the Ancient Israel Prophet Isaiah, we will connect it with the prophetic last book of the Christian Scriptures: Chapter 1 'This is  the revelation of Jesus Christ...' “I am the Alpha and the Omega"  Revelations 1 [Alpha is the first and Omega is the last letter of the Greek Alphabet] The Apostle John wrote multiple times in this book that Christ Jesus is the Alpha and Omega -- the A and the Z, the First and Last, the Beginning and the End. God Revealed Jesus Christ of Nazareth is the Redeemer of the world. God incarnate, God in human fo

" Large crowds followed Jesus as he came down the mountainside. Suddenly, a man with leprosy approached him and knelt before him. “Lord,” the man said, “if you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean.” Jesus reached out and touched him. “ I am willing ,” he said. “Be healed!” And instantly the leprosy disappeared." Matthew 8:1-3 [This is the  7th message of  this series ] Continuing in this series of lessons, we will look at an overlooked quality of Our God. Healing When we aren't feeling well we tend to take medicine for it or call our general practitioner or someone we trust that can help us. After so many years, and w ith advances in medical science, we have never really thought of, knew or have forgotten that Our God is a God who heals. What is ironic is that some people believe that when someone gets sick, that it is God's will. Nothing in Scriptures tells us this is true. Not sure where this came from. But w hat we do see if we ever do read the b

"I have told you these things while I am still with you. But the Holy Spirit will come and help you, because the Father will send the Spirit to take my place. The Spirit will teach you everything and will remind you of what I said while I was with you." -Jesus of Nazareth, speaking with His disciples, 1st century John 14:25-27 [This is the  6th message of  this series ] Continuing in this series of lessons, we have been learning who Our God is and who He isn't. After having known many of God's attributes, we will now talk about the Three-in-One God. He is God, He can do the impossible. One God The God written about in the Jewish bible revealed Himself to the Jewish people through their prophets. A central message of the Jewish Scriptures is to await for the coming of the Messiah , the Savior of the world as prophesied over many generations. Christian God The followers of Christ (Jesus of Nazareth, born in Bethlehem) believed Him to be the long awaited and pr

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort" -the Apostle Paul, writing to the 1st church in the City of Corinth, 1st century 2 Corinthians 1:3 [This is the  5th message of  this series ] Continuing in this series of lessons, we will learn that Our God is not only loving, slow to anger and compassionate,  but He is also a caring, understanding, consoling, encouraging, protecting and uplifting God. God of All Comfort He is the God of all comfort -- caring for us during our times of need; equipping us with the confort for ourselves and to help care for others in their times of need. Jesus told His disciples that He will not leave them as orphans. We were already orphans before Christ found us, picked us up, cleaned us, mended us and put us back together -- making us children of the Most High God, the God of Creation, Maker of heaven and earth. God will never let us go back to being and feeling like orph

"Loved ones, let us love one another, for love is from God. Everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love. The love of God was revealed among us by this—that God sent His one and only Son into the world so that we might live through Him. This is love—not that we have loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as an atonement for our sins." -the Apostle John writing to the 1st church, 1st century 1 John 4:7-10 [This is the  4th message of  this series ] God Reveals Himself We have already talked about how God is spirit. He is unseen. Today we will add that God is love, which though may also be unseen was revealed in the flesh, in humanform -- a person who lived among us.  From Above People have long been waiting and searching for extra terrestrial beings or aliens .  [ SETI ] But all along this phenomenon has already been written about and revealed through Scriptures in the form of angels  (and dem

  " God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” -Jesus of Nazareth, 1st century John 4:24 [This is the  3r d  message of  this series ] God Reveals Himself So God is spirit. He is unseen -- invisible to the human eye. And this shouldn't really surprise us. We know of many things that are invisible to the naked eye but we know they exist, or we know people came to the conclusion they exist, and we believe them. Examples of these unseen things are common all around us, viruses, air, wind, atmosphere, gravity, heat, magnetic force, electric current, radio waves, ultraviolet waves, microwaves, and wi-fii to name a few. [Even our feelings are real, we don't see them but we know they exist. When someone calls us a derogatory word, when it offends us, this feeling is real] We know these unseen things are there but do not see them. We know our microwave ovens are able to cook our food but don't understand or see why or maybe even how. We

  "The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love." Psalm 145:8 [This is the  2nd  message of this series ] The God of Creation Revealed Himself to Moses "Then he passed in front of Moses, calling out, “The Lord, the Lord, a compassionate and merciful God, patient, always faithful and ready to forgive. He continues to show his love to thousands of generations, forgiving wrongdoing, disobedience, and sin. He never lets the guilty go unpunished, punishing children and grandchildren for their parents’ sins to the third and fourth generation.” Exodus 34:6-7 The Supreme Being revealed Himself to Moses several times. In one of those occasions God described Himself as  merciful, patient, always faithful and ready to forgive ( slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness). Slow to Anger God is slow to anger and for this reason, James the brother of Jesus taught the first church this: " Know this, my dear brothers and sisters: let every p

"The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love." Psalm 145:8 The Hebrew Scriptures describe the God of Creation as Gracious and Compassionate. [This is the  1st  message of  this series ] In previous lessons we have discussed that the Christian Scriptures revealed the God of Creation as having compassion with everyday people, because He became one of us. He went through the same things we are going through. Funeral Have you ever attended a funeral or memorial service where the bereaved were unconsolable? Many of us wouldn't even begin to understand how they can be so distraught. Many will have no idea as to what was going on with them, what they were thinking, how they are feeling. That is unless we too have undergone the same loss, and experienced the same pain, the same grief, the same hopeless or helpless situation, or felt the very same emotions. Jesus Christ of Nazareth Jesus Christ of the Christian bible is the Alpha and the Omega, th