Church Of The Lost Sheep

'"Because a loveless world," said Jesus, "is a sightless world. If anyone loves me, he will carefully keep my word and my Father will love him - we'll move right into the neighborhood! Not loving me means not keeping my words. The message you are hearing isn't mine. It's the message of the Father who sent me. "I'm telling you these things while I'm still living with you. The Friend, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send at my request, will make everything plain to you. He will remind you of all the things I have told you. I'm leaving you well and whole. That's my parting gift to you. Peace. I don't leave you the way you're used to being left - feeling abandoned, bereft. So don't be upset. Don't be distraught.' -Jesus of Nazareth, 1st century, speaking to His disciples John 14:23-27 in the Message Paraphrase Version [This is the  17th  lesson of  this series ] Love Is How We Are Able To See People are b

A New and Living Way "Therefore, brothers  and sisters , since we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil, that is,  through  His flesh, and since  we have  a great priest over the house of God,  let’s approach  God  with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled  clean  from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let’s hold firmly to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; and let’s consider how to encourage one another in love and good deeds, not abandoning our own meeting together, as is the habit of some people, but encouraging  one another ; and all the more as you see the day drawing near." Hebrews 10:19-25 in the New American Standard Bible Version [This is the  29 th  lesson of  this series ] According to the Jewish Scriptures , God has not always been unknown. Adam and Eve walked and talke