Church Of The Lost Sheep

God's Love and Ours "This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world." 1 John 4:9-14 (written by the Apostle John, one of the closest and earliest followers of Jesus) I know many still has the post Valentine hangover, both for those who are crazy/madly in love and the lonely and loveless. But today we will talk about agape love, God's love -- selfless love. Man in the Mirror Now there w...

The Tower of Babel "The whole world had one language with a common vocabulary. As people moved toward the east, they found a plain in Shinar [Babylonia] and settled there. They said to one another, “Let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They used bricks as stones and tar as mortar. Then they said, “Let’s build a city for ourselves and a tower with its top in the sky. Let’s make a name for ourselves so that we won’t become scattered all over the face of the earth.” Genesis 11:1-4 Famous Man's wants have always been fame, pleasure, power and money, sometimes not in that order. Fame, being famous and making a name for oneself is a very common goal among many, and often on the top of their wishlist. Through the ages countless people have longed to make a name for themselves. By any means they come to Broadway or Hollywood or any other major city or destination hoping someday to see their names in bright lights. Man's Agenda vs God's Man has his own pl...

Doing Good on the Sabbath "Then he went back in the meeting place where he found a man with a crippled hand. The Pharisees had their eyes on Jesus to see if he would heal him, hoping to catch him in a Sabbath infraction. He said to the man with the crippled hand, “Stand here where we can see you.” Then he spoke to the people: “What kind of action suits the Sabbath best? Doing good or doing evil? Helping people or leaving them helpless?” No one said a word. He looked them in the eye, one after another, angry now, furious at their hard-nosed religion. He said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” He held it out—it was as good as new! The Pharisees got out as fast as they could, sputtering about how they would join forces with Herod’s followers and ruin him."  Mark 6:1-6 Angry Many people know that Jesus of Nazareth got angry that one time He overturned the tables and benches of money changers and merchants selling animal sacrifices in the temple courts. (Matthew 21:12 ...