1. The Lost Sheep

2. THE LOST SHEEP OF ISRAEL

3. The Lost Sheep For example: If your eyes causes you to sin … pluck it out Go, sell all you have and give to the poor

4. The Lost Sheep If anyone does not hate his mother and father, he cannot be my disciple Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood you have no life in you

5. The Lost Sheep CONTEXT and GENRE

6. The Lost Sheep WE READ THE BIBLE IN DIFFERENT WAYS ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FOR DIFFERENT REASONS

7. The Lost Sheep 1.We read the Bible THEOLOGICALLY to find God’s truth on a particular issue EXEGESIS

8. The Lost Sheep MY COMMITMENT TO YOU: Relying on the Holy Spirit, to use all the gifts and experience that God has given me, to do all that I can to present God’s truth to you as accurately as I can

9. The Lost Sheep 2.We read the Bible DEVOTIONALLY as God’s word to us we want to hear him speak to teach us something

10. The Lost Sheep PROPHECY is passing on a word which you believe the Lord wants the group to hear

11. The Lost Sheep Matthew 10:5–10 5 These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. 6 Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel. 7 As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’

12. The Lost Sheep 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received, freely give. 9 Do not take along any gold or silver or copper in your belts; 10 take no bag for the journey, or extra tunic, or sandals or a staff; for the worker is worth his keep.

13. The Lost Sheep “Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. 6 Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.” those who have become disillusioned with church especially Pinelands Baptist Church

14. The Lost Sheep THE PBC CLASSIC CONGREGATION ARE TO GO TO THE LOST SHEEP OF PINELANDS … THE LOST SHEEP OF PINELANDS BAPTIST CHURCH

15. The Lost Sheep WE ARE TO APPROACH THOSE WHO HAVE TURNED AWAY (LEFT THE CHURCH) AND TO INVITE THEM BACK

16. The Lost Sheep DON’T STRATEGISE AS TO HOW YOU’RE GOING TO DO THIS 9 Do not take along any gold or silver or copper in your belts; 10 take no bag for the journey, or extra tunic, or sandals or a staff; for the worker is worth his keep.

17. The Lost Sheep Matthew 10:9–10 (NEW LIVING TRANSLATION) 9 “Don’t take any money in your money belts—no gold, silver, or even copper coins. 10 Don’t carry a traveler’s bag with a change of clothes and sandals or even a walking stick. Don’t hesitate to accept hospitality, because those who work deserve to be fed.