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  SAVED IN WEAKNESS
  by D.L. Moody
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Summary: The sermon emphasizes the importance of surrendering to God and
trusting in the Good Shepherd to save us from our self-reliant ways.

Topics: "Redemption", "God's Grace"
Scripture References: Isaiah 53:6, Luke 15:4

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DESCRIPTION
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D.L. Moody shares a poignant illustration of sheep in the Scottish
highlands that wander into dangerous places, emphasizing the foolishness
of their actions and the necessity of the shepherd's intervention. He
draws a parallel to humanity, highlighting how people often stray from
God and only seek His help when they are in dire circumstances. Moody
reassures wanderers that the Good Shepherd is ready to rescue them the
moment they relinquish their attempts to save themselves and allow Him
to guide them back. The message underscores the importance of
surrendering to God's will and trusting in His saving grace.

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CONTENT
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Doctor Andrew Bonar told me how, in the highlands of Scotland, often
sheep would wander off into the rocks and get into places that they
couldn't get out of.

The grass on these mountains is very sweet, and the sheep like it, and
they will jump down ten or twelve feet, and then they can't jump back
again, and the shepherd hears them bleating in distress.

They may be there for days, until they have eaten all the grass, and he
will wait until they are so faint they cannot stand, and then they put a
rope around him, and he will go over there and pull that sheep up out of
the jaws of death. "Why don't they go down there when the sheep first
gets there?" I asked. "Ah!" he said, "they are so very foolish they
would dash right over the precipice and be killed if they did!" And that
is the way with men; they won't go back to God till they have no friends
and have lost everything.

If you are a wanderer I come to tell you that the Good Shepherd will
bring you back the moment you have given up trying to save yourself, and
are willing to let Him save you His own way.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/dl-moody/saved-in-weakness/
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