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  THE LOST SHEEP
  by John Henry Jowett
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Summary: The Good Shepherd searches for His lost sheep, brings them back
home, and provides them with a beautiful home and a fattening diet of
grace.

Topics: "Gods Pursuit", "Shepherding Grace"
Scripture References: Psalm 23:1, Ezekiel 34:16, Luke 15:4, John 10:11, Philippians 4:19

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John Henry Jowett preaches on Ezekiel 34:11-19, highlighting the
compassionate and diligent nature of the Good Shepherd who searches for
His lost sheep in every corner, even in the far country of sin and
pride. The Good Shepherd brings the wandering sheep back home to a place
of humility, sympathy, and holiness, providing nourishment and renewal
in His grace-filled pasture. This sermon emphasizes the relentless
pursuit of God for His people and the abundant provision He offers to
those who return to Him.

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EZEKIEL xxxiv. 11-19.

And now, again, I am bidden to contemplate the gracious ministries of
the

Good Shepherd.

The Good Shepherd searches the "far country" for His lost sheep. "_I
will

bring them ... out of all places where they have been scattered._" He
goes

into the hard wilderness of cold indifference, and wasteful pride, and

desolating sin, searching "high and low" for His foolish sheep. And no

place is unvisited by the Great Seeker! Every perilous ravine, where a

sheep can be lost, knows the footprints of the Shepherd. And He knows my

far-country, and He is seeking me!

And the Good Shepherd brings His wandering sheep back home. "_I will
bring

them ... to their own land._" We return from the land of pride to the
home

of lowliness, from hard indifference to gracious sympathy, from the

barrenness of sin to the beauty of holiness. We come back to God's

beautiful "lily-land" of eternal light and peace.

And what nutriment the Good Shepherd provides for the home-coming sheep!

"_I will feed them in a good pasture._" Our wasted powers shall be
renewed

and strengthened by the fattening diet of grace. Love shall be both host

and meat! "He will satisfy thy mouth with good things."

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