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  THE VALUE OF ONE SOUL
  by John Henry Jowett
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Summary: The Lord attaches infinite value to every individual soul and
is willing to go to great lengths to seek and find the lost.

Topics: "God's Love", "Salvation"
Scripture References: Psalm 23:1, Isaiah 53:6, Ezekiel 34:12, Matthew 18:12, Luke 15:4

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John Henry Jowett preaches on the immense value God places on each soul,
emphasizing the deep concern and pursuit of the Shepherd for the one
lost sheep. Just as a missing face creates a void in a family, a
wandering soul leaves a gap in the Father's house. The Shepherd's
relentless search in difficult terrains mirrors the lengths to which God
goes to seek and save the lost, ultimately rejoicing in the restoration
of the lost sheep.

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MATTHEW xviii. 7-14.

What an infinite value the Lord attaches to one soul! "And _one of them_

be gone astray!" I thought He might never have missed the one! And yet
the

Eastern shepherd says that out of his great flock he can miss the

individual face. A face is missing, as though a child were absent from
the

family circle. When a soul is wandering in the far country there is an

awful gap in the Father's house! Is thy place empty? Is mine?

And mark the pangs of the Shepherd's quest. He "_goeth into the mountain

and seeketh!_" The Eastern shepherd goes out in tempest, and in rocky

ravine, or in thorny scrub that tears the hands and feet, he seeks and

finds his sheep. And my Lord sought me, in stony and thorny places, in
the

darkness of Gethsemane, and in the awful desolations of The Hill.

And the Shepherd found His sheep, and He returns across the hills
singing

the song of the triumph of grace--

"And up from the mountains, thunder-riven,

And up from the rocky steep,

A cry arose to the gates of heaven,

'Rejoice! I have found My sheep!'

And the angels echo around the throne,

'Rejoice! for the Lord brings back His own!'"

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/john-henry-jowett/the-value-of-one-soul/
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