Text: Matthew 18:10-14
Title: Leave No One Behind
Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower
The military has a phrase: Leave no man behind. As we once again join Jesus in Matthew 18:10-14, he reminds us that this is the value of God as well. It is his desire that none of his little ones be left behind or lost. In the story of the lost sheep, the shepherd leaves the 99 on the hillside to find the one lost sheep. He risks his life to bring the wandering back home. This does not mean the 99 do not matter, but simply that God loves those we may often be tempted to write-off. God calls out to those to worldly wise to believe in old tales of Jesus, to the foolish who think they can make it better on their own, the wounded who don't dare trust God, to the doubting who long to believe. As we gather each week, we come as all different sorts of sheep, but we come because the shepherd has rescued us all.