1: See Jesus Seeking to Save our Souls
Matthew 23:37, ICB
“Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the prophets and kill with stones those men God sent to you. Many times I wanted to help your people! I wanted to gather them together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings.”
Luke 15:1-7, ICB
“Many tax collectors and “sinners” came to listen to Jesus. The Pharisees and the teachers of the law began to complain: ‘Look! This man welcomes sinners and even eats with them!’
Luke 15:1-7, ICB
Then Jesus told them this story: ‘Suppose one of you has 100 sheep, but he loses 1 of them. Then he will leave the other 99 sheep alone and go out and look for the lost sheep.
Luke 15:1-7, ICB
The man will keep on searching for the lost sheep until he finds it. And when he finds it, the man is very happy. He puts it on his shoulders and goes home.
Luke 15:1-7, ICB
He calls to his friends and neighbors and says, ‘Be happy with me because I found my lost sheep!’
Luke 15:1-7, ICB
In the same way, I tell you, there is much joy in heaven when 1 sinner changes his heart. There is more joy for that 1 sinner than there is for 99 good people who don’t need to change.”
Isaiah 53:6, ICB
“We all have wandered away like sheep. Each of us has gone his own way. But the Lord has put on him the punishment for all the evil we have done.”
Isaiah 53:6, ICB
“We all have wandered away like sheep. Each of us has gone his own way. But the Lord has put on him the punishment for all the evil we have done.”
Luke 19:10, NOG
“Indeed, the Son of Man has come to seek and to save people who are lost.”
1: See Jesus Seeking to Save our Souls
2: See Jesus as your shelter in the storms of life.
Matthew 23:37
“How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings.”
Psalm 57:1
“Be merciful to me, God. Be merciful to me because I come to you for protection. I will come to you as a bird comes for protection under its mother’s wings until the trouble has passed.”
Psalm 63:7, NLT
David said, “Because you are my helper, I sing for joy in the shadow of your wings.”
Psalm 91:4-6 MEV
“He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall find protection; His faithfulness shall be your shield and wall.”
1: See Jesus Seeking to Save our Souls
2: See Jesus as your shelter in the storms of life.
3: See Jesus as your Supreme Ruler.
Matthew 23:37b
“But you did not let me.”
Matthew 23:38
“Now, your temple will be deserted.”
Matthew 21:12-13, ICB
“Jesus went into the Temple. He threw out all the people who were buying and selling there. He turned over the tables that belonged to the men who were exchanging different kinds of money.
Matthew 21:12-13, ICB
And he upset the benches of those who were selling doves. Jesus said to all the people there, ‘It is written in the Scriptures, ‘My Temple will be a house where people will pray.’
Matthew 21:12-13, ICB
But you are changing God’s house into a ‘hideout for robbers.’”
Matthew 23:39
“I tell you, you will not see me again until that time when you will say, ‘God bless the One who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
Psalm 118:26, CSB
“He who comes in the name of the Lord is blessed. From the house of the Lord we bless you.”
“Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!”
Hebrews 2:9, ICB
“But we see Jesus! For a short time he was made lower than the angels. But now we see him wearing a crown of glory and honor because he suffered and died. Because of God’s grace, he died for everyone.”
