Stop Going To Church…Be The Church!
“It Will Change Your Mind About Sheep!”
(Matthew 9:35-38)

I. The Predicament of Sheep without a Good Shepherd

A. They are Harassed (vv. 35-36)

1. By Their Own Government (Lk 2:1-3; Matt 2:16-18; 1Sam 13:19-22)

2. By Their Own Religion (Matt 23:2-28; Ezek 34:2-5)

3. By Their Own Sin (Deut 28:15-68; Jam 4:1-3)

B. They are Helpless (v. 36; Isa 53:6; Psa 44:22)

C. They are Hell-Bound (v. 37; Matt 23:13-15; 2Thess 2:9-10)

II. The Privileges of Sheep with a Good Shepherd

A. Love worth Our Faith
(Jn 10:11, 15:13-14; 1Jn 3:23-24)

B. Leadership worth Our Following
(Jn 10:27-28; Rom 6:16; Psa 23)

C. Life worth Our Fights
(vv. 37-38; Jn 10:10; 1Pet 2:11; Phil 4:12-13; Matt 25:31-46; 2Tim 4:7-8)