Sheep pen or lost sheep
I have been convicted by the Holy Spirit to right this. Jesus said the kingdom of heaven is like this, if a sheep is lost he will leave the flock to go after that lost sheep. It doesn't say that he is more concerned with the sheep pen then the sheep. I recently have been visiting many church's and spoke with them and not one of them have told me that they are more concerned with their building or what is in it, over one person that leaves the church. In fact some of the churches that I have spoken to have groups of people that pray for those that have left the church, and make home visits to those folks with the pastor and assistant pastor to check on them. They don't make excuses about the sheep pin, as if all the others sheep’s are going to leave if they find out why that sheep went over the pin. Or make up things that aren't true about the sheep that is missing, to protect the other sheep. Jesus says heaven is more concerned about that one sheep then the whole flock. I heard a teaching on the radio where a pastor and his assistance went to this guy’s home that they had been praying for that they have not seen at church in 3 years. That is an awesome message to me. I recently left a church that was exactly the opposite from that. I have talked to others that left the church and they had a much different story then the pastor said to his leadership (deacons and elders) as to why they left. My question is why this one church would remove themselves from the truth in scripture. My prayer is this, Lord bring them to a heart of repentance, Lord heal the hurts of this pastor so that he can follow the acts of this teaching from your Son Jesus Christ so that they will be more concerned with the one gone astray then the whole church. Lord forgives them as you have forgiven me. Remind them that when a person leave's the church that is not closer, bring them back to the flock is closer, because they may never heal because of something’s that might have happened at that Church and may never return to a Church agian.
In Jesus Name Amen.
In Jesus Name Amen.

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