Bible Memory Verse
“…your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should be lost.” Matthew 18:14
“…there is rejoicing in the presence of God over one sinner who repents." Luke 15:10
* The Parable of the Lost Sheep
Matthew 18:10-14
“See that you do not look down on one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.
(12 What do you think? If a man own a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? (13 And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off. (14 In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should be lost.”
Luke 15:4-7
“Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Does he not leave the ninety-nine in the open country and goes after the lost sheep until he finds it?
(5 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders (7 and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ (8 I tell you that in the same way, there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance."
* The Parable of the Lost Coin
Luke 15:8-10
“…Suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Does she not light a lamp, sweep her house and search carefully until she finds it? (9 And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’ (10 In the same way… there is rejoicing in the presence of God over one sinner who repents."