26 April 2026 - Wilson Flavius - Are You Part of the 99 or are You the One?

``He's searching for us today. Have you been found? Are you still lost? Or are you part of the 99 already? This is a question you need to answer yourself. I cannot do it for you. Search inside of you and see, am I still lost? Am I part of the 99? Well if you are part of the 99, you can rejoice in his presence. If you were lost and still wandering, still astray, Jesus is searching for you today and you can come back to the fold. Amen? Let's just pray. [01:25:12] (56 seconds)  #FoundOrLost

And often times we we hear of people say, I found Jesus. And my response would be, Jesus was never lost. How can you go and find him? In fact, the true way of putting it is that Jesus found me because he is a good shepherd and we were wandering around and he came searching for us and he found us. Jesus has never been lost. So when people tell you, hey I found him, where was he? We were lost. We were the ones wandering around. [00:59:42] (46 seconds)  #JesusFoundMe

If they are dead, release three. If you find them dead. Well the guy got so excited. He released one, he released two, he released three. So here the people on the ship but we the two of us, we were dead. Lifeboat took us back and guess what? We are walking on the ship. We were lost and a group of men and women had to come and search for us to rescue us. [01:11:29] (45 seconds)  #RescuedAtSea

Why would the sheep lie down in green pasture? There is provision there. And sheep, they have four stomachs. They are called ruminants, they have four stomachs. So when they lie down that's when they chew the grass. When they are grazing they don't really eat so to speak, they just take in and it goes from one stomach and it sits there. When they lie down at that state of rest that is when they begin to receive the nutrients that they need to survive. [01:01:30] (42 seconds)  #GreenPasturesRest

That is what Jesus will do for us. When we move away and we do things we should not be doing and when we were told by him not to do it in his word we find ourselves in a place where we need to be rescued. We find ourselves in a place where we need him again to bring us back to that place where we can be fed, where we can be comforted, where we can be in his presence under his protection. [01:12:45] (46 seconds)  #RescuedAndRestored

We were the one that was astray and when he came he found us in our deepest, darkest moment and brought us back to the 99. Amen? Why does Jesus wants to bring us back as a good shepherd to the 99? Because he cares for us. I remember a while ago I preached on the twenty third Psalms and I remember telling this very congregation that sheep will not lie down if they are not safe. And Jesus said, he will bring us back under his protection. [01:00:29] (53 seconds)  #SafeInHisFold

When we got back to the ship there was rejoicing. People were happy that we were not dead even though three flares went up. We were still alive and well. People were happy that they didn't have to call our parents and say, Hey your son, your missionary son that we should be protecting is dead. And I was a 20, 21 year old at that time. That would be bad news for my mom. That would be bad news for his family as well. But because we came back to the place where we belong, there was rejoicing. [01:15:43] (61 seconds)  #RejoiceInReturn

And folks this morning that's what it's about. Whether you think you are part of the ninety nine, you were in God's protection or maybe you've wandered away for a day, for a week, for a month, for ten years, for fifteen years, it doesn't matter, you can come back to the place where you belong and enjoy the presence of the living God, the one that cares for you, the one that is willing to take care of you and is able to take care of you. [01:16:44] (44 seconds)  #ComeHomeToGod