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Parable of the Lost Sheep

A parable about a good shepherd.
Contributed by LUMO project
Story also available on our translated websites: Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, German, Hindi, Arabic, Simplified Chinese
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Tax collectors and sinners were all gathering round to hear Jesus. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, ‘This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them.’ – Slide 1
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Then Jesus told them this parable about a shepherd:  – Slide 2
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‘Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep… – Slide 3
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‘… and loses one of them. – Slide 5
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‘Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country… – Slide 6
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‘ … and begins searching for the one that is lost? – Slide 7
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‘And when he finds it… – Slide 11
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‘..he joyfully puts it on his shoulder… – Slide 13
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‘… and goes home.  – Slide 14
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‘Then he calls his friends and neighbours together and says, “Rejoice with me! I have found my lost sheep.” – Slide 15
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‘I tell you,’ Jesus concluded, ‘that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who do not need to repent.’ – Slide 16
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