A Tree and Its Fruit

(Luke 6.43-45)

Watch out for false prophets! They dress up like sheep, but inside they are wolves who have come to attack you.

When he saw the crowds, he felt sorry for them. They were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

Go only to the people of Israel, because they are like a flock of lost sheep.

Jesus answered, “If one of your sheep fell into a ditch on the Sabbath, wouldn't you lift it out?

People are worth much more than sheep, and so it is right to do good on the Sabbath.”

Jesus said, “I was sent only to the people of Israel! They are like a flock of lost sheep.”

The Lost Sheep

(Luke 15.3-7)

Don't be cruel to any of these little ones! I promise you their angels are always with my Father in heaven.

Let me ask you this. What would you do if you had 100 sheep and one of them wandered off? Wouldn't you leave the 99 on the hillside and go look for the one that had wandered away?

The people of all nations will be brought before him, and he will separate them, as shepherds separate their sheep from their goats.

He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

Peter's Promise

(Mark 14.27-31; Luke 22.31-34; John 13.36-38)

Jesus said to his disciples, “During this very night, all of you will reject me, as the Scriptures say, ‘I will strike down the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’