Jesus said, "There Will Be More Joy in Heaven Over One Sinner Who Repents" THIS MAN RECEIVES SINNERS "Then all the [hated] tax collectors and the sinners drew near to [Jesus] to hear Him. 2 And the [religious] Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, This Man receives sinners and eats with them. So He spoke this parable to them, saying: "Then Jesus went out to the lakeshore again and 4 What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?5 And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!" 7 I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance" (Luke 15:1-7). all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). "If we confess our sins [to God], He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness"(1 John 1:9). Jesus said, "I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance" (Mark 2:17). taught the crowds that were coming to him. 14 As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at his tax collector's booth. Follow me and be my disciple,' Jesus said to him. So Levi got up and followed him. 15 "Later, Levi invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners. (There were many people of this kind among Jesus' followers.) 16 But when the teachers of religious law who were Pharisees saw him cating with tax collectors and other sinners, they asked his disciples, "Why does he eat with such sinners?" 17 "When Jesus heard this, he told them, "Healthy people don't need a doctor sick people do. I have not come to call those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners" (Mark 2:13-17 NLT). "From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, *Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand" (Matthew 4:17). "So they went out and preached that pecople should repent" (Mark 6:12). "As many as I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be zealous and repent" (Revelation 3:19). Pray to God like this: Dear God, I believe Jesus died on the cross to pay for my sins, and that He arose again on the third day. I repent of my sins and ask Your forgiveness. I accept Jesus as my Savior and Lord, and ask that You save me from sin and death. I receive the gift of eternal life by faith in Christ, and I believe my sins are forgiven. Thank You God; in Jesus name. Amen. "Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? And when she has found it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I lost!" 10 Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents" (Luke 15:8-10). Ambassadors for Christ P. O. Box 937, Madison, CT 06443 email: Enter TheStraitGatea yahon.com "If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us" (1 John 1:10). "For Paid for by Ambassadors for Christ Jesus said, "There Will Be More Joy in Heaven Over One Sinner Who Repents" THIS MAN RECEIVES SINNERS "Then all the [hated] tax collectors and the sinners drew near to [Jesus] to hear Him. 2 And the [religious] Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, This Man receives sinners and eats with them. So He spoke this parable to them, saying: "Then Jesus went out to the lakeshore again and 4 What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?5 And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!" 7 I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance" (Luke 15:1-7). all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). "If we confess our sins [to God], He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness"(1 John 1:9). Jesus said, "I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance" (Mark 2:17). taught the crowds that were coming to him. 14 As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at his tax collector's booth. Follow me and be my disciple,' Jesus said to him. So Levi got up and followed him. 15 "Later, Levi invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners. (There were many people of this kind among Jesus' followers.) 16 But when the teachers of religious law who were Pharisees saw him cating with tax collectors and other sinners, they asked his disciples, "Why does he eat with such sinners?" 17 "When Jesus heard this, he told them, "Healthy people don't need a doctor sick people do. I have not come to call those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners" (Mark 2:13-17 NLT). "From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, *Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand" (Matthew 4:17). "So they went out and preached that pecople should repent" (Mark 6:12). "As many as I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be zealous and repent" (Revelation 3:19). Pray to God like this: Dear God, I believe Jesus died on the cross to pay for my sins, and that He arose again on the third day. I repent of my sins and ask Your forgiveness. I accept Jesus as my Savior and Lord, and ask that You save me from sin and death. I receive the gift of eternal life by faith in Christ, and I believe my sins are forgiven. Thank You God; in Jesus name. Amen. "Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? And when she has found it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I lost!" 10 Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents" (Luke 15:8-10). Ambassadors for Christ P. O. Box 937, Madison, CT 06443 email: Enter TheStraitGatea yahon.com "If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us" (1 John 1:10). "For Paid for by Ambassadors for Christ