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A Light To The Lost

What It Means To Be LOST

• New Testament Usage of The Word “Lost”– Luke 15:32, 19:10, John 6:12

• Apollumi: To destroy fully (to perish or to lose).– Strongs #622

• Perishing– 1 Corinthians 1:18, 2 Peter 3:9

• Destroy– James 4:12

What The Lost NEED Most• And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled

to those who are perishing, in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. For we do not preach ourselves but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your bond-servants for Jesus' sake. For God, who said, "Light shall shine out of darkness," is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. (2 Corinthians 4:3-6)

Jesus Shows Us The Many Lost People We Meet

• The Unbeliever– Matthew 10:33

• The Fruitless– John 15:2,6

• The One Who Only Says “Lord, Lord”– Matthew 7:21

• The One Who Is Not Rich Toward God– Luke 12:21

• The Worldly– Luke 15:24,32

• The Merciless– Matthew 18:33-35

• Those Following Religious Error– Matthew 15:14

Far From Hopeless!!• “For you were continually straying like

sheep, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.”– 1 Peter 2:25

• “Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brethren, what shall we do?” Peter said to them, "Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”– Acts 2:37-38

A Light To The Lost