Matthew: The King and His Kingdom_Mt. 18.10 14
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This document discusses the idea of guardian angels and shepherds watching over humans based on several Bible passages. It notes that angels are described in the Bible as being sent to guard and serve people. It also analyzes two parables told by Jesus about a lost sheep, and discusses how they were intended for different audiences. The document ends by drawing three applications about humans both being like wandering sheep in need of care, and having a role in caring for others as shepherds guided by Jesus' example of never giving up on lost sheep.
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Matthew: The King and His Kingdom_Mt. 18.10 14
- 4. Guardian Angels? The angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the boys; and in them let my name be carried on, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.” Genesis 48:16
- 5. Guardian Angels? For he will command his angels to guard you in all your ways. Psalm 91:1
- 6. Guardian Angels? They said to her, “You are out of your mind.” But she kept insisting that it was so, and they kept saying, “It is his angel!” Acts 12:15
- 7. Hebrews 1:14 Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?
- 9. Matthew 18 •Addressed to Disciples. •Sheep has “strayed”. •Pastoral. Luke 15 •Addressed to Pharisaic critics. •Sheep is “lost”. •Evangelistic. Parables of the Wandering/Lost Sheep
- 10. Stupid Sheep
- 11. Michael Green It is very hard, the sociologists remind us, to relate effectively to more than 150 people. Therefore, members of larger churches are in great danger of being under-cared-for.
- 12. The Father Watching Over Us Matthew 18:14 Third Point
- 13. Application 1. We are all wandering sheep!
- 14. Application 2. We are all called to shepherd someone!
- 15. Application 3. Jesus never gives up on lost sheep… neither should we!
Editor's Notes
- First Point Angels Watching Over Us Matthew 18:10 10 “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
- Guardian Angels? The angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the boys; and in them let my name be carried on, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.” Genesis 48:16
- Guardian Angels? For he will command his angels to guard you in all your ways. Psalm 91:1
- Guardian Angels? They said to her, “You are out of your mind.” But she kept insisting that it was so, and they kept saying, “It is his angel!” (Acts 12:15)
- Hebrews 1:14 Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?
- Second Point Shepherds Watching Over Us Matthew 18:12-13 12 What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray? 13 And if he finds it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray.
- I have never taken care of sheep or even had anything to do with them, except for seeing them in fields from time to time. But I am told that sheep are stupid creatures, probably the most stupid animals on earth. One way they show their stupidity is by so easily wandering away. They can have a good shepherd who has brought them to the best grazing lands, near an abundant supply of water, but they will still wander off to where the fields are barren and the water undrinkable. Again, by contrast, they are creatures of habit. They will stay in the same spot, grazing on the same land, until every blade of grass and every root is eaten, the fields ruined and themselves impoverished. This has actually ruined land in many sheep-raising areas of the world. James Montgomery Boice, (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2001), 387. James Montgomery Boice, The Gospel of Matthew (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2001), 387.
- Michael Green It is very hard, the sociologists remind us, to relate effectively to more than 150 people. Therefore, members of larger churches are in great danger of being under-cared-for.
- Third Point The Father Watching Over Us Matthew 18:14 14 So it is not the will of my[e] Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish. Some take this as an assurance that before an age of accountability, children are saved. But this is absolutely certain only of the children of believers (1 Corinthians 7:14). For the rest, we must trust in God’s mercy and the knowledge that the Judge of all the earth will do right (Genesis 18:25). (Guzik)