Matthew 9:36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and
helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. (NLT)
John 10:12 A hired hand will run when he sees a wolf coming. He will abandon the sheep because they
don’t belong to him and he isn’t their shepherd. And so the wolf attacks them and scatters the flock.
(NLT)
2 Dangers Of Scattered Sheep
1. Scattered sheep get lost
Psalm 23:1–3 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still waters. 3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake. (NKJV)
A. Some of you are lost because you’re following their own way
Isaiah 53:6 All of us, like sheep, have strayed away. We have left God’s paths to follow our own. Yet
the LORD laid on him the sins of us all. (NLT)
B. Some of you are lost because you’re following the wrong shepherd
Jeremiah 50:6 “My people have been lost sheep. Their shepherds have led them astray and turned
them loose in the mountains. They have lost their way and can’t remember how to get back to the
sheepfold. (NLT)
2. Scattered sheep get isolated
1. Isolated sheep carry all of their burdens
Galatians 6:2 Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. (NIV)
2. Isolated sheep have no one to help them up when they fall
Ecclesiastes 4:9–10 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: 10 If
either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls
and has no one to help them up. (NIV)
3. Isolated sheep get attacked
1 Peter 5:8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion
looking for someone to devour. (NIV)
Ecclesiastes 4:11–12 Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep
warm alone? 12 Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three
strands is not quickly broken. (NIV)
4. Isolated sheep get weird
Genesis 2:18 GOD said, “It’s not good for the Man to be alone; I’ll make him a helper, a
companion.” (The Message)
2 Healthy Next Steps For Scattered Sheep
1. Follow the Good Shepherd
Psalm 23:1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. (NKJV)
Matthew 11:28–30 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take
my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for
your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” (NIV)
2. Get connected with other sheep
