Classic Sermon Outlines (continued)
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4. They are useful. Sheep are the most useful creatures in the world. They clothe our bodies with wool, and there is not the least part of a sheep but is useful to man. May God grant that you and I may, in this respect, answer the character of sheep. We should labor with our hands that we may have to give to all those in need.
B. Their Ownership. aN sheep? Oh blessed be Ga for that ite ye sreat W re His by eternal election: "the sheep which Thou Ce aed ha nic pci eecencaly mvnpthiabediontai ont Christ Jesus in the covenant made between the Father and the Son from all eternity.
2 Ge ep te ey ogre SA ce mean ie t expens slood Christ purchased those whom He calls Gh clit aeesscckthbamwitth Hivowirblesa, reorthatthey are not only His by eternal election, but also by actual redemption in time. They were - given to him by the Father upon condition that He should redeem them by his heart's blood.
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