Impact Of A Lamb
By Assistant Pastor Dr. Jaden Fitzpatrick | August 16, 2026
Father, we thank You that we could come into Your house. Prepare our hearts to serve You. Remove all distractions, remove every spirit but the Holy Spirit, and help us in unity to worship the risen Savior. Work through us, in us, and with us. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
On August 16, 2026, Assistant Pastor Dr. Jaden Fitzpatrick preaches Impact Of A Lamb from Luke 15:3-7 and John 1:29. One ordinary lamb reveals the heart of a shepherd; the Lamb of God reveals the heart of God. Between the lost sheep and the Lamb who takes away the sin of the world runs the entire story of redemption.
1. The Lamb That Was Lost
Jesus asked, What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? (Luke 15:4). The first impact of a lamb is that it gets the shepherd’s attention. The sheep did not set out with bad intentions; it simply wandered. Isaiah 53:6 still rings true: All we like sheep have gone astray. Even saved people can wander from the fold. Sin separates us from the Shepherd’s protection, and five wolves can suddenly appear. Yet the shepherd refuses to write off the one. The value of the lamb is determined by the love of the shepherd. Your value does not come from neighbors, likes, or followers—it comes from the love God has already placed on you.
2. The Lamb That Was Loved
And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing (Luke 15:5). The shepherd does not abandon the lamb, scold it, or tell it to find its own way home. He lifts it, carries it, and rejoices. There are moments when our strength runs out, but His never does. The wilderness is only part of the journey; the story does not end there. The impact is not merely that the lamb was lost—the impact is that the shepherd loved it enough to find it and bring it all the way home.
3. The Lamb That Was Sacrificed
John the Baptist looked at Jesus and cried, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world (John 1:29). Luke 15 gives the picture; John 1 gives the fulfillment. From Abel’s firstlings, to Abraham’s ram on Mount Moriah, to the Passover lamb whose blood marked the door, to Isaiah’s prophecy of the silent Lamb led to the slaughter—every earlier lamb pointed forward to this One. Jesus is the spotless, innocent, willing Sacrifice. He did not die by accident; He came to die. Calvary revealed the Lamb.
4. The Lamb That Changed Everything
Heaven itself declares, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing (Revelation 5:12). One ordinary lamb changed a shepherd’s day; the Lamb of God changed eternity. He brings redemption—His blood purchased what sin had taken. He brings reconciliation—sin separates, but Jesus made the way back. He takes sin away; He does not merely move it or cover it. He chooses not to remember it anymore. The Lamb who was slain did not remain in the grave; the Lamb now sits on the throne. One little lamb caused the shepherd to leave the ninety-nine; the Lamb of God opened the way of salvation to whosoever will come.
Don’t merely admire the Lamb—behold the Lamb.
One Lamb, one sacrifice, one Savior, one way home.
Whether you have wandered as a lost soul or as a backslidden believer, the Shepherd is still seeking. Heaven rejoices when a sinner comes home. Fix your eyes on the cross. The Lamb that was lost was found; the Lamb that was loved was carried home; the Lamb that was sacrificed has taken away the sin of the world; and the Lamb that changed everything still reigns. Behold Him today.