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Part 2: Lost and Found - The Parable of the Lost Sheep

PARABLES OF JESUS

PART 2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Luke 15:1-10

1. WE ARE LIKE SHEEP THAT NEED TO BE RESCUED.

“Then Jesus told them this parable: ‘Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’” Luke 15:3-6 (NIV)

“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.” Isaiah 53:6 (NLT)

  • Jesus says thru this parable— I am that Shepherd and you are that sheep.

2. THE SEARCH REVEALS THAT WE ARE INFINITELY VALUED.

“Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, ‘This Man welcomes sinners and eats with them.’” Luke 15:1-2 (NIV)

  • A common thread in these three parables – Joy.

“I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.” Luke 15:7 (NIV)

“And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’ In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” Luke 15:9-10 (NIV)

“But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.” Ephesians 2:4-5 (NIV)

3. JESUS OUR SHEPHERD ASKS US TO GIVE OURSELVES TO HIM COMPLETELY.

“And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’” Luke 15:5-6 (NIV)

  • God does the pursuing, we do the surrendering.

MY NEXT STEP TODAY IS: 

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This Week’s Reading Plan and Blog/Podcast:

  • YouVersion® Bible App Reading Plan:
    “Friend of Sinners”  (5 Days)

  • Blog and Podcast: “The Parable of the Lost Sheep–Luke 15”

Parables of Jesus Pt. 2Dr. John Gerlach