Series: Lost and Found
August 28, 2022 | Dr. Wes George
Passage: Luke 15:1-10
Everyone understood the importance of searching for the lost.
4 “What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?
8 “Or what woman, if she has ten silver coins and loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?
Each story communicates an aspect of God’s searching for lost sinners.
The shepherd shows compassion for the lost sheep.
5 “When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
The woman sees value in the lost coin.
9 “When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin which I had lost!’
Finding the lost always brings rejoicing and celebration.
6 “And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’
7 “I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
9 “When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin which I had lost!’
10 “In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
This is the way heaven is:
7 “I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
10 “In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
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