"Parables of Lost and Found"

Scripture: Luke 15:1-10

15 Then all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him. 2 And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, "This Man [a]receives sinners and eats with them." 3 So He spoke this parable to them, saying:

4 "What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? 5 And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ''Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!'' 7 I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine [b]just persons who need no repentance.

8 "Or what woman, having ten silver [c]coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? 9 And when she has found it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying, ''Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I lost!'' 10 Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."

Sermon Notes:

1. God lost something of ________

2. God went ____________ for the lost one.

3. God _________ what was lost

4. God _____________ over the restoration

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