Troy Mills Christian Church

Sunday, November 5, 2023

Luke 15:1-10

Bible Reading: Titus 3:4-6 “When God our Savior revealed his kindness and lave, he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit. He generously poured out the Spirit upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior.” (NLT)

Luke 15–Three Parables

Luke 15:1-3–The setting for these three parables

• Tax Collectors
• Sinners
• Pharisees
• Scribes
• Matthew 11:19–A friend of sinners

The Parables–

The Good Shepherd–Luke 15:4-7

The Lost Coin–Luke 15:8-10

Five things we know for sure:

#1–The sheep was lost.

#2–The coin was lost.

#3–Someone searched for the sheep; someone searched for the coin.

#4–Both the sheep and the coin were found.

#5–Great rejoicing over the sheep and the coin being found.

Luke 19:10–“The Son of Man [Jesus} came to seek and to save that which was lost.”

Who was lost? We were lost.

Romans 3:23–All have sinned….

Isaiah 59:1-2–

1 John 2:2–Jesus is our propitiation.

          Propitiation–to “satisfy the wrath of God against sin;” “to turn away God’s wrath;” or “to offer a sacrifice that appeases God’s just judgment and righteous anger against us and our sin.”