The Parable of the Lost Sheep – Luke 15:1-7 ESV
Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.”
So he told them this parable: “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 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 that was lost.’ Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
Parable Ponderings:
• Whom is Jesus addressing? (could it be me?)
• What does Jesus want us to learn from this story?
• When can I apply this in my life? (Tomorrow? Now? Always?)
• Where does Jesus see me in this story? (A player? The audience? Both?)
• How does this story tell me more about Jesus, and how He wants me to live?
Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.”
So he told them this parable: “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 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 that was lost.’ Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
Parable Ponderings:
• Whom is Jesus addressing? (could it be me?)
• What does Jesus want us to learn from this story?
• When can I apply this in my life? (Tomorrow? Now? Always?)
• Where does Jesus see me in this story? (A player? The audience? Both?)
• How does this story tell me more about Jesus, and how He wants me to live?
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