1. Parables of the Lost
Luke 15

2. Parables of the Lost Introduction
Lk 15:2, the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receives sinners and eats with them
Jesus responds teaching 3 parables
The Lost Sheep
The Lost Coin
The Lost (Prodigal) Son
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3. Lk 15:11-13, Son Takes his Inheritance and Waste on Riotous Living
Son was eager to leave home
Premature
Father gracious to give inheritance
Wasted it on riotous living
15:30, Brother said he wasted it on Harlot’s
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Lost Son

4. Parables of the Lost Lk 15:14-19, He Repents Lost Son Vs. 14, Famine
Wasted all his wealth
Riotous living
Without self-control
Lived for the moment
He made many poor decisions
All his “friends” abandoned him
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Lost Son

5. Parables of the Lost Lk 15:14-19, He Repents Lost Son Vs. 14, Famine
Vs , wanted eat the hog feed
Worst of the worst
Unclean animal
Vs , Came to himself
Humbled
Rational
Common response to hardship
Heb 12:5-13, chastening of the Lord
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Lost Son
Indication that he was no long accepted with the Jews, his own county men.
They would not have hogs!

6. Parables of the Lost Lk 15:20-24, Fathers Response Lost Son
Defined by – Compassion, Mercy, & Grace
Eagerly accepts him back
Saw his son a long ways off
Runs out to meet him
Embraced Him
Adorned him with clothing
Brings him the best robe
Gave him a ring
Gave him shoes
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Lost Son

7. Parables of the Lost Lk 15:20-24, Fathers Response Lost Son
Defined by – Compassion, Mercy, & Grace
Eagerly accepts him back
Adorned him with clothing
Prepared a great feast
Killed the fatted calf
Eat and be merry
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Lost Son
The fathers response is the definition of grace; nothing was owed the son, if anything the son owed his father
the father assumed the debt and then gave generously
Where is the chastisement? Wasted my life long work!

8. Parables of the Lost Lk 15:20-24, Fathers Response Lost Son
Compassion, Mercy, & Grace
What he did not do…
Chastise or Rebuke
Ridicule or Mock
Harbor ill will
Charge him with his debt
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Lost Son
Similarly the shepherd did not chastise the lost sheep but carried it back to the flock
Justice might require some of these, but God is not all just.
We do not punish good, the good is that the son repented. Do not pile on.

9. Parables of the Lost Lk 15:25-30, Older Son Lost Son Vs. 28-30, Angry
Because of the loss of inheritance?
Because of jealousy
Party for “heathen” brother and he was without reproach
Grace shown by Father
Not righteousness indignation
Directed at sin not the sinner
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Lost Son

10. Parables of the Lost Lk 15:31-32, Fathers Pep Talk – Older Son
You are always here
You will inherit all that I have
We Rejoice
Brother who was dead is not alive
Brother who was lost is now found
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Lost Son

11. Parables of the Lost Who are the Lost? Finding the Lost Lessons
Any and all/within-without
You & Me
Not just “sinners”
How much more this applies to one that is a brother
Finding the Lost
Sometimes we need to find them
Sometimes they find us
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Lessons
The Lost are not just those without the church; these “sinners” were Jews!
Sometimes we spend our time looking at other people failures and overlooking our own;
We need to learn to stop looking at others, it is ‘I’

12. Parables of the Lost Proper response in restoring Lessons Encourage
A time for lifting up
Compassion, Mercy, & Grace
The Shepherd carried the sheep
The Father was Gracious to his son
God is Gracious to us sinners
Jas 2:13, justice w/o mercy
Rejoice
God and angels do
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Lessons
No further debt! All assumed by God and Christ
Important aspect of this parable, the actual purpose of this parable - God is gracious to the “Lost” not the “found”
The “Found” here are the Pharisees who gave the pretense they were righteous, figurative language. Not literal. Mt 5, righteousness must exceed that of the Pharisees, figurative language, they were not righteouse.

13. Parables of the Lost Who Are The Lost? Finding The Lost
Proper Response In Restoring
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Summary
We need to learn to stop looking at others, it is ‘I’

14. Parables of the Lost Praise God for his Grace! Rejoice in Salvation!
Summary