About This Message
A guest speaker opens with a story about briefly losing his young son at home to introduce Luke 15's parable of the lost sheep, lost coin, and prodigal son as one parable, not three. He shows how the shepherd, the woman, and the father echo Old Testament pictures of God's compassion, aimed at Pharisees who showed the lost no mercy, then turns to the culture behind the younger son's shocking early request for his inheritance.
Key Takeaways
- One parable, told in three stories, reveals God's compassion for the lost.
- The lost sheep and lost coin expose the Pharisees' lack of mercy.
- Asking for an inheritance early was a deep act of dishonor.