I tell you, in the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents. Luke 15:10 CSB Even one conversion is cause for joy, rejoicing and celebration by God Himself. Yes, He knows who will be saved. He isn’t somehow surprised. The celebration is not an expression of…

When she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found the silver coin I lost!’ Luke 15:9 CSB Due to differences in time, this story doesn’t immediately make sense to us. But it would have to the people who were listening to Jesus. We should not…

Or what woman who has ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? Luke 15:8 We will go to great lengths to recover things of value. The effort is worth the finding. Notice the word ‘carefully’ here. This woman does…

I tell you, in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who don’t need repentance. Luke 15:7 CSB Sometimes Jesus directly spells out exactly what He is saying. He leaves no room for confusion. He wants everyone to immediately understand that the…

and coming home, he calls his friends and neighbors together, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found my lost sheep!’ Luke 15:6 CSB This verse communicates to Christians the kind of joy that Jesus expects to see among us when someone is brought to Christ. This should be something to celebrate. There…

When he has found it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders, Luke 15:5 CSB Do not for a minute miss the embellishments Jesus adds to His illustration here. The shepherd looking for the sheep, upon finding it, experiences joy. This additional comment is very intentional on the part of the Lord. Jesus wants for…

What man among you, who has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open field and go after the lost one until he finds it? Luke 15:4 CSB Many of the Jews were shepherds. This illustration instantly made sense to them. The question was therefore completely rhetorical.…

So he told them this parable: Luke 15:3 CSB This is one of the most beautiful parables of Christ. And, it is one of the most moving passages of Scripture. Jesus speaks of going after the one lost sheep, and highlights the joy in heaven over a single conversion. This is the truth, and love,…

And the Pharisees and scribes were complaining, ‘This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.’ Luke 15:2 CSB The Pharisees were right about some things, but wrong about so much. It was against their sensibilities to countenance speaking with known sinners. Obviously one does have to be careful about getting too friendly with the criminal…

All the tax collectors and sinners were approaching to listen to him. Luke 15:1 CSB Christians are doing their job right if sinners want to hear the message being taught. See here that they were coming to listen to Him. They may have heard of Him because of His miracles, but they wanted to hear…