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The Parables of Jesus
Lost
1. past and past participle of lose.
adjective
1. unable to find one's way; not knowing one's whereabouts.
2. denoting something that has been taken away or cannot be recovered.
“Lost” - TV show
“Lost in Space”
“Lost in Time”
“Lost in Translation”
“The Lost World”
“Lost Souls”
“The Lost City”
Look in the Bible… 39 X “Lost...”
hope
items
heart
blessings
sheep
people
life
Did you do it on purpose?
did you set out and say… hey, I’m going to get lost today!
no, somebody may have told you to “get lost”...
What does it mean to be lost?
Do the lost know they are lost?
Lost indicates...
possession - something you have or had...
value - otherwise, why would you have it?
purpose - there’s a reason you have it...
Have you ever been lost?
Did you do it on purpose?
did you set out and say… hey, I’m going to get lost today!
no, somebody may have told you to “get lost”...
Luke 15
What does it mean to be lost?
Do the lost know they are lost?
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Lost
Sheep
Coin
Son
Lost
Sheep - By Nature
Coin - By Accident
Son - By Choice
in the first two cases… a search is made
in the last case… a realization is made
in every case… the conclusion was a celebration!
Whenever the Lost is Found we should Celebrate!
Lost Sheep...
By nature - their inclination is to wander
1 Peter 2:25
a single sheep is defenseless!
what can one sheep do against a wolf or a lion or a bear?
BUT… There is safety in community!
A flock of sheep can circle up with the rams headed outward toward the danger...
BUT… what do you think the nature of a sheep is when there is danger?
They run!
Sheep need a shepherd!
Hundreds of sheep followed their leader off a cliff in eastern Turkey, plunging to their deaths this week while shepherds looked on in dismay.
Four hundred sheep fell 15 metres to their deaths in a ravine in Van province near Iran but broke the fall of another 1,100 animals who survived.
Shepherds from a nearby village neglected the flock while eating breakfast, leaving the sheep to roam free.
The loss to local farmers was estimated at $74,000.
One sheep wandered off a cliff and 1,499 others just followed along.
Can you picture it?
1,500 sheep, each walking off a cliff, one after the other.
Soon they were piled so deep that the ones at the bottom were crushed to death and the ones on top were lying on a big downy-soft pillow.
It is completely absurd and tells us one important fact about sheep and the first reason sheep absolutely need a shepherd...
https://www.challies.com/christian-living/dumb-directionless-defenseless/
The Shepherd places the sheep in a pen for their safety!
… Jesus is the True Shepherd
Matthew 7:13
Lost Coin...
By Accident - The “accident of busy-ness”
Martha was busy about many things
Luke 10:
she forgot the better portion… being with the Master!
Really can’t understand this woman’s problem without the historical context...
Illustrate… drop a coin on the floor… those up front… can you see it?
This woman’s house
dark - IF it had a window… it would be a small 18” hole....
dirt floor covered with reeds & rushes
this is why...
She Lights the lamp
She sweeps the floor
She searches carefully
Anyone ever lose your wedding ring?
She does this because this coin is part of her headband to signify she was a wife
it was the Jewish version of our modern wedding ring!
it signifies her first love!
Busy-ness can distract us from what is truly important!
Lost Son...
By Choice
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence!
Fence = boundaries
boundaries for youth can seem like limitations, restrictions...
The household had expectations… to work in the field
this son chose the world over the kingdom
He lost sight of the Father’s goodness
He lost sight of the Father’s provision
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