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Introduction
Boxing Introduction, The 1-1-2
In the sport of boxing there are six types of punches and they are numbered as such:
1 - Jab
2 - Cross
3 - Left hook
4 - Right hook
5 -
5 - Left Uppercut
6 - Right Uppercut
6 -
If you are to train to be a boxer or mixed martial arts fighter you will be require to master these six punches.
You will not only master these six punches but you will master combos of these as well.
For example, you may have heard the expression the “1-2 punch”.
That would be a quick jab followed by a cross.
One of the most versatile combinations in boxing is the “1-1-2”.
It is two jabs followed by a cross.
A good boxer will use the two jabs creatively to confuse their opponent then seek to land a stronger more powerful punch in the cross.
Tonight’s lesson isn’t about boxing, it is about .
But as I was preparing for this lesson I couldn’t help but see similarity between the “1-1-2” combo and our text.
I’ve titled this lesson, “The 1-1-2” because you have two quick, similar parables in the lost sheep and the lost coin followed by a different more powerful and familiar parable in the prodigal son.
All of these parables have the same goal in mind: to reveal the joy of God in saving sinners.
Setting ()
In the previous chapter you see Jesus at the home of a Pharisee increasing the tension between his crew and the religious elite.
Pastor Hartman last weekly titled the message, “Tension at the table” and that is certainly what is happening.
Then in chapter 15, you see in customary Lukan fashion, a transition away from the tension created by Jesus’ teaching to the tension created by Jesus’ crowd.
Verse 1:
Tax collectors - These are Jewish folks who collect money for the Roman government who is currently ruling over the Jews.
They were commonly viewed poorly by the people because they often collected more tax money from the people than was required and then pocketed the rest.
Sinners - general riff raft.
The activities of the prodigal son are those who fit this category.
These folks are drawing near to Jesus.
Chapter 14 concludes with the phrase, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
() then you see cultural undesirables “drawing near” to Jesus.
Verse 2:
Tax collectors/sinners vs Pharisees/scribes:
These two groups, the tax collectors and sinners, are held in contrast with the Pharisees and the scribes.
The Pharisees and scribes are considered the religious elite because they put an emphasis on external righteousness rather than righteousness required by God.
They would be accused of keeping the “letter of the law” but ignoring the “spirit of the law”.
For example, if I make a rule for my kids “Do no punch your brother or sister”.
Then, Sage, could come to me at the end of the day and boast about how she did in fact not kick her brother or sister.
But if I find that she had kicked her brother in the course of the day has she broken the rule?
I would submit to you yes.
While it is true that she did not punch her brother she didn’t ask herself, “why is this rule in place?”.
In other words, the prohibition of punching siblings is the external rule but the internal rule is loving your brother and sister as yourself.
Receives and eats with them
receives “them”
Jesus doesn’t immediately dismiss these individuals.
eats with “them”
Irony here is that in the previously chapter Jesus dines with the Pharisees and they see no problem with that yet they question the company that Jesus permits to dine with him.
Verse 3:
Who is “them”?
Most likely the Pharisees but could be the tax collectors or sinners.
A better question is “who needs to hear these parables?”
Well...”them” do.
Parable
It is singular here but yet Jesus seems to tell three different parables here.
We should take this as one unit.
Parable of the Lost Sheep ()
Parable of the Lost Coin ()
Parable of the Lost “Prodigal” Son ()
Jab 1.1 - Parable of the Lost Sheep (Luke 15:4-7)
While all three of the parables communicate a consistent message the parable of the lost sheep and the parable of the lost coin are intended to be the same (Bock, 1298).
Lost Sheep
Verse 4
Opening question prepares the reader for action.
Just as the shepherd would pursue the sheep there is something that Jesus desires for us to pursue as well: repentance.
The Shepherd
Our shepherd is one of modest means (Bock, 1300).
A large herd would be about 300 sheep so this is considerably less but not insignificant.
Also, the shepherd doesn’t appear to have hired hands so he is doing all the shepherding himself.
The Search
I had the pleasure during the summers as a young boy working with my Granddad on the farm.
The first thing we did when we arrived in the morning and the last thing we did when we left after a days work was count the cattle.
And at times…I remember the numbers not syncing up.
When they did not we had to figure out where the missing cattle were.
Maybe the pushed through the gate, maybe we miss counted earlier, but maybe one was attacked by a coyote in the night.
Don’t be alarmed about leaving the 99.
This would be like leaving your children in front of a screen while you clean the house.
You’ll find your child right in front of the screen where you left them once your chores are over.
Once he finds the lost sheep he shows care in slinging it over his shoulder and taking it home.
The father knows the sheep is lost…we don’t know that the sheep knows that it is lost.
The Joy of the Shepherd
It is pulic
It is a party
The Joy of Heaven
The action item that Jesus intends for his hearer is repentance.
It should be as obvious to the hearer as it is obvious for the shepherd to search for the lost sheep.
Jab 1.2 - Parable of the Lost Coin (Luke 15:8-10)
Lost Coin
The Woman
Of modest means.
A silver coin or dracma was about days wage so losing it would warrant a search to retrieve.
The Search
We see more detail about the woman’s search to illustrate
The Joy of the Woman
The Joy of Heaven
Why does Jesus associate with sinner?
Because near to the heart of God is the salvation of sinners.
But sinners cannot be saved unless they recognize they need saving.
Repentance and faith must occur and when they do there is a celebration in heaven and should also be on earth.
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