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Introduction
The Gospel in the Gospels
We looked at how Jesus presented the Gospel to people in His ministry
We have looked at how Jesus presented the Gospel in His stories
Today is the last story we will look at.
I’m hoping you will see that Jesus’ ministry is immersed in the Gospel.
Everything He spoke or did had something to do with the Gospel.
I also hope you have caught a passion for the Gospel.
Next we will look at some of Jesus’ teachings where He spoke about the Gospel.
In this series, we began by looking at the Gospel largely from the unsaved perspective
We must respond with faith and trust in Jesus
We must recognize our sin and our need for a savior
We must trust Jesus and submit to His Lordship or Kingship, depending on the metaphor Jesus is using at the time
However, last week, we began a transition to looking at the Gospel from God’s perspective
In the story of the workers in the field, it was less about what the workers did to approach God.
It was a story about God’s grace to the undeserving.
Today, we will look at God’s heart in the Gospel.
This is a powerful look at the Gospel.
In fact, in my opinion, I believe it is the most powerful look at the Gospel that we see in one of Jesus’ parables.
Read Luke 15
Pray
Main Point
Set the stage for the parable
Let’s take a look at the Gospel as we have seen it.
Who needs a savior?
Sinners.
Jesus is going to those who know they need Him.
Jesus will always respond to a repentant heart, regardless of their sin.
Jesus is hanging around with sinners, because He is the Savior
But there are those who don’t see their need for a savior.
They are the pharisees in this story.
They look at Jesus as if the sin of the sinners were a contagious disease.
It might rub off of them and onto Jesus making him sinful, just by being in their presence.
I imagine them looking in the window of someone’s house and shaking their heads in criticism of Jesus.
He wouldn’t join the religious attitude or system.
His heart was to save the lost.
Jesus’ heart beat for the Gospel, that is why He came.
Jesus knew these guys were looking in the window in criticism.
The guys around the table knew they were being judged by the guys outside.
Jesus tells a story.
A powerful story about the Gospel.
God’s heart in the Gospel.
He wanted the Pharisees to see that their hearts were not in line with God’s heart.
He wanted the sinners to understand how God saw them.
Jesus tells this story.
Now, as we look at this story, I want to keep a few things in perspective.
This is a parable.
It is designed to highlight a specific truth.
If we stretch it beyond its intent, we will find all sorts of ideas this story does not intend to go.
This story tells of a shepherd who has 100 sheep.
One of them wanders off.
and he notices.
He leaves the 99 sheep and goes after the one that is lost.
When he finds it, He joyfully puts it on his shoulders and brings it back
Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and throws a party because he found his lost sheep.
Now if you are looking at this story from a purely physical perspective, you might think this is a bit excessive to throw a party
But Jesus is not telling a story about a real shepherd.
He is making a parallel to something else
Is this a story written from the sheep’s perspective or the shepherd’s perspective?
This is written from the shepherds perspective
Jesus then interprets the simple story.
Just like the shepherd in this story, There is celebration and rejoicing over one sinner who repents.
This parable shows a very simple truth regarding the Gospel
Jesus is representative of the Shepherd and the lost (sinners) are representative of the wandering sheep
We see the Gospel
…over one sinner who repents
Gospel- Recognizing our sin and placing our faith in a savior.
A result of that faith is walking a path laid out by Jesus.
A different path is repentance.
We see the Gospel received in this metaphor.
It isn’t avoided, but that is not the part of the story Jesus wants us to see.
What does Jesus want us to see?
How does He view the lost?
He loves them.
His heart breaks for them.
When the lost are saved, Jesus doesn’t punish, He celebrates!
The love and joy of Jesus and all of Heaven are on display!
Let’s look at the next parable.
It is very similar.
We can go through and discuss what the silver coins were, and all of these things.
Those are not the point of the story.
And if you found something you had misplaced in your home, you wouldn’t likely throw a party.
But again, that isn’t the point of this story.
The point of this story is the heart of the master when what is lost is found.
Again, we see that when a sinner repents (Gospel), there is celebration in Heaven.
We see the heart of God and how He views the lost.
This parable isn’t about how the lost became lost.
It is about the reality that there are lost, and God’s heart burns for their salvation.
We look at these two parables and they shed light on the point of the third parable.
Jesus won’t tell one story, then tell an almost identical story, then make a 90 degree turn and make a completely separate point.
No, he tells the same story again, but with more detail.
Jesus puts this story in personal terms
A father has two sons.
The younger son comes to him and says, “I want my inheritance now.”
Now if your kid came up to you and said, “It says in the will that you are going to leave me with your fancy car and fishing boat and a load of money.
I want them now.
How would you respond?
“No! those are mine.
They only become yours after I die.”
It would be an outrageous request.
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