Were you aware that Jesus had a personal mission statement? In Luke 19:10, Jesus said, “For the Son of Man came to see and save those who are lost.” If that was His mission, it should be our mission too. Today we begin a new three-week series, “The Lost Parables of Jesus.”

Luke 15: 1-7 NIV

1 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. ² But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”

³ Then Jesus told them this parable: ⁴ “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? ⁵ And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders ⁶ and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ ⁷ I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.

1. The Shepherd Seeks the Lost (v.4)
   

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2. The Shepherd Rescues the Lost (v.5)
   

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3. The Shepherd Celebrates with Joy (v. 6-7)
   

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