This story shows God's love and compassion as He seeks out the lost sinner and rejoices when they are found.

1. The Parable of the
Lost Sheep
Luke 15:1-7

2. Luke 15:1-2
[1] Now the tax collectors and
sinners were all drawing near to
hear him.
[2] And the Pharisees and the
scribes grumbled, saying, “This
man receives sinners and eats with
them.”

3. Luke 15:3-4
[3] So he told them this parable:
[4] “What man of you, having a
hundred sheep, if he has lost one
of them, does not leave the ninety-
nine in the open country, and go
after the one that is lost, until he
finds it?

4. Luke 15:5-7
[5] And when he has found it, he
lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
[6] And when he comes home, he
calls together his friends and his
neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice
with me, for I have found my sheep
that was lost.’

5. Luke 15:7
[7] Just so, I tell you, there will be
more joy in heaven over one sinner
who repents than over ninety-nine
righteous persons who need no
repentance.

6. Review
The sheep was not saved by any law or good
works. The sheep was saved through the
efforts of the Good Shepherd (Ephesians 2:8-
9).
The sheep was not saved by seeking the
Lord. The Lord sought the lost and helpless
sheep (Romans 5:8).
The sheep was not saved by any shepherd,
but by the Good Shepherd - the Lord Jesus
Christ (John 10:14).

7. Invitation
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever
believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Romans 3:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life
in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23
but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners,
Christ died for us. Romans 5:8
because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and
believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be
saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the
mouth one confesses and is saved. Romans 10:9-10