THE LOST SILVER: LESSON LEARNED FROM A SEEKING SAVIOR (2 OF 4)
by Tim Badal
Scripture: Luke 15:1-32
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The Lost Silver: Lesson Learned From a Seeking Savior (2 of 4)
Series: Lost! Parables of a God Who Pursues
Tim Badal
Luke 15
I have the great privilege of serving here at Village Bible Church as lead pastor. This morning we're going to continue in our series we've titled ''Lost,'' where we're learning lessons about a seeking Savior. We're in Luke 15, a chapter that has been described as ''The gospel within the gospel.''
The reason why it's called this is because this is where Jesus shared with a mixed audience three stories about finding things that are lost. He did this to remind us that we are lost people as well. The Bible not only says we're blind, it goes so far as to say we're dead and need to be brought back to life. Jesus used the metaphor of being lost to demonstrate the great route God has taken to find us.
The first story Jesus told was about a good shepherd who went after the one sheep out of his flock of 100 which had gone astray, bringing it back to the fold. In today's story we'll learn about a woman who lost one of ten coins and who went to great lengths to find that coin.
Then over the next two weeks we'll study the very famous story of the prodigal son, a son who left home in rebellion to live in sin, leaving his loving and caring father. He went to a far-off country to sow his wild oats, but in doing so he lost much of what he would consider his life. So he made the decision to return home. Then the following week we'll look at the story of the son who stayed home, yet still was far from his father and therefore was lost in a different way.
God's purpose in these stories was to communicate one important truth, which is that although we are lost as sinners, He loves us and has deep compassion for us in our lost state. For this reason, He seeks and searches to find us and bring us into His family and His Kingdom. This is giving us the very heart of God and the heart of the gospel, which is His diligent search to find and save t ...
Series: Lost! Parables of a God Who Pursues
Tim Badal
Luke 15
I have the great privilege of serving here at Village Bible Church as lead pastor. This morning we're going to continue in our series we've titled ''Lost,'' where we're learning lessons about a seeking Savior. We're in Luke 15, a chapter that has been described as ''The gospel within the gospel.''
The reason why it's called this is because this is where Jesus shared with a mixed audience three stories about finding things that are lost. He did this to remind us that we are lost people as well. The Bible not only says we're blind, it goes so far as to say we're dead and need to be brought back to life. Jesus used the metaphor of being lost to demonstrate the great route God has taken to find us.
The first story Jesus told was about a good shepherd who went after the one sheep out of his flock of 100 which had gone astray, bringing it back to the fold. In today's story we'll learn about a woman who lost one of ten coins and who went to great lengths to find that coin.
Then over the next two weeks we'll study the very famous story of the prodigal son, a son who left home in rebellion to live in sin, leaving his loving and caring father. He went to a far-off country to sow his wild oats, but in doing so he lost much of what he would consider his life. So he made the decision to return home. Then the following week we'll look at the story of the son who stayed home, yet still was far from his father and therefore was lost in a different way.
God's purpose in these stories was to communicate one important truth, which is that although we are lost as sinners, He loves us and has deep compassion for us in our lost state. For this reason, He seeks and searches to find us and bring us into His family and His Kingdom. This is giving us the very heart of God and the heart of the gospel, which is His diligent search to find and save t ...
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