Lost and Found
Luke 15: 1-10
- Finding Fault (vs. 1-2)
a. In the previous chapter what group had Jesus spent time with prior to the multitude gathering to Jesus? (Lk 14:1-24)
b. In this passage what people were drawn to Jesus and why?
c. Who had a problem with the group that gathered to hear Jesus?
d. What was their complaint?
e. Who should have been ministering to the masses in word and deed in the land of Israel and why?
- Parable of the Lost Sheep (vs. 3-7)
a. How doe Jesus respond to the Pharisees complaint?
b. Who are the cast of players in Jesus Parable?
c. Who do the cast represent?
d. What is the action of the parable and its meaning?
- Parable of the Lost Coin (vs. 8-10)
a. Why would Jesus tell multiple parables with the same theme?
b. In the parable of the lost coin who are the cast of players?
c. What is the story and its meaning?
d. Is there any subtle (or not so subtle) differences in these two parables?
e. What resultant similarities are expressed over what was “found?”
Application: One may argue the lost sheep may have wandered back home on its own but what about the lost coin?
Yet in both parables a search was conducted with urgency. What application should we take from this?
