(Luke 15:1-10) In the 15th chapter of Luke, Jesus tells three parables in response to the complaints and murmuring of the scribes and Pharisees that Jesus welcomed and ate with tax collectors and sinners. In this study, we look at the first of these parables, the parable of the lost sheep, which shows that God values and seeks out the lost and rejoices when they repent and are saved.
In this series, we study Jesus' use of parables as a teaching tool, looking at how and why Jesus used parables, as well as examining the major parables recorded in the synoptic gospels.