Lost and FoundSpeaker: Pastor Aaron OwenScripture: Luke 15:1-10The more valuable or important an item you lose, the more time, care & effort you’ll put into trying to find itJesus’ message to the Pharisees & teachers of the law wasn’t simply to describe God’s heart for the lost & His joy over 1 sinner who repents; Rather, Jesus was also speaking to the condition of the hearts of these religious leadersEVIDENCE OF MORE TO Luke 15:8-101. Emphasis is on the ‘lostness’, not sinfulness (getting lost)2. It’s not a person who’s lost, it’s a thing (sheep/coin)3. Jesus is pointing out how the Pharisees & teachers would act, NOT how God would act (“Which of you…”, v.4)Jesus’ intention: to emphasize people seeking after lost THINGS, not God seeking after lost people.Jesus & the religious leaders had things in common, but the key difference is that while the religious leaders cared about lost possessions, Jesus cared about lost PEOPLEJESUS’ MAIN POINT – The way we care about lost possessions that matter to us is the way God cares about lost PEOPLE• If you lost something of value to you, you’d do the same as the shepherd or the woman• You’d be really happy if you found what you lost that’s of value to you• The difference between you & Jesus is that while you respond this way towards your lost possessions, Jesus responds this way towards lost PEOPLE

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