GOD REJOICES WHEN ONE SINNER REPENTS
Luke 15:1-10
Key Verses: 15:7 “I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous person who do not need to repent.”
1. Despite Jesus’ shocking statement in 14:26-27, why did the tax collectors and sinners gather around Jesus? (1) How did the Pharisees and teachers of the law respond and why? (2)
2. What unreasonable thing does the shepherd do to find the lost sheep? (4-5) How did he express his joy rather than rebuking the sheep? (6)
3. Who does the lost sheep represent? (cf. Isaiah 53:6) What does this parable teach us about God’s heart? (cf. Luke 19:10) What is the relationship between being found and repentance? (7)
4. How did the woman find the lost coin? (8-9) What kind of a sinner does the lost coin represent?
5. What do these two parables teach us about God’s relentless searching for the lost and his joy over one sinner who repents? (10; cf. Ezekiel 34:16) How did these parables answer the Pharisees’ accusations?