“The First Parable: The Lost Sheep,” New Testament Stories (2005), 86–87
“The First Parable: The Lost Sheep,” New Testament Stories, 86–87
The First Parable
The Lost Sheep
A good shepherd had 100 sheep. One of them was lost.
Luke 15:4
The shepherd left the 99 sheep to look for the lost one. When he found it, he was very happy.
Luke 15:4–5
The shepherd carried the sheep home. He called to all his friends and neighbors to come and be happy with him. He had found the lost sheep.
Luke 15:5–6
Jesus Christ told the Pharisees what the parable meant. He said that those who sin are like the lost sheep.
Luke 15:7
Just as the shepherd wanted to save the lost sheep, Jesus wants to save those who sin.
Mark 2:17
Jesus said that was why He was talking with sinners.
Matthew 18:11 (see footnote 11c); Mark 2:17
And just as the shepherd was very happy when he found the lost sheep, Jesus is very happy when we repent.
Luke 15:6–7