Why We Celebrate – The Lost Sheep & The Lost Coin

September 7, 2025 | Part 13

In today’s parables of the lost sheep and the lost coin, we learn to celebrate instead of grumbling when a sinner finds their way to the table.

“All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, he said nothing to them without a parable. This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: ‘I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.'”

Matthew 13:34-35 (ESV)

Sermon Outline

Scripture: Luke 15:1-10; Matthew 9:9-13; Ezekiel 34:11; Zephaniah 3:17 (ESV)

The Realization
The Search
The Celebration

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Next Steps

Realize you are the lost one.
Join God in the search for lost people.
Celebrate the joy of our salvation!

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The Storyteller Series

June 15 to September 21, 2025

This fifteen-part series on the parables of Jesus, The Storyteller, will help you uncover the profound truths hidden since the foundation of the world.

Part 1 - June 15, 2025 - Father's Day

Part 2 - June 22, 2025

Part 3 - June 29, 2025

Part 4 - July 06, 2025

Part 5 - July 13, 2025

Part 6 - July 20, 2025

Part 7 - July 27, 2025

Part 8 - August 03, 2025

Part 9 - August 10, 2025

Part 10 - August 17, 2025

Part 11 - August 24, 2025

Part 12 - August 31, 2025