Luke 15:1 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Him. 2 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them”. New International Version
EACH STORY CONSISTS OF A 4 PART PROGRESSION:
• Something is LOST
• There is a SEARCH
• What was lost is FOUND
• There is a PARTY
1. Something is LOST
•Lost: Displaced, Alone, Broken
Compassion: to feel the feelings of another
2. There is a SEARCH
• Search: seek, go and extend
3. What was lost is FOUND
• Found: a part, connected
4. There is a PARTY
• Party: Freely celebrating others
Psalm 68:6 God sets the lonely in families, He leads out the prisoners with singing… New International Version
1 Corinthians 11:1 Imitate me, just as I imitate Christ. New King James Version
Acts 19:30 Paul wanted to go in… The Living Bible