House Party 1 of 4

House Party 1 of 4

Get Over Yourself

Luke 15:1-7 NLT… Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach. [2] This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such sinful people-even eating with them! [3] So Jesus told them this story: [4] “If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost until he finds it? [5] And when he has found it, he will joyfully carry it home on his shoulders. [6] When he arrives, he will call together his friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.’ [7] In the same way, there is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven’t strayed away!

Introduction: Luke 15 highlights the parabolic teaching of Jesus, to rebuff his combatants, the Pharisees. 

Transition: God is focused on content, context, and celebration.

Exposition: Jesus admonishes the Pharisees to get over themselves in the following ways…

-Rules don’t trump revival

-Perception is your problem

-Staying instead of straying doesn’t make you more valuable

Conclusion: One of the common denominators in this chapter, is that each scene includes a house party. Celebration is a necessary component!