House Party 2 of 4

House Party 2 of 4

I’ve Fallen and I Can’t Get Up

Luke 15:8-10 NLT… “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Won’t she light a lamp and sweep the entire house and search carefully until she finds it? ⁹And when she finds it, she will call in her friends and neighbors and say, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost coin.’ ¹⁰In the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels when even one sinner repents.”

Introduction: In response to the Pharisees’ complaints over Jesus’ ministry tactics, Jesus tells parables to explain God’s relentless pursuit of those who are lost. The stories that are told, would have been repulsive to them, because shepherds and women were thought to be beneath them.

Transition: This Greek coin (drachma) has been dropped and has rolled, causing it to be lost inside the house.

Exposition:

The context of being lost is in dirty darkness.

The course of action to recover what is lost is illumination and agitation.

Conclusion: The party in this version of the parable is of the feminine persuasion.