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1. It happens even in the best of families; relationships get strained and, over time, the strain can lead to separation.

ILLUS – A Father’s Love

2. I have noticed that when we hear stories such as this, the initial warming of our hearts is often followed by reflections and thoughts about our own relationships, the relationships we have with our parents, siblings, and loved ones and the possible need for healing and reconciliation.
3. And I have noticed that when we hear stories such as this, some may also begin to reflect upon deeper questions about their relationship with God such as:
a. “Does God still love me?” or
b. “Can God ever forgive me?”
4. Questions like these are understandable for who among us is perfect or pure as the wind-driven snow.
5. The raw truth is that none of us are perfect because all of us have made our fair share of mistakes, regrettable decisions, embarrassing choices, and willful sins.

Psalm 14:1-3, They are corrupt, they have committed abominable deeds; there is no one who does good. . . Who seek after God. They have all turned aside, together they have become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.

6. If this is what the Bible says about us, then what does God think when He thinks about us?
a. Does God still love us though we have failed?
b. And can God forgive us? If so, how? Why?
7. Tonight, we will discover the answers to these questions and so much more as we look to Jesus’ teaching in Luke 15.
8. From three famous parables, we will learn just how much God loves us and why.

Luke 15:1-32

Transition – The first principle that Jesus wants us to know about God’s love for us is. . ..

I. You are Valuable to God (3-10)

• When we turn to Luke 15, the Pharisees and scribes are grumbling about Jesus once again. Surprise! Surprise! (2)
• Why were Israel’s self-righteous religious elite grumbling about Jesus? Because “all the tax collectors and the sinners were coming near Him to listen to Him.” (1)
• At this point, I’m sure you’re thinking, “That makes perfect sense.”
o Why would any “godly person” want hardcore sinners to come to Jesus to hear what He had to say?
o They might get saved for crying out loud!
• But wait, for the scribes and Pharisees it actually gets worse because Jesus not only taught them, He even broke bread with these deplorable sinners. (2)
o The scribes and Pharisees were thinking, “How could Jesus do such a thing?”
o “A real man of God would never debase himself this way. . . right?”
• For the Hebrews, eating a meal with someone else was of great significance.
o It was a picture of commonality, of acceptance, oneness, and relationship.
o In Jesus’ day, people would gather around a table, and with their bare hands break off a piece of bread from a common loaf, place a chunk of meat on the bread, dip both into a common bowl of sauce, eat it, and then go back for seconds and thirds.
• Why would Jesus welcome sinners, teach sinners, and even eat with sinners?
o Was there a method to His madness?
o Was there some important message that Jesus was communicating to us through these interactions?
• The answer is “Yes!” In fact, Jesus seizes upon the opportunity to use this moment to transport them, and us today, to the very throne room of heaven so that we may capture a glimpse of God’s heart for lost souls; for the tax collectors, the prostitutes, drug addicts, thieves, gamblers, adulterers, fornicators, liars, and anyone else who has ever broken any of the Ten Commandments.

Transition – What’s His message?
• As I said a moment ago, that “You are Valuable to God.”
• And because you are valuable to God. . .

A. God pursues us in love
1. Being the Master Teacher that He was, Jesus knew His audience and shared with them parables they could relate to.
2. The first parable is about a shepherd with a modest-sized flock of 100 sheep. (3-7)


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