“Parable of the Lost Coin” – 3. 14. 21

March 14, 2021
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“Parable of the Lost Coin”

This parable is a member of a trilogy on redemption taught by Jesus.

 

Parable of the Lost Sheep

1 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! Luke 15:1-2 NLT

 

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!”  Luke 15:3-7 NLT

  • To repent, in relation to salvation, is to change your mind regarding sin and Jesus Christ.

Parable of the Lost Coin

8 “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? 9 And when she finds it, she will call in her friends and neighbors and say, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost coin.’ 10 In the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels when even one sinner repents.”

Luke 15:8-10 NLT

 

  • The woman searches with all her might.
  • The woman takes drastic measures to find the valuable coin.
  • The woman celebrates when the lost coin is found.
  • All of heaven rejoices when one sinner repents and is found.

 

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE LOST? 

 

Jesus said in Luke 19:10… 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.

 

JESUS CAME TO REDEEM THAT WHICH WAS LOST BECAUSE OF SIN.

  • We were created to have fellowship with Him. 
  • We were made to worship Him. 
  • To be saved is to know Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, to have a relationship with God through Christ. 
  • To be lost is to not have a personal relationship with God; to have no assurance of salvation and no personal relationship with God. 
  • To be saved means heaven when you die, to be lost means hell. 

 

8 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. 9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. Ephesians 2:8-9 NLT

 

This lost coin parable gives us a picture of a person in a lost condition. This coin is helpless unless someone else intervenes on its behalf.  

 

JESUS TOOK DRASTIC MEASURES TO REDEEM US.

  • He gave his life on the cross.
  • He shed his precious blood.
  • He defeated hell, death, and the grave to save you.

Next Steps for Me Today…

  • To see sin as God sees it.
  • To see clearly the true condition of my relationship with God.
  • To put my faith in Jesus Christ for salvation!
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