Worship through Song

Sing to the King

Jesus Is Alive

Crown Him with Many Crowns

Come Praise and Glorify

In Tenderness

Kids’ Teaching with Ms. Jenae

Obeying Jesus

When God Jumps for Joy || Luke 15:3-10

In response to the complaining of the religious leadership over His association with sinners, Jesus tells two stories — aimed at their uncaring, sinful attitudes.
+ God, portrayed as a man who searches the countryside for just one lost sheep until he finds it invites all of heaven to celebrate with Him over one sinner who has a change of heart.
+ God, portrayed as a woman who searches for her one lost coin until she finds it, calls for joyful celebration in front of the angels over just one sinner who has a change of heart.

Takeaways

• God believes lost and sinful people are worth the trouble and the efforts to reach them and find them.

• To God, just one sinner counts! One sinner is worth the effort. He is not interested in 99%. He wants 100%. They all belong to Him. They all matter to him. He wants them all back.

• To God, all people have equal status. Outcasts, belligerent sinners, disabled, they are all valued by Him and worth the time and effort to search and find.

• Sometimes people wander away from Jesus without intending to. Like sheep, they wander further and further away from God and find themselves in a wilderness. If you have wandered away, Jesus is calling you with love and tenderness. He welcomes you home.

• What is the Spirit saying to us about our association with those outside the family of God?