Luke 9:51 – 19:27 has been referred to as Luke’s travel narrative, as Jesus makes His way to Jerusalem to be crucified, often called the central section of Luke’s gospel, containing much material that is unique to Luke. In contrast with the Galilean ministry which emphasized Jesus’ miracles, this section focuses on Jesus’ interaction with three primary audiences: the disciples, the crowds, and the religious leaders. One of my favorite chapters in this central section of Luke is chapter 15, the parables of the lost sheep, coin, and son (you may have heard of the Prodigal Son story, which is the lost son in Luke 15). One of the reasons Jesus was at odds with the Jewish religious leaders was the company He kept. The Pharisees could not imagine that One who claimed to be from God would hang out with tax collectors and sinners. So, imagine the Pharisees sitting around and saying to themselves, “why does Jesus eat with such awful people?” As is often the case, Jesus does not answer them directly but rather tells three parables which answers their question.
Keep in mind that although many truths can be learned from parables, they generally contain one main truth that Jesus is conveying. For example, in the parable of the lost sheep, it says that the owner of the sheep leaves 99 sheep in the pasture to search for the one lost sheep. An observant reader might ask, “so does Jesus not care about the 99 He left.” Of course not. The 99 sheep are not the main point of the parable. The one lost sheep is the main point. Also, as you walk through the story of the lost son, keep in mind that the audience present with Jesus corresponds to the people in the parable. Those present are Jesus, the tax collectors/sinners, and the Pharisees. They are each represented by a person in the parable.
READ Luke 15 and answer the questions on the attached sheet. Keep in mind, we are ultimately trying to determine the answer to the question: why does Jesus hang out with these sinful people? The parables provide the answer (Luke’s theme verse 19:10 might be helpful).
Luke 15 – The Lost Sheep, Coin, and Son
1. In the first two parables, what is some of the language used to describe the owners’
search for that which is lost?
2. What do they do when they find it?
3. What else does it say happens when the lost is found, even as far away as in heaven?
4. In the parable of the lost son, who does the younger son represent? The older son? The
Father?
5. What are the details about the younger son’s journey supposed to emphasize?
6. How did he come to his senses?
7. What is noteworthy about the father’s response to the younger son’s return?
8. What does the celebration signify?
9. What is the older son’s response?
10. How does the father deal with the older son?
11. How does the older son respond to the father’s invitation to join the celebration?
12. So, how do the parables answer the Pharisees’ question as to why Jesus would eat with
such sinful people?
Rhetorical question (so I’m not looking for an answer, unless you just want to) … As I look
around my current culture, feeling like I may not always know the right words to present Jesus to
an unbelieving world, I find myself reading Luke 15 and thinking about the Father in the story
and asking myself this: who wouldn’t want to have a Father like that? Down deep, I believe
everyone who heard this story really would! Bless you!
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