Lost and Found

In today's passage, Jesus specifically addresses the Pharisees and other religious leaders as they grumbled against Jesus for welcoming and receiving tax collectors and sinners. In response, Jesus tells three parables that are closely related with similar themes: the Parables of the Lost Sheep, Coin, and Son. In today's message, we look at the first two parables and determine the heavenly realties they are pointing to. We will then see consider an overarching application for us today.