The lost sheep, the lost coin, the lost son, and a Father who runs to welcome us home.
What do you do when you lose something that matters? You stop everything and look until you find it. In Luke 15, Jesus tells a string of stories about lost things, a sheep, a coin, a son, and the joy that erupts when each one is found.
Over two weeks at New Hope, Pastor Andrew Lynch opened these parables and the heart of God they reveal. This is a Father who watches the road, runs to meet us, and throws a party when we come home.
May 16 to May 23, 2021 · 2 Weeks
“I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.”
Luke 15:7
Luke 15:1-10
Pastor Andrew Lynch once lost his son in a Walmart. From his side of the store nothing was wrong, he could see the boy the whole time. From his son's side the world had ended. That gap is the point of two of the shortest stories Jesus ever told.
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Luke 15:11-32
A sheep wanders off. A coin gets misplaced. Neither of them chose it. The third story in Luke 15 is different, because the son picked the distance himself and went as far as he could get. Pastor Andrew Lynch on why the riches of repentance beat the sweetness of sin.
Watch the messageLost & Found was one of several series we walked through in 2021. Browse the rest of the year, or join us in person on a Sunday.
