Luke 14.25-33 | Count the cost

The Lord Jesus was not a salesman. He never tried to sell Christianity. He never asked people to follow Him by telling them only the benefits they would get. On the contrary, He often told them about the difficulties and the hardships they would experience as...

Luke 15.1-7 | The parable of the lost sheep

God is not a God of the few, a God of the wise, or a God only of those who think they are spiritual. He is a God who will go to great lengths to search for the sinner – any sinner. That is what Jesus wanted to communicate in the parable of the lost sheep. Let’s read...

Luke 15.8-10 | The parable of the lost coin

Today we are going to look at this beautiful parable of the Lord’s teaching in Luke 15.8-10, what is usually called the Parable of the Lost Coin. I have no hesitation to say that it is a very beautiful parable and yet, it is stated so briefly in these three...

Luke 15.11-32 | The parable of the lost son

The parable of the lost son is probably one of the most powerful pictures of the forgiving love of God. Through that story, Jesus presents a vivid illustration of God and His mercy for repentant sinners. The passage goes from Luke 15.11 to v. 32. Since it is rather...