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Rejoice with Me! The Parable of the Good Shepherd (Luke 15:1-10)

Rejoice with Me! The Parable of the Good Shepherd (Luke 15:1-10). “So He told them this parable …” (Luke 15). Context (15:1-2) Lost Sheep (15:3-7) Lost Coin (15:8-10) Lost Son (15:11-32). Context.

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Rejoice with Me! The Parable of the Good Shepherd (Luke 15:1-10)

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  1. Rejoice with Me!The Parable of the Good Shepherd (Luke 15:1-10)

  2. “So He told them this parable …” (Luke 15) Context (15:1-2) • Lost Sheep (15:3-7) • Lost Coin (15:8-10) • Lost Son (15:11-32)

  3. Context “Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. 2And the Pharisees and the scribesgrumbled, saying,"This man receives sinners and eats with them.”  “The tax-gatherer is the personification of licensed violence, of legal sin, of specious greed.” St. Chrysostom

  4. To “receive” someone was to welcome them into fellowship. And to receive them to a meal “was an offer of peace, trust, brotherhood, and forgiveness; in short, sharing a meal meant sharing life.” (Joachim Jeremias) Jesus’ pattern was to seek the lost and receive repentant sinners. He was always reaching and receiving; wooing and winning. He had His redemptive sights on sinners and the marginalized.

  5. “So He told them this parable …” “The point of Luke’s introduction is that the parable [is] an apologetic for Jesus’ unusual relationship.” Darrell Bock

  6. The Lost Sheep (v. 4)  Helpless  Isaiah 53:6

  7. The Shepherd’s Quest (v. 4) • Particular value • Initiative • Persevering pursuit

  8. The Shepherd’s Burden (v. 5)  Psalm 28:9  Isaiah 40:10-11  Ezekiel 34:11-12; 23-24

  9.  Early third century clay lamp; stamped “Florent” for its maker, Florentius.

  10. Late 3rd century engraved carnelian in a gold ring; Good Shepherd with two fish, anchor, dove, and IHCX

  11. the Catacomb of Callisto Third century drawings on ceilings of catacombs Catacomb of Priscilla

  12. 4th century fresco from the Catacomb of Domatilla

  13. Inscription dedicated by parents of deceased seven year old girl, Apuleia Crysopolis (Catacomb of St. Callisto, Rome)

  14. Ceiling fresco in the Coemeterium Maius (the large cemetery) near the Catacomb of Priscilla in Rome, painted c.320-40

  15. The earliest known Christian statuary; the Good Shepherd (3rd century); 39" high, marble, from the Catacomb of Domitilla, now in Museo Pio Cristino, Vatican.

  16. The Shepherd’s Joy (v. 6)  Personal rejoicing (v. 5)  Compelling, public rejoicing (v. 6, 9)

  17. Conclusion (v. 7) “Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.”  Compare verse 10 The Point: God, and all of heaven, rejoices over the winning of one repentant sinner. We should as well!

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