v.

6 …‘Rejoice with
me, for I have
found my sheep
that was lost’
Then all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him
to hear Him. 2 And the Pharisees and scribes complained,
saying, “This Man [a]receives sinners and eats with
them.” 3 So He spoke this parable to them, saying:
4 
“What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one
of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and
go after the one which is lost until he finds it? 5 And when he
has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 And when
he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors,
saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my
sheep which was lost!’ 7 I say to you that likewise there will be
more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over
ninety-nine [b]just persons who need no repentance. Luke
Jesus the Good Shepherd (John 10:7-11 nkjv)
7 Then Jesus said to them again, “Most assuredly, I
say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All who ever
came [a]before Me are thieves and robbers, but the
sheep did not hear them. 9 I am the door. If anyone
enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out
and find pasture. 10 The thief does not come except
to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that
they may have life, and that they may have it more
abundantly. 11 “I am the good shepherd. The good
shepherd gives His life for the sheep.
 Triadic structure
Shepherd Woman

Lost sheep 99 sheep Lost coin 9 coins

 Three (3) Main Points of the
Parable
1.Just as the shepherd & woman go out of
their way to search diligently for their lost
possessions, so God takes the initiative to
go to great lengths to seek and to save the
lost sinners.
I am (Jesus Christ)the door of the sheep.
(John 10:7;9)
Three (3) Main Points of the
Parable
 Three (3) Main Points of the
Parable

We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of

us has turned to our own way; and
the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us
all. Isaiah 53:6 niv
 Three (3) Main Points of the
Parable

10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to

save the lost.” Luke 19:10 niv
 
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Parable

8 But God demonstrates His own love

toward us, in that while we were still sinners,
Christ died for us. Romans 5:8nasb
 
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Parable

And He Himself is the propitiation for our

2 

sins, and not for ours only but also for the

whole world. 1 John 2:2niv
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Parable

The “Good Shepherd” (Jesus Christ) died in

our place:
-Matt. 20:28
-Mark 10:45
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Parable

The “Great Shepherd” (Jesus Christ) rose

again:
- Hebrews 13:20-21
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Parable

The “Chief Shepherd” (Jesus Christ) will

appears:
- 1 Peter 5:4
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Parable

2. Just as the discovery of the lost sheep &

coin, elicit “great joy”.
So the salvation of lost men & women is a
cause for celebration.
  John 10:9 -I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will
be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.
 Three (3) Main Points of the
Parable
4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great
love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were
dead in trespasses, made us alive together with
Christ, 6 and raised us up together, and made us sit
together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 that
in the ages to come He might show the exceeding
riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ
Jesus. Ephesians 2:4-7niv
 Three (3) Main Points of the
Parable
3. Just as the existence of the ninety-nine sheep &
nine coins afford no excuse for not searching for what
is lost, those who profess to be God’s people
(Christians/ believers) can never be satisfied that their
numbers are sufficiently great so as to stop trying to
save more.
 Three (3) Main Points of the
Parable
How beautiful upon the mountains
Are the feet of him who brings good news,
Who proclaims peace,
Who brings glad tidings of good things,
Who proclaims salvation,
Who says to Zion,
“Your God reigns!” Isaiah 52:7nkjv
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Parable
13 
for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be
saved.”[a]
14 
How, then, can they call on the one they have not
believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom
they have not heard? And how can they hear without
someone preaching to them? 15 And how can anyone
preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful
are the feet of those who bring good news!”[b]
Romans 10:13-15niv
Challenge:
And now that I am found, what kind of life will I
offer to my Good, Great, and Chief Shepherd?