father heart of god (part 3)

Father Heart of GodThe Father who searches

The Parable of the Great Banquet (Lk 14:16-24)The Parable of the Lost Sheep (Lk 15: 1-7) The Parable of the Lost Coin (Lk 15: 8-10)

The Parable of the Lost (Prodigal) Son. (Lk 15: 11-32)

InvitingLooking

SearchingWaiting

Luke 15:8-10 (NIV) 8 "Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Does she not light a lamp, sweep the house and

search carefully until she finds it? 9 And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and

says, 'Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.' 10 In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the

presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."

1. Inscribed (Tattooed) on your heart is the image of God as your Father

Matthew 22:20-21 (NIV) 20 and he asked them, "Whose portrait is this? And

whose inscription?" 21 "Caesar's," they replied. Then he said to them, "Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and

to God what is God's.“

Genesis 1:27 (NIV) 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created

them.

2. You can be lost INSIDE the house of God

Galatians 5:14-15 (NIV) 14 The entire law is summed up in a single command: "Love your neighbour as yourself." 15 If you keep on

biting and devouring each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.

3. How do you find lost coins?

4. God is not into loss

Luke 15:7 (NIV) 7 “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 15:10 (NIV) 10 “In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence

of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."

Luke 15:32 (NIV) 32 “But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of

yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost & is found."

Luke 19:10 (NIV) 10 “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what

was lost."

22-24 April