Sunday, September 11, 2016

Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

Sermon Text: Luke 15:1-10

"[1] Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear [Jesus]. [2] And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, 'This man receives sinners and eats with them.' [3] So he told them this parable: [4] 'What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that 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 his neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheet that was lost.' [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.' [8] 'Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek diligently until she finds it? [9] And when she had found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.' [10] Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents."

Sermon Theme: "Your True Value"