Essential Jesus: Do you know who Jesus really was? Why he came? What he taught? What he cared about? Whatever your take on him, one thing is certain, his impact on world history is phenomenal. The Essential Jesus series works through the book of Luke unpacking the diverse attributes that together give us a fascinating indepth understanding of who Jesus was, and is, and what difference he can make to our lives today.

Luke 15:1-8Luke 15:1-8
English: World English Bible - WEB
15 ¹ Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming close to him to hear him. ² The Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, “This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them.” ³ He told them this parable. ⁴ “Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep, and lost one of them, wouldn’t leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one that was lost, until he found it? ⁵ When he has found it, he carries it on his shoulders, rejoicing. ⁶ When he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’ ⁷ I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance. ⁸ Or what woman, if she had ten drachma A drachma coin was worth about ² days wages for an agricultural laborer. coins, if she lost one drachma coin, wouldn’t light a lamp, sweep the house, and seek diligently until she found it?

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