Living Like Jesus

This week we continued our series on the life of Jesus by looking at three parables from Luke 15—the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the lost (or prodigal) son. We talked about how Jesus used parables as a powerful teaching strategy to communicate spiritual truths. In these three stories, Jesus revealed his compassion for those who are separated from God because of their sin (the lost) and showed the lengths he goes to in order to find them, plus the joy he experiences when they’re found. We also talked about what it means to repent and how God is always available to forgive and restore.

Jesus was telling these parables to help us understand God’s heart for those people who are still “lost” to him—how is your heart toward “lost” people similar to or different from God’s heart toward them?

As you’re talking with your teens this week, you also might ask about how you could pray as your child prepares to live out this mission of compassion with Jesus. Also talk about some ways your family can work together to connect with people who don’t know Jesus. Have an awesome week!

We had a great time at Red Fox Saturday. The good news about that is I only have 3 bruises this year.  There have been years when I have had 20+ bruises. Our next event will be a bon-fire November 19.

This week we will be putting together shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child. For more information or if you want to be involved you can go to: http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/OCC/.