Mr. Graham Stanley read Luke 15 vs.1-23.
1/ Lost Sheep - Speaks of the God the Son - The Good Shepherd.
2/ Lost Coin - Speaks of God the Holy Spirit - who convicts us through the light of His Word.
3/ Lost Son - Speaks to us of God the Father - the one who has, and is the answer.
1/ We have gone astray and turned to our own way. The Good Shepherd seeks the lost. He is God, He always did His Fathers will. He bore our sin and took the punishment that we deserved. He is the Son of God who loved me and gave Himself for me. We can have security in Him. there is rejoicing in Heaven over one sinner that repents.
2/ We have an identity, we have a value. God created us in His image, He loves us and spared not His only Son so that we could be saved/forgiven. The Holy Spirit convicts us of our sin and draws us to Christ through the Word of God which tells us where we are from, why we are here, where we are going, and how to get saved.
3/ Our relationship with God is broken because of our sin, but sin can never satisfy. We are without Christ, without hope, without God. Jesus can give us peace, forgiveness, salvation. The alternative is Hell the Lake of Fire. If we realise we are sinners and there is a judgement to come we must turn to Christ now in repentance and faith. We become a child of God indwelt by the Spirit and clothed in Christ's righteousness. Rejoice in your Salvation it is for Eternity.
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