Notes: Oct. 19, 2021

Announcements

• Quiz #3 on Luke 1-19 - Thursday and Friday
• Spiritual prompting tracking write-up #1 - next Tuesday

Lost Parables

Why use multiple parables to share the same message?

Shows different aspects of the lost

Degrees of Lostness

Lost coin:

• Was lost
• Didn't know it was lost
• Didn't know the way back

Lost sheep:

• Was lost
• Knew it was lost
• Didn't know the way back

Lost son:

• Was lost
• Knew it was lost
• Knew the way back

Setting and Impetus

We need to be careful, don't reject others just because they're sinners, but don't immerse yourself in sin because that will draw you away.

Jesus was willing to associate with all. He ate with them all.

Responses

• Lost coin: rejoices with neighbors
• Lost sheep: rejoices with friends and neighbors
• Lost son: rejoices with a celebration

Counting

• Lost coin: missing a coin

• Lost sheep: missing a sheep

• Lost son: father counts people at the party of the son's return, notices that one of his sons is still missing. He goes out and talks to him.

  Entreated his son, his son replies, "I've never done wrong, but you never gave me anything. Your son went and sinned, now you're killing the fatted calf for him!"

  Father reminds him, "All I have is yours! Your status doesn't change!" Then says "But your brother was dead and is alive again!"

  (See A robe, a ring, and a fatted calf by Elder Holland)

Sheep

Sometimes we have cases when we wander off in search of success. It's not specifically bad, but it causes them to lose track of the gospel.

Coin

Some may wander because of a careless remark, or lack of efforts by someone in the church. It can especially be a problem when we are content with those that are there, rather than thinking about those who are not.

Son

This is a misuse of free agency. We can't do anything except hope and pray that the person "comes to himself".