Lost and Found

The parables in Luke 15 were given in response to the criticism of the scribes and Pharisees that Jesus had received sinners and even ate with them. Jesus had made it clear that He came to save sinners (Luke 19:10). Jesus saw what these sinners really were: lost sheep who needed a shepherd; lost coins who had value and needed to be put into circulation; lost sons who needed to be in fellowship with the father.