Luke 15:1-7, 11-32 - Are we on the same page?

At first it looks like this chapter is going to be about Jesus His compassion and his close connection with sinners – a connection that was very offensive to the religious people in the crowd • but Jesus tells three stories that introduces a different theme • the chapter isn’t about the scandal of Jesus’ ministry ◦ it’s about people who are unable to rejoice with Jesus in his work