Sunday Morning - July 11, 2021 - Lost: Three Stories from Luke 15

In Luke 15, Jesus tells three stories that follow almost an identical pattern…until he gets to the very end of the third story. The parts of the three stories that match give us a picture of a loving, merciful and celebratory God. The ending of the third parable invites us to consider how we view God acting in such a way toward others. Themes of love, celebrations, forgiveness, what was lost being found, etc. are prevalent in these stories.**SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE PODCAST**Continuing through the end of July 2021, the podcast will include two episodes a week. The first each week, usually on Sunday afternoon, will be a recording of the sermon from that day's worship service. This is in lieu of the live streaming and other online content we have had since March 2020. We want to resume the livestream later, perhaps as early as August 2021, but the livestream setup we had before now was unsustainable, so we plan to use the rest of the summer to create a plan that we can maintain for the long run.The second podcast each week will be the regular podcast episode that you are used to, usually an interview or conversation. That will now be released on Wednesday morning each week.So please enjoy today's sermon now, and come back on Wednesday morning for the regular podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.