Luke 15:1-10

 Introducing “The Prodigal God” by Timothy Keller:

• This series is a study of Jesus’ parable we tend to call “The Prodigal Son,” though a better title would be “The Loving Father” or “The Two Lost Sons.”
• Though we think of “prodigal” as meaning wayward or rebellious, in truth it means “recklessly extravagant.” We will be looking at God’s extravagant love toward all of His lost children!

Who were the people around Jesus in Luke 15?

• There were the tax collectors and “sinners” who came to learn. (v.1)
• There were the Pharisees and teachers who came to judge and criticize. (v.2)

In his parables of The Lost Sheep and The Lost Coin, Jesus reinterprets for his audience how God responds to those who are lost. (vv. 3-10)