​The Prodigal – Pastor Ascher
 
 
Luke 15:7, 10
 
 
I. A SHAMELESS REQUEST
 
II. A SHAMELESS REBELLION
 
Luke 15:11 – 16
 
 

​The Woman Finds Her Lost Coin- Pastor Ascher
 
 
Luke 15:8 – 10
 
Luke 15:2, 7
 
Four “Hooks” on which to Hang the Information in the Story:
1. Lost
2. Sought
3. Found
4. Celebrated
 
Four Layers to the Story:
1. The Story Itself
2. The Ethics of the Story
3. The Theological Issue
4. The Christological Application
 
 
Luke 15:8, 9, 10

​The Good Shepherd Finds His Lost Sheep – Pastor Ascher
 
Luke 15:1 – 7
 
John 3:16, 17
 
Four Layers to the Story:
1. The Story Itself
2. The Ethics of the Story
3. The Theological Issue
4. The Christological Application
 
 
Four “Hooks” on which to Hang the Information in the Story:
1. Lost
2. Sought
3. Found
4. Celebrated
 
Luke 15:3, 4, 5, 6, 7
 
Luke 19:10
 
Isaiah 53:4 – 6
 
Luke 15:7  

​The Joy of the Lord: The Salvation of the Lost – Pastor Ascher
 
The attributes of God are typically divided into two categories:
 
1. Incommunicable
 
2. Communicable
 
Luke 15:7, 10, 32
 
 
Three things to keep in mind about the stories in Luke 15:
 
1. Clarity
 
2. Centrality
 
3. Complexity
 
 
Four layers to the stories in Luke 15:
 
1. The Simple Story
 
2. The Ethics
 
3. The Theology
 
4. The Christology
 
Luke 15:1, 2