Scott LaPierre Ministries

Scott LaPierre Ministries


There Is More Joy in Heaven Over One Sinner Who Repents (Luke 15:7)

March 28, 2022

In Luke 15, verses eight and 10, Jesus said, “There is joy in heaven over one sinner who repents.” Because there are so many people, it is easy to feel like we are not special to God: we are one of who knows how many other people who have been saved? Could our salvation be that meaningful to God? These parables answer that question. There’s joy in heaven, not just over the salvation of hundreds or thousands of people, but over one sinner who repents! https://youtu.be/dOZ7extp6CE Jesus said, “There is joy in heaven over one sinner who repents” (Luke 15). There’s joy not just over the salvation of many, but over one! Table of Contents for There Is Joy in Heaven over One Sinner Who RepentsFamily Worship GuideSermon Notes for There Is Joy in Heaven over One Sinner Who RepentsLesson One: The Lord rejoices over one sinner’s salvation.Lesson Two: The Lord seeks and the sinner repents.Lesson Three: We need a new nature versus more effort. Family Worship Guide Directions: Read the verses and then answer the questions: Day 1: Luke 15:5-6, 9-10, Matthew 25:21, 23, Isaiah 62:5, Zephaniah 3:17—If the parable of the lost coin is not primarily a physical story about a woman looking for a lost coin, what is it primarily about? What does it represent when the woman finds her lost coin and rejoices?Day 2: Luke 15:7, 10—What are the two themes in the parable? What would you expect to cause the Lord to rejoice? Why do you think the parables focus on one sheep and one coin being found verses lots of sheep and lots of coins? What is our responsibility when we are found? In other words, must we only be found, or do we have any other responsibility?Day 3: Job 15:14, Jeremiah 13:23, 2 Corinthians 5:17—Can we change our nature? Why or why not? What needs to take place for our nature to change? What are other characteristics of true repentance? Sermon Notes for There Is Joy in Heaven over One Sinner Who Repents The title of this morning’s sermon is, “Joy in Heaven over One Sinner Who Repents.” On Sunday mornings we’re working our way through Luke’s gospel verse by verse and we find ourselves at Luke 15:7. Please stand with me for the reading of God’s Word. We will back up to verse 1 for context. Luke 15:1 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. 2 And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” 3 So he told them this parable: 4 “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? 5 And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’ 7 Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance. 8 “Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek diligently until she finds it? 9 And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.’ 10 Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” You may be seated. Let’s pray. Last week we looked at the first parable, the parable of the lost sheep, and this morning we will look at the second parable, the parable of the lost coin. A couple things to notice: The first parable dealt with a man and the second parable deals with a womanThe first parable dealt with losing one out of 100, or 1%, and the second parable deals with losing one out of 10, or 10%.The value is increasing. One coin would be worth more than one sheep. Look with me at verse eight… Luke 15:8 “Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin,