Trio of Lost Stuff
T hree Parables of Jesus and each in the gospel of Luke. A Trio of Parables — A Lost Stuff. In these stories Jesus shares three illustrations. He told these sermons after the Pharisees and scribes criticized Him for associating with sinners who had come to hear Him. These stories are back to back to back and similarly themed. For some reason the Prodigal Son usually gets told as a stand alone story, and with merit, but it’s still one of the triplets. The Parable of the Lost Sheep, The Parable of the Lost Coin and The Parable of the Lost Son, three things happen: Something is lost; t he loss leads to a search, and finding brings celebration and rejoicing. The parable of the lost sheep and the parable of the lost coin are basically the same story. Each begins similarly: Suppose one of you … In each, something is lost, searched out, and found. Both parables include similar language towards the conclusion: “Rejoice with me; I have found my lost — sheep or coin. Jesus is making a