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November 6, 2015 Gospel

Luke 15: 1-10

The tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus, but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” So Jesus addressed this parable to them. “What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and go after the lost one until he finds it? And when he does find it, he sets it on his shoulders with great joy and, upon his arrival home, he calls together his friends and neighbors and says to them, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.’ I tell you, in just the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">than over ninety-nine righteous people <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">who have no need of repentance.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">“Or what woman having ten coins and losing one <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">would not light a lamp and sweep the house, <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">searching carefully until she finds it? <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">And when she does find it, <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">she calls together her friends and neighbors <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">and says to them, <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">‘Rejoice with me because I have found the coin that I lost.’ <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">In just the same way, I tell you, <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">there will be rejoicing among the angels of God <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">over one sinner who repents.”

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Summary: <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Luke 15: 1-7; This passage is saying that if you sin, Jesus will always come back for you. Jesus will leave behind all of the righteous people to find you and lead you back to His path. And when He finds you, He will rejoice and you will still be accepted to heaven. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Luke 15: 8-10; This passage is saying that God will do everything he can to lead you back to Him. God will rejoice with you when He finds and be happy, for you have been found. He will be happy with the one sinner that repents, for you are His child.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Reflection: <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">I think Jesus is saying that no matter what you do or how you act, He will always come back to bring you to the right path. He is saying that He will always rejoice when He finds you and you will still be accepted to heaven. This happens in people's everyday lives because everyone sins. No one is perfect, therefore everyone sins. But, they will still get forgiven by God if they ask for and want it. God will rejoice with them when they are brought back to Him. Jesus is trying to tell us that God will always accept us, if we let him.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">People can live out the teaching of this Gospel by making sure we always ask God for forgiveness. If we go to God and ask for forgiveness, He will forgive us and we will be with him again. We will be happy with him and we will be back in the light of Jesus. We need to live this message so that we will be accepted into heaven. When we sin, our relationship with God lessens. When we ask for forgiveness, our relationship with God is strengthened and we are back with Him. People can live this by going to Reconciliation, thanking God for what we have, and making sure we go to church to praise Him and let Him know we love Him. By going to Reconciliation, thanking God, and praising Him, we are showing Him that we want to go to heaven and that we want His forgiveness.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Prayer: <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Dear Lord, <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Please give me strength so I can own up to my wrong-doings and ask for your forgiveness. Please help me so I can be back in the light of the Lord. I ask you to help me when I start to walk away from you. Help me so that I will always find my way back to you and live the way you want me to. I ask for your forgiveness and the help to sin no more.