The Father's Yearning Love for the Lost

Exposition
I. The Attraction to Christ (v. 1)
A. Tax Collectors
B. Sinners
II. The Attack of Christ (v. 2)
A. Receives Sinners
III. The Answer of Christ (vv. 3-10)
A. The Lost Sheep
1. The Condition of the Sinner
a. Stupid
b. Stubborn
c. Straying
2. The Response of the Saviour
a. He Leaves
b. He Looks
c. He Lifts
3. The Celebration of Salvation
B. The Lost Coin
1. The Loss
2. The Search
3. The Result

Application
I. The Tragic Condition of Man
II. The Loving Intent of God
III. The Doctrine of Election
IV. The Essential Nature of Repentance