Apr. 6—Jesus told the Parable of the Lost Sheep in Matthew 18:12-14 and Luke 15:1-7 to show that every person is of singular importance to God and should be seen as having great value no matter what ...

Jesus spoke the parable in Luke 15:7 unto the entire world people groups. The world is not really separated by skin color or nationalities. Every group was at this location. First there were sinners ...

In Luke 15, Jesus tells three stories about lost items: a shepherd who loses a sheep, a woman who loses one of her silver coins and a father who loses his son to promiscuous living far from the family ...

This is English artist John Atkinson Grimshaw’s depiction of a shepherd looking for his lost sheep. Grimshaw lived from 1836-93. (Courtesy Photo) Jesus told the Parable of the Lost Sheep in Matthew 18 ...