Lost & Found
Jesus answers his critics in Luke 15 by telling this many stories in a row.
Three
She had been suffering from bleeding for this many years before she touched Jesus.
12 Years
Before leaving home, the younger son asked his father for this.
His share of the property (his inheritance)
Complete Psalm 139:14: “I praise you, for I am ___ and wonderfully made.”
Fearfully
This short tax collector climbed a sycamore tree to see Jesus.
Zacchaeus
The shepherd leaves this many sheep in the wilderness to go after the one that is lost.
99
She came up behind Jesus and touched this part of his clothes.
The fringe (edge / tassel) of his cloak
After a famine hit and his money ran out, he took a job feeding these animals.
Pigs
Genesis says God created humankind in this, male and female.
The image of God
When the disciples tried to send them away, Jesus said, “Let the little ___ come to me.”
Children
A woman had ten of these, lost one, then lit a lamp and swept the whole house until she found it.
A silver coin
Before she met Jesus, she had spent everything she had on these people, but none could cure her.
Physicians (doctors)
His rehearsed speech: “I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me like one of your…”
Hired hands
Complete 1 John 3:1: “See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called ___.”
Children of God
Jesus asked a woman for a drink at a well in this region, whose people Jews usually avoided.
Samaria (the Samaritan woman)
These two groups grumbled, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
The Pharisees and the scribes
After she told her story in front of everyone, Jesus called her by this family word, then said her faith had made her well.
Daughter
While the son was still far off, the father was filled with compassion and did this, something dignified older men did not do in public.
He ran to him
Ephesians 2:10 says we are God’s "___."
Masterpiece
Of ten men Jesus healed of leprosy, only one came back to thank him. He was from this group.
Samaritans
Jesus says there is joy in heaven and among the angels over one sinner who does this.
Repents (turns back to God)
Jesus was on his way to heal the daughter of this synagogue leader when the woman touched him.
Jairus
The three things the father told the servants to put on his son.
A robe, a ring, and sandals
Paul lists death, life, angels, rulers, height and depth, and says none of them can separate us from this.
The love of God in Christ Jesus
Complete Jesus’ new commandment: “Just as I have loved you, you also should ___.”
Love one another