THE LOST COIN(LUKE15)

                          Let me tell you a story this morning.

"This is a story of a woman and her son who have been specially invited for a banquet as distinguished guests.This is a ceremony they can’t afford to miss.

On their way to the ceremony, the son who was playing with a number of coins his mother gave him, excitedly told her of one of the coins he really admired.

In looking through the coins, the mother found out that one of the coins which was small, dirty and insignificant in value was conspicuously missing.

This led her to look for THAT coin intensely which was of no essence to the son. The son was lackadaisical about it especially when it was insignificant in value& he was so eager for the special banquet.

They eventually found that coin (by the son)languishing somewhere innocently aside its dirty self.

The mother looked on as the son stood still, keenly looking at the coin.He uttered:

'MUMMY, MUMMY, I THINK I NOW UNDERSTAND WHY YOU SAID WE SHOULD LOOK FOR THAT COIN' "

Beloved,  this is a classical story about SOUL-WINNING with its baseline extracted from the Bible. That's Luke 15.

Basically, it tells us of our EVANGELISM CALL EVEN IF IT'S JUST FOR A WRETCHED SOUL.Interestingly, there are stories/parables about the LOST SHEEP&THE LOST SON(Prodigal son) as well.

You remember this:
V. 8 “OR SUPPOSE A WOMAN HAS TEN SILVER COINS AND LOSES ONE. DOES SHE NOT LIGHT A LAMP, SWEEP THE HOUSE AND SEARCH CAREFULLY UNTIL SHE FINDS IT?

V. 9 “AND WHEN SHE FINDS IT, SHE CALLS HER FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS TOGETHER AND SAYS, ‘REJOICE WITH ME; I HAVE FOUND MY LOST COIN.”  

This is what JESUS wants you to do just as he did for you(A LOST COIN).

BELOVED, WITH ALL OUR MIGHT,STRENGTH, POWER GIVEN US FROM ABOVE, LET'S LOOK FOR THE LOST COIN!

SO I SAY:
SEARCH  FOR 'THE  LOST COIN'