LUKE 15 1nd 16=and ACTS 15 and 16=For
MVF Cheryl and Bobby Boy=3-09-2026=6PM PLUS
Luke 15
CHAPTER 15=Parables of GOD’S MERCY
=GOD’S JOY=is IN Forgiving and RESTORING THE LOST!
1=Parables of THE LOST SHEEP
-The SHEPHERD Leaves the other 99 sheep=To go and FIND
THE ONE LOST
(God REJOICES=when a SINNER RETURNS)!
2=PARABLE OF THE LOST COIN=
A WOMAN=searches her house=for a LOST COIN=and REJOICES
When she finds it
(EVEN ONE lost person is=PRECIOUS TO GOD)!
3=The PARABLE OF THE PRODIGAL SON
(The younger SON=Wastes HIS FORTUNE=and repents=and RETURNS
HOME
To his Father=His Father WELCOMES HIM HOME=but the older SON
RESENTS HIM
MESSAGE=GOD FORGIVES US COMPLETELY=when we REPENT=and
SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS=in the form of the OLDER BROTHER is=A SIN
TOO!
LUKE 16
1=PARABLE OF THE SHREWD MANAGER
A DISHONEST MANAGER=REDUCES
other’s debts=TO GAIN FAVOR=
BEFORE Losing his job
=BE WISE=BE FORWARD THINKING
=USE worldly
RESOURCES=for GOD’S ETERNAL GLORY
2=TEACHINGS ON MONEY
CHOOSE GOD or money=You CANNOT serve them BOTH!
=LOYALTY TO GOD=IS MOST IMPORTANT!
3=THE RICH MAN=AND LAZARUS
=A rich man=LIVES IN LUXURY=while a POOR MAN=Lazarus suffers
=AFTER the death of each of them=THEIR ROLES ARE
REVERSED=and
THE rich man is in TORMENT=and Lazarus is in COMFORT
THE MESSAGE=Wealth=status and favor=IN THIS WORLD=does NOT
BRING
GOD’S LOVE
OUR ETERNAL HOME=Depends on=HOW WE LIVE=and RESPOND to
God and OTHERS!
KEY THEMES FROM LUKE 15 and 16
1=GOD seeks and REJOICES OVER THE LOST
2=REPENTANCE BRINGS RESTORATION!
3=Wealth is TEMPORARY=ETERNITY is what matters
4=BE FAITHFUL to the LORD= and BE COMPASSIONATE to others!
ACTS 15
THE JERUSALEM COUNCIL and=UNITY IN THE CHURCH
THE QUESTION=MUST THE GENTILES=FOLLOW THE LAW?
SOME BELIEVE=The TEACHINGS of the Pharisees=that GENTILES=
Must be CIRCUMSISED=and FOLLOW THE LAW OF MOSES=to be SAVED
(ie. MAJOR
DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN Paul and Barnabas)=and others
2=THE JERUSALEM COUNCIL
The LEADERS=Gather in Jerusalem to DECIDE THE MATTER
Peter says=That God gave THE HOLY SPIRIT To the
GENTILES=without
The LAW=and EMPHASIZES=SALVATION is from GRACE=NOT THE LAW
Paul and Barnabas SHARE=How God=WORKED IN THE GENTILES!
James SUPPORTS them=USING THE SCRIPTURES!
FINAL DECISION=The Gentiles=Do NOT need to FOLLOW the ENTIRE
Jewish Law=But are asked to AVOID
Food sacrificed to IDOLS=Blood=Meat of strangles animals=and
SEXUAL IMMORALITY!
THE MEANING=Have UNITY=without UNNECESSARY BURDENS
3=THE LETTER=to the GENTILE CHURCHES
This letter CONFIRMS the decision=and BRINGS=
UNITY AND PEACE
4=Paul and Barnabas SEPARATE!=
Because of their DISAGREEMENT=Over taking John Mark=
On the NEXT JOURNEY
IE.=Barnabas takes Mark=and Paul takes Silas
ACTS 16=
GUIDANCE=CONVERSION=and SUFFERING
1=Timothy JOINS PAUL
=Paul meets Timothy=and takes him along=FOR MINISTRY TOO!
2=THE MACEDONIAL CALL
=PAUL is GUIDED BY=the Holy Spirit of GOD!
-They are PREVENTED=form going into CERTAIN REGIONS=Paul
-RECEIVES a vision=from a man FROM Macedonia=NEEDING HELP
The MESSAGE=The HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD=Directs WHERE the gospel
goes=and
TO WHOM!
3=LYDIA’S CONVERSION
In Philippi=Lydia-a BUSINESS WOMAN=BELIEVES the message=and
IS BAPTIZED=along with her household
4=Paul and Silas are IMPRISONED!
=They cast a DEMON out =of a slave girl=UPSETTING HER
OWNERS=who
Are LOSING a profit
=Paul and Silas are BEATEN and JAILED
=They PRAY=and sing hymns of PRAISE IN PRISON=and
=An earthquake=OPENS the prison doors
5=The PHILIPPIAN JAILER IS SAVED
=After the ESCAPE=the jailer is=GOING TO KILL HIMSELF=but
Paul STOPS HIM!=and the jailer asks=
“WHAT must I do=TO BE SAVED?”=They tell him to BELIVE IN
THE LORD JESUS
=-The jailer and HIS HOUSEHOLD ARE BAPTIZED
6=RELEASE AND APOLOGY
=Paul REVEALS his ROMAN CITIZENSHIP=So the authorities
apologize
And RELEASE THEM!
KEY THEMES of Acts 15 and 16
1=SALVATION is by GRACE=Not by the LAW
2=There is UNITY in the Church=despite the differences
3=God does ACTIVELY GUIDE=HIS BELIEVERS!
4=The gospel=SPREADS across the many CULTURES
5=JOY and FAITH=can be ALIVE=even in OUR SUFFERING
6=God can TRANSFORM LIVES=as he did for Lydia and the Jailer
RPW For MVF Cheryl and Bobby Boy=3-09-2026=7PM
