The Lost
Life Group Questions
Key Passages: Luke 15:1-32

1. Read Luke 15:1-2

a. Who is Jesus’ audience in this passage?

b. Why is the one group complaining against Jesus?

c. What is ironic about their complaint?

2. Read Luke 15:3-7

a. Who do the 100 sheep represent?

b. Who are the 99 that remain? Who is the one that is lost? What do we learn about the 99, who appear have no need of repentance, and what do we know about the “lost” who has repented?

3. Read Luke 15:8-10

a. What important truth do we learn about the value of sinners in this parable?

4. Read Luke 15:11-32

a. What is the significance of the son taking his inheritance before the Father’s death?

b. What important realization does the son make after becoming destitute and serving amongst the swine?

c. What do we learn from how the Father responds?

d. What do we learn from the older son’s reaction to the Father?

e. By the end of the story, which of these brothers is lost and which is found? Explain your answer.