Parable · Luke 15:8-10

The Lost Coin

A woman lights a lamp and sweeps the whole house until she finds one lost coin.

Also called The Woman and the Coin

Also told scene by sceneThe Lost Sheep and the Lost CoinPlain words, what it means, and what it means for you. About 12 min.Opens the story

The point

She throws a party over it. The joy is out of proportion, and that is the point.

Luke 15:8-10

8Or what woman who has ten silver coins and loses one of them does not light a lamp, sweep her house, and search carefully until she finds it?

9And when she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors to say, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost coin.’

10In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read the whole chapter

Using this at church

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The parable of the Lost Coin, explained in plain words. A woman sweeps the whole house until she finds one lost coin. https://freescripture.org/parables/lost-coin/

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