When our Lord wanted to drive home a truth, he told a story. There were 99 sheep safe in the fold, but the good shepherd went searching for the one that was lost. A woman had 10 precious coins. She lost one of them. A certain man had two sons. The Bible never gets better than here in Luke 15. The thread that binds these stories together is the single word celebration. (Luke 15: 23-24) “Let’s have a feast and celebrate. For this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found. So they began to celebrate.” Come to the party.

I. Let Us Celebrate Life

Forrest Gump says life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get. Some people say life is like a roller coaster ride. It picks you up, slams you down, jerks you around, and brings you back to where you s…