A Sermon Outline by John Kennedy
Luke 19:10. For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
I am to speak about that which was lost, about the coming of the Son of Man, and the reason for His coming.
That which is Lost.
What is lost is not where it was before.
In Adam before the Fall, man was in the image of God.
As fallen sinners we have lost the image of God.
But the soul is precious; there would be no search otherwise.
Christ (in Luke 15) gives views of lost sinners:
The lost coin will not come back unless it is searched for.
The sinner is spiritually dead, and must be searched for.
He is like a lost sheep, ignorant and prone to wander.
He is like a lost son, foolish and rebellious.
He is responsible, but he is beside himself.
The coin is of no use unless found; the sheep will be devoured; and the son ruined.
The Son of Man Is Come.
One who is the Son of Man, as no one else is.
He assumed our nature apart from sin.
He is also the eternal Son of God.
He made the heavens and the earth.
He has come among men of the earth.
His place is on the throne of God.
He came in the fullness of time.
He has come, was the cry in the days of His flesh.
The reason for His Coming.
To seek and save lost sinners.
He seeks that He may find.
He finds that He may feed.
Application.
Has He found and saved you?
He comes to you in the gospel.
He comes to you by His Spirit and Word.
Has He found you in Himself?
1Preached in Dingwall on 15 October 1882, and now edited.