Use this prompt to start a conversation with Jesus.
READ LUKE 15-16
Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach. This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such sinful people—even eating with them! So Jesus told them this story: “If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost until he finds it? And when he has found it, he will joyfully carry it home on his shoulders. When he arrives, he will call together his friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.’ In the same way, there is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven’t strayed away!…
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Discover the power of hiding God’s Word in your heart and take this week’s challenge: memorize Luke 11:9-10. Have fun with this! Memorize part or all of these verses on your own or with friends or family. Then, share the fun by posting a video of it on social media using #40dayswithjesus.