Rejoice with Me; for I Have Found My Sheep Which Was Lost

Chart 9-11: Repentance and Obtaining Forgiveness

John W. Welch, John F. Hall

Charting the New Testament (2002)

The Savior and his disciples taught the proper steps to obtain forgiveness and reconciliation through the atonement of Jesus Christ. This chart identifies some of these key steps of repentance that are reflected in the scriptures.

Healing the Infirm Woman (Luke 13:10–17)

S. Kent Brown

The Testimony of Luke, BYU New Testament Commentary, excerpted on the BYU New Testament Commentary website (May. 2019)

Jesus’s restoration of this worn-down woman lifts her back to her prior status as a Jewess of strength and vigor, back into the embrace of acquaintances and friends who have come to think ill of her, back to a proper state of self-worth. In a word, Jesus has healed her wholly—physically, socially, and psychologically.

Healing Women

Eric D. Huntsman

BYU New Testament Commentary website (Feb. 2015)

This commentary highlights Jesus’s attention to women and his healing on the Sabbath, showing his compassion and appropriate use of the Sabbath.

Theological Underpinnings of Baptism for the Dead

David L. Paulsen, Roger D. Cook,, Brock M. Mason

BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 3 (2016)

“If Jesus was not resurrected, then what is Christianity? In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul reminds us that there were many who saw, with their own eyes, the gloriously embodied, resurrected Jesus.”

Parable of the Lost Coin (Luke 15:8–10)

S. Kent Brown

The Testimony of Luke, BYU New Testament Commentary, excerpted on the BYU New Testament Commentary website (May. 2019)

Jesus’s story about the lost coin fits within a now-established pattern of emphasizing the rescue, mainly his mission to rescue.

Parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11–32)

S. Kent Brown

The Testimony of Luke, BYU New Testament Commentary, excerpted on the BYU New Testament Commentary website (May. 2019)

In a most beloved parable, the Savior paints a portrait of a family.

The Holy and the Jolly

John S. Tanner

Notes from an Amateur: A Disciple’s Life in the Academy (2011)

More than perhaps any other religious holiday, Christmas has a decidedly double rhythm of holy and jolly. Jesus was a man of sorrows but also of joy. Christmas reminds us that we embrace a gospel of good cheer.

Parable of Dives and Lazarus (Luke 16:19–31)

S. Kent Brown

The Testimony of Luke, BYU New Testament Commentary, excerpted on the BYU New Testament Commentary website (May. 2019)

More than any other account in the Gospels, the Savior’s story about Lazarus, the rich man, and Abraham opens an intriguing window onto the life to come, particularly the period between death and the resurrection.

Parable of the Unjust Steward (Luke 16:1–12)

S. Kent Brown

The Testimony of Luke, BYU New Testament Commentary, excerpted on the BYU New Testament Commentary website (May. 2019)

One radiant thread running through this story has to do with the commendation of the steward.

Apocalyptic Imagination and the New Testament

Thomas A. Wayment

Go Ye into All the World: Messages of the New Testament Apostles, Sidney B. Sperry Symposium 37 (2002)

Looks at the social context in which many early Christian apocalypses were revealed and how the early Saints reacted to these new revelations.

The Divine Gift of Gratitude

Thomas S. Monson

Ensign 40, no. 11 (Nov. 2010)

In Luke chapter 17, Jesus meets ten men who have leprosy. He heals all of them, and yet only one man returns and thanks him. Gratitude is a divine principle. “A grateful heart . . . comes through expressing gratitude to our Heavenly Father for His blessings and to those around us for all that they bring into our lives.” Gratitude should permeate our very souls at all times.

By Simple Yet Propitious Means: The Art of Jorge Cocco Santangelo

Herman du Toit

BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 2 (2016)

This article includes many beautiful images of Christ, including one of Christ returning to his body at the Resurrection. Open the PDF to see the images.

Miracles of Jesus in the Gospel of John

Blair G. Van Dyke

Religious Educator 9, no. 3 (2008)

Blair G. Van Dyke explores the seven miracles recorded in John 2–11, highlighting their role in deepening faith in Christ within the context of John’s Gospel.

Raising Lazarus: Jesus’s Signing of His Own Death Warrant

John W. Welch

BYU New Testament Commentary website (Mar. 2016)

Without seeing the raising of Lazarus as a background, it is hard to imagine a reason why a large multitude of people would have followed Jesus into Jerusalem shouting, “Hosanna! Save us now!” and why the chief priests turned the crowds away and were able to execute him so quickly.