Sermons About Prodigal
What Jesus Says to Religious People
What Jesus said to the religious people who objected to his spending time with sinful people.
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The Church in Ephesus: Revelation 2:1-7
The letter to the Ephesians in Revelation begins with a commendation. Jesus commends the Ephesians for their doctrinal purity. They have fought false teachings and have remained faithful to the truth without growing weary and giving up. Yet, though they have remained doctrinally pure, they have ceased to be faithful witnesses for Jesus because they lost her first love for Jesus. Jesus calls them to remember the depths of their sin and how much they have been forgiven. Some of us are like the prodigal son or the sinful woman in Luke 7, and we know we have been saved from a life of sin. We have been overwhelmed by his grace, but over time, the memory fades and we grow prideful and self-reliant. For others of us, the danger is that we have never had a sinful woman experience. We may not have ever felt desperate, out of control, absolutely empty, and needy. Our savior walks among his people and he sees them all. He will forgive us if we will stop trying to be perfect and simply fall at his feet and beg him for mercy. Run to the one who, though his face shown like the sun, willingly took on flesh to die on the cross in our place.
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We Have Met The Elder Brother, And He Is Us!
Each son in the Parable of the Two Sons in Luke 15,shows us a different way to be alienated God: self-indulgence or self-righteousness. Understanding the self-righteousness of the Elder Brother helps us recognize the prevelance of those same attitudes in the church. Research compiled in the book "unChristian: What a New Generation Thinks About the Church and Why It Matters" further clarify the problem. The Father's love pursues Elder Brothers - even those in the church - and invites them into the Feast of Gospel Love.
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The Tale of Three Sons
"There was a man with two sons. . ." begins Jesus as he tells this well-known and loved parable to a crowd of sinners and Pharisees. He then shows two sons who in their own way each only want their father for what he can give them. Jesus, Himself a Son, is our model of hope.
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Pondering about a Prodigal
The parable of the prodigal son is really a parable about the older brother. Both of them just wanted the money, one through demandingness, the other through works.
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Declaration of (in) Dependence Part 15
Study in Romans part 15. What hope is there that anyone might overcome sin and walk in repentance and obedience?
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Prodigal God - Tale of Two Sons
One son ends in repentance. One ends in anger. The Father remains the same... searching for what was lost.
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The Prodigal Mom
This week we wrap up our reflection on the Tim Keller book, The Prodigal God.
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