by Pastor Sujith
Luke 15:1-3
Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. 2 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
3 Then Jesus told them this parable:
Luke 15:11-32
Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.
13 “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. 14 After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. 15 So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. 16 He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
17 “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! 18 I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’ 20 So he got up and went to his father.
“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.
21 “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
22 “But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. 23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. 24 For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.
25 “Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. 26 So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. 27 ‘Your brother has come,’ he replied, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’
28 “The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. 29 But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. 30 But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!’
31 “‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. 32 But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”
The worse Death is Death spiritually when you go into everlife without knowing Jesus
Why does Jesus need three stories to drive his message?
- lost sheep
- lost coin
- lost son
No money, no friend, no food, not even pig food, how did the son made it back home? We don't know but grace will make it happen!
Why didn't the father correct the prodigal son, to correct his wrong motive?
God has a much bigger heart than ours. He is bigger and larger. God has incredible patience, compassion and mercy. The father embrace the son and receives him
1. Father saw him
2. Father Felt compassion
3. Father ran to him
4. Father Embrace him
5. Father kiss him
Father's eyes is on me!
Father completely bypass the apologies of the son even though the son's motive was wrong. Father asked the servants to bring the robe instead
When a child is lost, dead, we do not stop being the father's son
We're not a son by worth but a son by birth!
Quickly! Bring the robe, bring the ring, let's kill the fattened cow
One step recovery program: Celebrate!
Why does the bible wants us to know 3 times the cow was fat?
Father is Storing up fats for us , not wrath, discipline and anger... Come back home 🏡
Father stepped out and pleaded with older son to come back in to celebrate. The father did not ask the younger son to go and explain himself. Instead the father step out, to defend the younger son towards the older brother.
Seeing the lost save, people being made into disciples, dead comes alive is a business of heaven, this is the culture of heaven. We celebrate, the party must go on
I must Realign my expectation with God, the Father will not change. The celebration must go on, even though I feel it unfair.
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