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  • Richard Jones avatar

    You Didn't Get A Goat?

    Contributed by Richard Jones on Nov 1, 2000
    based on 179 ratings
     | 6,396 views

    A perspective on the prodigal son and his brother.

    You Didn’t Get a Goat? (Good Song: When God Ran) Luke 15:11-32 A group of well-intentioned people met to discuss ways and means of helping a friend who had been down on his luck recently. Knowing him to be an extremely proud person, who would not accept money, they decided to arrange a bogus ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What It Means To Be Lost

    Contributed by Bud Martenn on Nov 3, 2000
    based on 171 ratings
     | 5,239 views

    Jesus gives us three vivid pictures in this chapter of what it means to be lost

    Pastor Bud Martenn Bethel Memorial Baptist Church LaFayette, GA WHAT IT MEANS TO BE LOST Lk.15:1-32 Personal need for Christ To give clear distinctions between being lost and saved Key Thought: Luke.19:10 BEGINNING 1. Jesus gives us three parables in this chapter to show us what it is like ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Owen Bourgaize avatar

    The Prodigal Son And His Home

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 4, 2000
    based on 186 ratings
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    The Prodigal Son is a classic story of God’s love in a parable of a hippie, Sick of Home, who went out into the world but finding disillusionment was Homesick, and coming to his senses, came Home.

    THE PRODIGAL SON AND HIS HOME The parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32) is one of the classic stories of Jesus in sketching out bit by bit his message of the kingdom of heaven or, in other words, eternal life. The parable teaches us a lot about ourselves. It’s a parable that says we’ve ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Nathan Robertson, Jr. avatar

    The Ninety And Nine

    Contributed by Nathan Robertson, Jr. on Nov 10, 2000
    based on 124 ratings
     | 11,564 views

    Ministry to the Church

    Life has taught us to look for the superstars. When we go to the movies, we look for the stars: Denzel Washingtons, the Tom Hanks, the Haley Berrys, the Danny Glovers, and the Samuel Jacksons. We do not look for the lighting director of the movie Forest Gump or the costume director of the movie ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Older Brother

    Contributed by Edgar Mayer on Nov 10, 2000
    based on 89 ratings
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    A sermon on Luke 15:11-32.

    The Older Brother "Once a man had two sons. The younger son said to his father: 'Give me my share of the property.' So the father divided his property between his two sons." That's the dramatic beginning of a story that Jesus told. Who doesn't like to hear the end of it? Jesus had a knack for ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Desperately Desired...grudgingly Given

    Contributed by Ron Laeger on Nov 14, 2000
    based on 47 ratings
     | 4,170 views

    FORGIVENESS: Why Satan wants to boil you in your own juices and what to do about it.

    In his book Capital of the World, Ernest Hemingway, tells about a father in Spain that becomes angry with his son and is soon estranged. The son's name is a common spanish name: Paco. Years of brokenness and bitterness take its toll and the man is beset with the greatest of grief from the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Salvation Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Nov 28, 2000
    based on 129 ratings
     | 20,696 views

    This is part of a sermon series based on the Parables of Jesus. What's in it for me. This sermon is on the parable in Luke 15 - the prodigal son.

    What's In It for Me? - Salvation Some believe that if humankind is left to its own that the results will be positive and good. This was true once when God first made man but because of sin and it's destructive character there is no one who is righteous. When left to his own devices each of us ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Prodigal Son

    Contributed by Norbert Garcia on Dec 15, 2000
    based on 177 ratings
     | 20,351 views

    Just what is the message behind the parable of the Prodigal Son?

    The Prodigal Finally he was free. Free. Free of the endless chores. Free of getting up at the crack of dawn and working until long after the sun set. Free of milking the cows, tilling the fields, cleaning the stables, and all the other endless chores around the farm. Turning away from the farm, ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

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    Welcome Home

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Dec 21, 2000
    based on 84 ratings
     | 5,654 views

    God is waiting to welcome every prodigal home

    Welcome Home Luke 15.11-32 October 5, 1997 - Friend Day Morning Service Introduction I. The Restoration of the Pulpit Furniture: The furniture from the old church, symbols of the history of the church and people, they were put into the prayer room, they were painted yellow, recently the church had ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    The Lost Coins In The House

    Contributed by Tyrone Garay on Dec 21, 2000
    based on 80 ratings
     | 12,776 views

    Many lost coins in the house of God, many are not being used by the Holy Spirit. and because we do not allow our lives to managed by God, our value becomes worthless. To be found in HIM

    The Lost Coins in the House The Need of the Holy Spirit… Opening Text: Luke 15:1-7 15:1 Then all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him. Note: The Spirit of God was so strong in Christ that the sinners drew near to hear him… 2 And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Poor Brother

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Dec 22, 2000
    based on 79 ratings
     | 5,939 views

    Our attitude toward soul-winning

    LUKE 15:25-32 "A POOR BROTHER" * This whole chapter is a parable, but in three stories. * Lost sheep - represent lost sinners; * Lost coin - represents lost talents; * Lost son - represents lost fellowship. * Although three stories are involved, they all ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "The Prodigal Sons" Series

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 11, 2002
    based on 351 ratings
     | 219,421 views

    Sometimes the worst thing God can do is to give us what we want. the prodigal leaves for a "far country", a place which exists first in our hearts.

    "The Prodigal Sons", Luke 15:11-32 Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts Outline: Restlessness> vss 1- 11-12 Rebellion> vss 13-16 Repentance> vss 17-19 Reconciliation> vss 20-24 Resentment> vss 25-32 ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Joel Vicente avatar

    226 - The Unwelcomed Brother Series

    Contributed by Joel Vicente on Jul 13, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,825 views

    The prodigal son may have searched for his brother’s welcome. What did he find?

    Sermon Study 226 – THE UNWELCOMED BROTHER The Younger Son represents the lost soul The Father represents God Luke 15:11 Jesus continued: "There was a man who had two sons. Luke 15:12 The younger one said to his father, ’Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    The Horribleness Of Stubbornness

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jul 17, 2002
    based on 208 ratings
     | 58,506 views

    If it hadn’t been for his stubbornness we might never have known what this older brother really was. So let’s look at him, & then look at ourselves. "What kind of person am I?"

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED: 2016) TEXT: Luke 15:25-32; Hosea 4:16 ILL. A number of years ago, after announcing that I was going to preach on the subject of stubbornness I had several interesting reactions. A couple of people told me "I know someone who ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Bradley Hall avatar

    Roger, The Lost Sheep Series

    Contributed by Bradley Hall on Jul 19, 2002
    based on 251 ratings
     | 16,371 views

    Roger the sheep is lost and found, and the flock doesn’t like it.

    There was great distress among the sheep. Little Wally, the son of prominent flock members Drusilla and Arthur, was missing. The panic had begun in early afternoon, when he did not return from play. Soon, though, the shepherd found out that Wally was gone, and about nightfall he set out to search ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed