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  • Rick Finitzer avatar

    What's So Amazing About Grace?

    Contributed by Rick Finitzer on Jun 10, 2008
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    Never think you are beyond the reaches of the love of God for you.

    Cornerstone Church 02/18/2007 WHAT’S SO AMAZING ABOUT GRACE? The Prodigal Son: Luke 15:11-31 Jesus has been drawing a crowd with ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    The Prodigal Son Series

    Contributed by Scott Kircher on Jun 15, 2008
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    Sermon on the prodigal son. Good for Father’s Day.

    Tell Me a Story The Prodigal Son Slide Happy Father’s Day to all the Dad’s here this morning. To all of you wives and kids, honor your husbands and Dad’s today for the difficult job they have been given. They may not be perfect but give them the honor they are due for the role they have been ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Heart Of A Father

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 16, 2008
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    Although the main focus of the Prodigal Son parable is the ungracious brother, the assumptions made about the Prodigal’s father are enlightening.

    The Heart of a Father (Luke 15:11-32) 1. Father’s Day -- what can we say? 2. Sermon Central took a poll, and this would be mostly of pastors. The question and results are as follows: What do you expect for Father’s Day? A big deal 3% Simple card/gift 42% Nothing 35% Surprise ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Dad's Faith

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jun 19, 2008
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    A responsible earthly father exhibits the characteristics and traits of fatherhood as set forth in the Word of the Heavenly Father.

    Text: “Honor your father and mother, that your days may be long in the land which the LORD your God gives” (Exodus 20:12). There are only two people I know about who did not have an earthly father and mother. Those people were Adam and Eve. Each one of us was brought into this world through the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Fathers Day 2008 Provider Protector Priest

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Jun 23, 2008
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    Jesus calls men to a spiritual leadership in the home and through this parable we learn how to develop a God like attitude, affection and acceptance of ourselves and our role as fathers to our children.

    Fathers Day 2008 Provider Protector Priest Luke 15:11-32 1 Peter 2:9-11 There are many scriptures that demonstrate the characteristics of a good Father. Deciding which ones to speak on is not easy. Life has taught me much so far and this through my walk with Jesus Christ. Today is Fathers day ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Joel Smith avatar

    The Father Heart Of God

    Contributed by Joel Smith on Jun 24, 2008
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    If your heart beats like the Father’s, you’ll love lost people too.

    A several summers ago Laura and I witnessed every parent’s nightmare. As we soaked up the sun at Myrtle Beach, enjoying our annual vacation, watching Drake and Anna Gray, who were then still young enough to enjoy just playing in the sand, we noticed a man acting rather strangely. A barely ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Does Dad Want?

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Jul 5, 2008
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    Fathers’s day - equal time for fathers

    What does dad want for father’s day? Luke 15:11-32 Let’s start with a little trivia this morning. What day of the year are the most phone calls made???…… Mother’s day! It seems that on mother’s day everyone wants to call home and check in. What do you think happens on father’s day? Any one ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    The Parable Of The Prodigal Son

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 12, 2008
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    This talk reflects on 1. The Status of the prodigal son 2. The State of the prodigal son and 3. How the prodigal son came to his senses

    RB 13-07-8 The Parable of the Prodigal Son Lk 15:11-32 The key to understanding this story can be found in the opening verses of Luke 15. Let me read them to you: Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach. This made the ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Who Is The Prodigal?

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jul 12, 2008
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    Retrospect your own lives, whether we need change and transformation {not that mine is perfect}. For God the most important thing is the condition of our heart & soul. Are we concerned about it too? Just the way God is deeply concerned about it. We need t

    Opening Illustration: The United States Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice is a preacher’s kid. She grew up in church. But in her mid-20s, she found she had drifted from her Christian faith. Rice told this story at a Sunday school class at National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. in August ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    In The Wrong Shoes

    Contributed by Ken Osso on Dec 29, 2008
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    This is the second of a two-part series looking at the story of the lost son. This week’s message looks specifically at the older brother.

    In the Wrong Shoes Luke 15:25-32 I had draped two new pair of sweatpants over the side of the red, plastic shopping cart as I approached a display of items at the end of a row in Target this week. There was a younger couple standing there already, and I can only assume they were registering for ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Prodigal Love Series

    Contributed by Robert Higgins on Apr 15, 2008
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    If the devil can convince you that your core identity is a sinner then you will live and act like it for the rest of your life. He knows that your actions arise from your identity, so he will try to convince you that your identity arises from your action

    Review We have been examining what it means to “be” the family of God. The past couple of weeks and this week we are looking at what it means to be a child of God. I think that we are all a bit stumped when it comes to recognizing our identity as a child of God. We are used to seeing ourselves ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "What's So Amazing About Grace?"

    Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Apr 17, 2008
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    Two points: What the prodigal son expected: disgrace. What the prodigal son received: grace!

    Title: “What is so Amazing about Grace?” Introduction: What is grace? I sang the song, "When God Ran," in Church on Sunday morning. Here are some of its’ words: Then he ran to me. He took me in his arms, held my head to his chest, said “My Son’s come home again!” He lifted my face, wiped ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Older Brother

    Contributed by Matthew Stidham on Apr 25, 2008
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    Here’s a different look at the parable of the lost son from Luke 15. It’s a narrative sermon that focuses not as much on the lost son, but more on the rest of the story...the older brother’s reaction.

    The Older Brother 2/24/2008 AM By Matt Stidham for the Whitewright Church of Christ I’d like to begin by telling you a story this morning. This story is a pretty common family story...while you’re listening to this story, some of you might be able to think of a family you know that could very ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Take It To The Limit - Money Series

    Contributed by Tim Hedberg on Feb 11, 2008
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    Living God’s way financially.

    Take it to the Limit - Money January 20, 2008 Luke 15:11-31, p. 1624 For the next 3 weeks, we are going to be working through a sermon series I’ve titled, "Take it to the Limit." It is a series of messages focused on confronting our culture’s false notion that to live That to really become ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Lost In The House

    Contributed by Christopher Rainer on Feb 29, 2008
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    A discussion on how SOMETIMES, it’s not the son who left home who causes the trouble; sometimes, it’s the son who was left at home...

    Lost In The House [Part I] Sub Topic: Pouting And Out Of Place Scripture Text: Luke 15:25 – 30 Introduction: The more I study this passage, the more I am apt to believe that the passage centers upon the suggestion that “lostness” is not predicated upon a position as much as it is upon a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist