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  • Jefferson Williams avatar

    Time To Come Home

    Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Mar 6, 2003
    based on 64 ratings
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    God’s heart is for lost things to be found and ruptured relationships to be reconciled.

    Dec. 30, 2001 Scripture Text: Luke 15:1-32 Speaker: Jeff Williams Good morning! My neighbors must have thought I was crazy. I was standing in the dumpster. I was not looking in the dumpster. I was standing knee deep in their trash. One of my boys had been playing with my keys and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Fresh Start

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Mar 15, 2004
    based on 61 ratings
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    A sermon for the 4th Sunday in Lent

    4th Sunday in Lent Luke 15: 1-3, 11b-32 A Fresh Start   "Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, "This man receives sinners and eats with them." So he told them this parable:" Luke 15:1-3, RSV. "And he said, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    "God Doesn't Play By Our Rules"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Mar 19, 2004
    based on 198 ratings
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    The Church should be the place of celebration.

    Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 “God Doesn’t Play by Our Rules” By: Kenneth Emerson Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church Newport News, VA www.parkview-umc.org During a conference on comparative religions, experts from around the world debated, what, if any, belief was unique to the Christian ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    What Is God Like? The Prodigal

    Contributed by Jeffrey Samelson on Mar 23, 2004
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    The Parable of the Prodigal is not really about the younger son; Jesus told it to illustrate what God is like, not what sinners are like.

    Fourth Sunday in Lent — March 21, 2004 Christ Lutheran Church, Columbia, MD Pastor Jeff Samelson Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 What Is God Like? The Prodigal R________ (Rejected) R________ (Running) R________ (Restoring) W ________ (Waiting) prod·i·gal adj 1. recklessly extravagant, spendthrift 2. giving ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Loving And Forgiving Father

    Contributed by William Baeta on Mar 27, 2004
    based on 27 ratings
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    “The father said to his servants, ‘bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet. And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry; for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was

    Theme: The loving and forgiving Father Text: Josh. 5:1-9; 2 Cor. 5:17-21; Lk. 15:11-32 Many people today think that the most important thing in life is to believe in God. This has led to the situation where many people claim they believe in God but have no idea what kind of God they believe in. ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Christian Cheong avatar

    The Magnitude Of His Grace Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Mar 29, 2004
    based on 36 ratings
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    From the father’s reactions in the parable of the prodigal son, understand the magnitude of God’s grace for sinners.

    Focus on the father’s responses in the parable of the prodigal son - Verses 22-24; 31-32 We are going to focus on the father in this story today. In order to understand this parable, we need to start with 15:1-2 “Now the tax collectors and "sinners" were all gathering around to hear him. 2But the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Who Do You Think We Are?

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Apr 2, 2004
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    Prodigal Son - As Christians it is not just who we act like as much as who we should.

    Who do you think we are? Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 I don’t know about you but I sometimes spend a large portion of my day looking for stuff I put away for safe keeping. Sometimes I spend 5 minutes looking for the remote control for the TV instead of walking 5 feet to change the channel. When my car ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    A Passion For You

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Apr 12, 2004
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    God has a passion for you!

    A PASSION FOR YOU Luke 15:1-32 S: God’s love Th: God seeks us out Pr: GOD HAS A PASSION FOR YOU! ?: Who? Who does God have a passion for? KW: Inductive TS: We will find in our study of Luke 15 three The _____ person God has a passion for is the… I. WANDERING (3-7) II. MISSING ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Where's Mom

    Contributed by Andy Almendarez on Apr 14, 2004
    based on 44 ratings
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    Mom the unseen person is the one usually behind the scenes suffering in silence.

    Where’s Mom Luke 15:11-32 Today we are here to worship the Lord but we are also celebrating Mother’s. Today is their day. Cards have been sent or given and dinners will be prepared and eaten in honor of those women who hold a special place in many hearts. As children we don’t really see the ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Brian Bill avatar

    The Scope Of Grace Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Apr 29, 2003
    based on 226 ratings
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    Many people consider it the greatest short story ever written because it speaks so truthfully to the human condition. It’s really the story of a father with two sons. One sinned when he left ­ the other sinned while staying home. We’re going to look at

    The Scope of Grace Since most of you are familiar with the story of the Prodigal Son, I thought I would read a different version of it ­ it’s called the “Prodigal Son in the Key of F.” Feeling footloose and frisky, a feather-brained fellow forced his father to fork over his farthings. Fast he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Road Maps For A Far Country

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 24, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,842 views

    For Father’s Day: Fathers who say "yes" to everything provide a road map to disaster; who keep their children at arm’s length point to alienation; but who may also go home themselves to lead their children home. (Maps were displayed)

    I have always liked maps. Any kind of map fascinates me. You can learn so much from a map. If it is a road map, you can find out how to get from here to there and back again. When I was in elementary school and the classroom got boring, like most kids, I would doodle. But while some kids ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mike Wilkins avatar

    The Call To Become The Father

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on May 26, 2004
    based on 25 ratings
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    Our Call to become the father in the story involves grief, forgiveness & generosity

    Luke 15:11-32 May 23, 2004 The Call to Become the Father “The Return of The Prodigal Son” by Henri Nouwen. This is one of my “must read” books for Christians – I even recommend it for non-Christians. If you haven’t read it yet, read it this summer. We’ll have a little book discussion on ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Mike Wilkins avatar

    The Spirit Of The Father

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jun 3, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 2,188 views

    The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of the Father, and the heart of the Father is for the lost.

    Acts 2 & Luke 15 Pentecost Sunday 2004 The Spirit of The Father The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of the Father, and the heart of the Father is for the lost. Pentecost Story: Acts 2:1-41 The emphasis in church on the Spirit is often on His comfort, his gifts, his fruit. The Pentecost story ...read more

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    The Prodigal Son

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jun 14, 2004
    based on 28 ratings
     | 10,998 views

    Before we can become the father, we must deal with our prodigal nature

    Luke 15:11-32 June 13, 2004 The Return of the Prodigal Returning to the Father Over the Last few weeks we have been looking at this story of the Prodigal Son with the emphasis that we are all called to become the father in the story. But I also recognize that unless we deal with our own ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    What Do When You Mess Up Bad! - Parable Of The Prodigal Son Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Sep 13, 2004
    based on 66 ratings
     | 16,955 views

    Jesus uses the parable of the Prodigal Son to teach us some important things about God the Father.

    “The Stories that Jesus Told” Sermon # 1 “What To Do When We Mess up Bad” or The Parable of the Loving Father Luke 15:11-32 It has always troubled me that you as a congregation seem to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist