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  • Jeff Simms avatar

    How To Share Your Faith Part Iii

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Sep 27, 2004
    based on 13 ratings
     | 1,630 views

    Sharing your faith

    SBC Philippi pm 9/19/04 How To Share Your Faith Part III Luke 15:11-24 Primary Purpose: To look at the example of the prodigal son and what it means to be saved. In a sermon by Ken Hemphill, former President of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary he tells of a Sunday evening after ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. C. David White avatar

    "Compel Them"

    Contributed by Dr. C. David White on Mar 21, 2002
    based on 38 ratings
     | 7,414 views

    Those without Christ will not just come to church, we must "go" out and get them.

    Compel Them to Come In 15 ¶ When one of those at the table with him heard this, (Dinner edicate- lower seat) he said to Jesus, "Blessed is the man who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God." (“Home at Last”) 16 Jesus replied: "A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bruce Landry avatar

    Luke Chapter 15, Three Parables Are One

    Contributed by Bruce Landry on Apr 2, 2002
    based on 28 ratings
     | 19,540 views

    This is a paper on the relationships between the parable of the lost sheep, coin, and prodigal son. It looks at common theme and whether the parables should be taken as one extended parable.

    Lost Sheep, Coin, and Son, Three Parables or One Parables of Jesus By: Bruce P. Landry I. What are the Three Parables? The parables in Luke Chapter 15 are really great parables to teach us the value of things that we are placed in stewardship over, and where we should place our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steven Simala Grant avatar

    The Ache To Love

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 11, 2007
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    Imagine with me a world where love and forgiveness triumphed over hurt and rejection.

    The Ache To Love: Luke 15:11-32 August 21, SDC Sunday 2005 Intro: What is worth living your life for? I believe that deep within each of us lies a heartache. Down in the deep places, the places we often avoid and try to hide, the places we try to avoid. The places we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steven Simala Grant avatar

    Father's Day – Stories Of God's People Series

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 15, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 10,778 views

    what makes a great dad according to this story. The very first thing I notice is that a great dad sets his kids free, never stops believing, lets himself feel, gives his children the best, and works for family unity.

    Father’s Day – Stories of God’s People Luke 15:11-32 June 18, 2006 Intro – Luke 15:11-32: 11Jesus continued: "There was a man who had two sons. 12The 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 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Fred Sigle avatar

    A Father's Relationship With His Sons

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on May 29, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 13,792 views

    Father’s Day Sermon. The parable of the Prodigal Son gives us insight to the kind of relationship the father had with his sons that every Dad should aspire to cultivate with their children.

    A FATHER’S RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS SONS A. Jesus introduced God as a Father of love, compassion, forgiveness; a Father we can approach with our FEARS, PROBLEMS, SINS, and STRUGGLES, and He will always be there to HELP us. COMMENT: The concern of most fathers is, “How do I as a father present God ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    9. The Lost Sheep, The Lost Coin, And The Lost Son Series

    Contributed by Don Jaques on May 29, 2007
    based on 26 ratings
     | 37,545 views

    Lost people matter to God - and they should matter to us as well. 1. Something valuable is missing. 2. God performs an all-out search for lost people. 3. When lost people are found its time to party!

    This sermon is an adaptation of Bill Hybels’ introduction to the video curriculum “Becoming a Contagious Christian”. MAIN IDEA: Lost people matter to God - and they should matter to us as well. 1. Something valuable is missing. 2. God performs an all-out search for lost people. 3. When lost ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Prodigal's Father

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Jun 7, 2007
    based on 44 ratings
     | 11,112 views

    The qualities found in the prodigal’s father

    Of all the fathers in the Bible, the father in our text is probably spoken of more than the others combined. We know very little of him or the names of his sons. The wife and mother is not mentioned at all. It would seem that perhaps she had passed away and the father is left alone to rear his ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bruce Ball avatar

    A Godly Father

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Jun 10, 2007
    based on 46 ratings
     | 11,154 views

    A Father’s Day message using the parable of the lost son in Luke 15. Audio will be placed at www.sermonlist.com

    Fathers are very special people. I personally think we are special partly because we are men. Of course, only men will agree with that. Here are a few examples of why I say that. If you are a man, ... You’ll never waste time asking for directions ... You can finish all phone calls in less ...read more

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    The Prodigal's Father

    Contributed by W. Alderman on Jun 16, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,701 views

    This is a message that shows the loving concern that the father had for his son.

    THE PRODIGAL’S FATHER TEXT: Luke 15 Pastor W. Max Alderman INTRODUCTION: It is such a fertile field that we plow today. So much fruit can be given to us as we glean from this “Pearl of the Parables”. Years ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    To The Distant Country And Back

    Contributed by Michael Trask on Mar 19, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,635 views

    The Prodigal went to "a distant country". "The Distant Country" is not a foriegn state, but rather a sinful state of mind....that leads to ruin. But there is a way back.

    “There was a man who had two sons. the younger one said to his father, ‘father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them. Not long after that, the younger Son got together all he had, set off for a distant country....” The “distant Country”. The young man ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • RAY MCKENDRY avatar

    The Rebel Son And The Loving Father

    Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Mar 19, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,681 views

    Jesus’ purpose is to teach us that we have become lost in sin through our own wilful actions and that God has loved us back to Himself.

    The Rebel Son and the Loving Father THE MESSAGE: Lk 15:11 “Then he said, ‘There was once a man who had two sons. 12 The younger said to his father, “Father, I want right now what’s coming to me.” 13 It wasn’t long before the younger son packed his bags and left for a distant country. There, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Father's Grace

    Contributed by Carl Benge on Mar 19, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,754 views

    Forgiveness, and the Prodigal Son

    “…we should celebrate and rejoice, because your brother here was dead and has come to life; he was lost and is found.” These words from Luke 15:32, are the total expression of what God has done for us. In fact, they remind me of a story... There once was a young man who while not strong in his own ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Ken Harris avatar

    "How To Go From Dirtbag To Top-Notch" Series

    Contributed by Ken Harris on Mar 19, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,957 views

    The purpose of this sermon is to motivate the hearers to affirm to others that ONE OF GOD’S greatest acts of love is shown in how He forgives and welcomes the return home of his shameful and disgraceful children with open arms and loving gestures.

    18 March 2007 U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris Fort Ord Chapel Seaside, California BIG IDEA: One of God’s greatest act of love is His FORGIVENESS OF SINNERS. . References: Luke 15:1-32 (NIV); Psalm 32:1-11 (Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered …); Joshua ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Marilyn Murphree avatar

    Two Points Of View

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Mar 23, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,636 views

    Two brothers in the family had entirely different viewpoints on the way a situation was handled. The difference led them in two different directions. How they resolved the problem in the end may be representative of today’s situations.

    March, 2007 “Two Points of View” Luke 15:11-31 INTRODUCTION: Today our scripture is a well-known parable that generally focuses on the younger son who is labeled “the prodigal son” but he is only part of the story. We start with his journey, but it extends to the whole family. According to ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist