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    The Lost Son PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 28, 2023
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    Explores recognizing our sins, seeking reconciliation with God, and experiencing restoration through repentance, as illustrated by the parable of The Prodigal Son.

    Good morning, beloved. I want to invite you today to open your hearts and your Bibles to a familiar passage, a tale that resonates with each one of us. It's a story that echoes in the chambers of our hearts, a narrative that mirrors our own struggles, failures, and triumphs. It's a story that ...read more

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    Now I See

    Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 21, 2025
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    Grace restores the broken, rewrites our story, lifts us from Babylon, and brings every wandering soul safely home through God’s love.

    NOW I SEE — Part One There are moments in life when everything suddenly becomes clear—moments when the fog lifts, the shadows part, and what we could never understand in our blindness finally comes into focus. Grace has a way of doing that. It finds us when we are running, speaks to us when we are ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    5. The Prodigal Son Comes Home (A Message Of God's Unconditional Love) Series

    Contributed by Jm Raja Lawrence on Nov 24, 2025
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    God waits for you like a father watching the horizon for his lost child. No matter how far you have wandered, His arms remain open to welcome you home today.

    5. The Prodigal Son Comes Home (A Message of God's Unconditional Love) Introduction: Understanding the Heart of the Father Before we explore this profound story from Luke 15, we must understand what Jesus wanted to teach us. He told this parable to religious leaders who criticized Him for ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    10. Come Home To The Father (A Sermon On God's Waiting Love) Series

    Contributed by Jm Raja Lawrence on Nov 26, 2025
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    A father scans the horizon daily, waiting for his wandering child. This is God's heart toward you. No matter how far you have gone, He watches and waits eagerly.

    10. Come Home to the Father (A Sermon on God's Waiting Love) Introduction: The Universal Language of a Father's Heart Picture a father standing at the edge of his property, hand shielding his eyes from the sun, scanning the horizon for a familiar silhouette. Day after day, he returns to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Lost Sheep, The Lost Coin, & The Prodigal Son

    Contributed by John Covell on Oct 17, 2001
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    Some of you are searching for something, but you don’t know what it is you’re looking for.

    How many of you chronically lose or misplace things? You never notice it something is lost until you need it and it’s always in the last place you look. Believe or not, God knows what all of this—maybe some of it—feels like. God is searching for something—but not because he can’t remember where he ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Being "re-Found"

    Contributed by Neal Gracey on Feb 26, 2023
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    Are you the rebellious son, lost and far from God? Are you the self-righteous Pharisee, no longer capable of rejoicing when a sinner returns to God?

    Luke 15:11-24 'And kill the calf we have been fattening. We must celebrate with a feast, for this son of mine was dead and has now returned to life. He was lost, but now he is found.’ (Luke 15:23, 24) Is Re-found really a word? Well, technically, no. But for this devotional and this lesson ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Other Side Of The Story

    Contributed by Terry Hovey on Mar 4, 2023
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    I’m sure that almost all of you remember that back in the day there was this radio news pundit called Paul Harvey...

    The Other Side of The Story Luke 15:11-32 I’m sure that almost all of you remember that back in the day there was this radio news pundit called Paul Harvey. I used to love listening to him, even though I was just a kid and he was talking about stuff that really wasn’t within my radar at the time, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Has The Way Of The Most High Changed? Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 8, 2023
     | 1,191 views

    God loves us. He wants to shed His grace–His very divine life–on every human being.

    Saturday of the Second Week in Lent 2023 Every four weeks, those of us who pray the Church’s official morning prayer encounter Psalm 77, which is a lament by a temple Levite. Things are not going well for Israel, in this man’s view, and after reviewing all the awful things that have been ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    The Joy Of Repentance

    Contributed by Richard Stevens on Mar 25, 2023
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    "....not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?" God is loving, kind, good, and wants His very best for his children. There can (and is) be JOY in repentance!

    INTRODUCTION Romans 2:1-5 “Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things. But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Prodigal Son

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Sep 10, 2025
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    There are at least three shocks to the 1st century Jews who heard the Parable. 1. That the Father gave the son his inheritance before his death; 2.That the Father ran to embrace the wayward son and 3. The Father simply forgave the Son

    Story: I have to tell you that, in continental Europe, the Swiss are known as being as parsimonious. In fact they make the Scots look generous - apologies to any Scots listening. At the turn of the 19th Century, the roof of the a little Swiss church was in serious need of repair. So the ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Do I Really Have To Change?

    Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 16, 2025
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    Encountering God’s holiness leads us to honest confession, gracious cleansing, and a life of obedient mission.

    Opening: A Question We All Know Can people really change? That question sits in the back of our minds like a song we can’t finish. It comes at two in the morning. It comes after the argument we had at dinner. It comes when the doctor says, “The test is back,” or when a child looks at us with holy ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    God's Favor

    Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 19, 2025
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    We are not saved by rule-keeping or self-rescue but by God’s grace—grace received by faith—which alone can break sin’s dominion and lead us home.

    Introduction Some of us feel far from God. Far from the person we wanted to be. Far from family. Far from our own true selves. And though we long to come home, we know that we cannot pave that road with our own effort. The Bible has a single word for the road back. That word is grace. Victor ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Lost People Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Sep 24, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 626 views

    Realize your value to God and repent.

    Several years ago, 44-year-old Gary Matthews petitioned the court in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania to have his name legally changed to “Boomer the Dog.” In his petition, Mr. Matthews stated, “I've been known as Boomer the Dog by friends in the community for more than 20 years. I want to bring ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Guidepost One – The Scandal Of Grace Series

    Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 26, 2025
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    Grace shocks and saves; at the cross justice is fulfilled, and forgiven people live mercy and truth in a broken world.

    Introduction – When Grace Feels Wrong Imagine this. A well-known local businessman is caught embezzling millions. He is tried, convicted, and the sentence is ready to be pronounced. The courtroom is full of victims—employees who lost jobs, retirees whose pensions are gone. Everyone leans forward ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    As The World Turns

    Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 6, 2025
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    When God stops the spin of our deception, He exposes our sin not to shame us, but to restore us through grace and truth.

    Introduction — David’s World Tilts God used a prophet to expose David. Thankfully, that’ll never happen to me… right? God created beauty—and I love beauty. I did it in love. Love covers a multitude of mistakes, doesn’t it? God brought us together. She was lonely. That’s how it begins. Inch by ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist