Sermons on Luke 15:31:

What Sort Of Father Should I Be?

Contributed by Wayne Searls on Jun 17, 2005

Father’s Day Sermon

WHAT KIND OF FATHER SHOULD I BE? Luke 15:11-32 TEXT: 11 Then He said: “A certain man had two sons. 12 And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.’ So he divided to them his livelihood. 13 And not many days after, the younger son gathered all ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Nazarene

The Loving Father

Contributed by Michael Luke on Jun 17, 2005

A Father’s Day message from the parable of the prodigal son.

SPECIAL DAY: FATHER’S DAY TEXT: LUKE 15:11-32 TITLE: “THE LOVING FATHER” INTRODUCTION: A. I like this little prayer for dads: Mender of toys, leader of boys, Changer of fuses, kisser of bruises, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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

Contributed by John Covell on Oct 17, 2001

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

Scripture: Luke 15:1-32

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Prodigal Brother Series

Contributed by Craig Simonian on Oct 23, 2001

This sermon looks at how the older brother was unable to grab hold of his Father’s love and how we, like him, need to find our way back into the Father’s house.

The Prodigal Brother October 14, 2001 Last week we started our series on the Father Heart of God, focusing on what we’ve called Fatherless Living. - And what we said was that each and every one of us has been created, at our very core, with a fundamental need for the Father’s love. - Fatherless ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

The Prodigal Son Series

Contributed by Craig Simonian on Oct 23, 2001

This sermon looks at how we so often look to things other than the Father’s love to fill the very core of our being

The Prodigal Son October 7th, 2001 We are going to spend the next few weeks focusing on what might be the most foundational truth of our faith… the Father Heart of God. - Paul prayed in Eph 3:18 that we would “grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ”. - John wrote in 1 ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Come Home Again

Contributed by Michael Flowers on Nov 10, 2001

It is never to late to come back to God. This sermon uses Luke 15:11-31 to tell the story of the prodigal son and his return home. It also presents the gospel at the end.

Come Home Again By: God (Spoken by: Michael Flowers) - I really want a million dollars. - I can only think of all the things that I would do with all of that money. - I would buy a car, a house, and probably a few stores full of things too, while I was at it. - Everyday I wait for the voice to ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:27, Luke 15:11-31

Denomination: Baptist

When You Become Unthankful Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Nov 14, 2001

This is the 5th sermon in the series "Life’s Challenge’s". This is also a Thanksgiving Sermon.

Sunday Morning November 18, 2001 Bel Aire Baptist Church Thanksgiving Sermon Series: Life’s Challenges [#4] WHEN YOU BECOME UNTHANKFUL Luke 15:11-31 Introduction: 1. We live in a country that is very unthankful and ungrateful most of the time. Our idea of the rough life is the remote control ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-31

Denomination: Baptist

The Horribleness Of Stubbornness

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jul 17, 2002

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

Scripture: Hosea 4:16, Luke 15:25-32

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Prodigal Son

Contributed by Lindsey Mann on Jul 24, 2002

When the prodigal returned he was given five very special gifts: they each symbolise what we have in Christ as believers.

THE PRODIGAL SON Luke 15:11-32 And he said, A certain man had two sons: And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. Jesus was responding to the criticisms of the spiritual leaders of Israel. He had been eating with sinners. He did not ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Pentecostal

Jesus - Restorer Of Dreams Series

Contributed by Bob Groves on Jul 26, 2002

Encounters with Christ are opportunities to begin again.

Luke 15:11- PRAY If there is 1 thing About the Devil that YOU & I Know – He wants to Take Everything He can from us If there is 1 thing About Jesus that YOU & I Know – He wants to RESTORE or GIVE BACK to Us Today – Jesus – Restorer of Dreams JC Often Taught in Parables... Stories within ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Pentecostal

"homeward Bound"

Contributed by Dwight Davis on Aug 1, 2002

The parable of the Prodigal Son is perhaps the most famous of all of the Lord’s parables. But are we truly understanding the full significance of this amazing message of love and mercy?

“Homeward Bound” In the United States today, it is estimated that between one and two million teenagers run away from home every year. Of course, there are many different reasons why these children choose to leave their homes. Many are simply the products of very ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Our Father In Heaven

Contributed by Yuen Woh Voon on Aug 8, 2002

This sermon describes the responsibilities and the honour of fathers using ideas developed from the Lord’s prayer.

Our Father in Heaven Matthew 6:9-15 9 "This, then, is how you should pray: "’Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us today our daily bread. 12 Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-15, Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Charismatic

A Familiarity With Forgiveness Series

Contributed by Kyle Meador on Dec 7, 2001

If our children are going to recognize God as loving and forgiving, they must see us practicing an expression and an experience of forgiveness ourselves.

What Parents Owe Their Children: A Familiarity with Forgiveness As a parent, one of the most worrisome thoughts I’ve ever heard is this: As my children grow up and try to figure out who this mysterious person called “God” is, they will in large part base their impressions of who God is on who I ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-31, Matthew 6:14-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Other Son

Contributed by Kemuel Travis on Sep 27, 2006

To show that self-righteousness is just as evil as outright rebellion.

<Luke 15:11-31 -In this passage we usually focus on the character whom we commonly call “The prodigal son” -And for good reason -This morning, however, I want to focus on the other son -The prodigal’s brother -While he did not go and squander what the father had given him in riotous living, in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-31

Denomination: Wesleyan

A Father's Relationship With His Sons

Contributed by Fred Sigle on May 29, 2007

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

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ