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Faithful to the Finish
Peter's final call to a young and growing church
Grace and Glory
A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter
Entrusted
Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
This morning let us strive to look at this story from a different angle as we give weight to the bitterness and indifference of the elder brother. Today we will focus on the hungry heart and the alienated heart.
ECLIPSE OF THE HEART Text: Luke 15:1 - 3, 11-32 Luke 15: 1 -3, 11- 32 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. (2) And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, "This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them." ...read more
Scripture: Luke 15:1-3, Luke 15:11-32
Denomination: United Methodist
Jesus uses 3 parables to tell what God's character is like. It is "grace". Some history of the culture from Ken Bailey is included. To the Pharisees “You think you know God, but you do not." Jesus is the God of Ezekiel 34.
In Jesus Holy Name March 27,2022 Text: Luke 15:11-31 Redeemer “In the Chaos of the Pigpen…. Hope and Direction” “Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to Jesus… and the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying… This fellow ...read more
Scripture: Luke 15:11-31, 1 Peter 1:3-5
Denomination: Lutheran
A sermon for all of us.
“The Parable of the Loving Father” Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 So, Jesus was hanging out with the only crowd that ever seemed to want to hang out with Him. Tax Collectors, Sinners—which referred to anyone from a person with a skin disease, to a person with crushed organs to prostitutes, and so ...read more
Scripture: Luke 15:1-32
Now, what he had put his hopes in lay broken all over the floor.
John Claypool told a story about William Muehl of Yale Divinity School and something that happened in his family years ago when Dr. Muehl’s son was young. His five-year-old son made a clay pot for his dad one year in Vacation Bible School.? Open House night finally rolled around.? The little boy ...read more
Denomination: Catholic
A sermon for the 4th Sunday in Lent, Year C
March 27, 2022 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson 2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 Invitation to the Banquet Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. The Pharisees were grumbling again. They weren’t pleased with Jesus. ...read more
Scripture: Luke 15:11-32, 2 Corinthians 5:16-21
A younger son tries to run away from the father. An elder son tries to replace the father. Neither succeeds because the love of the father ultimately breaks through and touches them both.
The Prodigal Son The younger brother threw down his hoe and stormed angrily across the field toward the farmhouse. His elder brother watched for a while, shook his head and returned to his weeding. For the two brothers, never happy with each other, this was the latest incident in the ongoing ...read more
Scripture: Luke 15:11-32
Lost and Found Series: Parables - Small Stories, Big Truths Brad Bailey – June 27, 2021
Lost and Found Series: Parables - Small Stories, Big Truths Brad Bailey – June 27, 2021 [Note: This message is only slightly adapted from what I had taught entitled “Our Story” when engaging this passage in a series in the Gospel of Luke. Both series called for teaching the text in its entirety ...read more
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Loneliness happens when we believe we have nothing in common with others.
God is … What Did Jesus Say About the Father? January 23, 2022 Luke 15:11-13 NIV “Jesus continued: "There was a man who had two sons. 12 The 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, ...read more
Scripture: Luke 15:11-13, Luke 15:14-16, Luke 15:17-20, Luke 15:22-24, Luke 15:25-32 (view more) (view less)
This is Our Story Series: Encountering Jesus (through the Gospel of Luke) Brad Bailey – November 9, 2019
This is Our Story Series: Encountering Jesus (through the Gospel of Luke) Brad Bailey – November 9, 2019 Series #46 / Luke 15:11-32 Intro As we continue in our extended season of Encountering Jesus through the Gospel of Luke…we are challenged to face that we haven’t understood the actual story ...read more
Real life Experiences lead to deep faith when we surrender.
Last week we began a new message series entitled, “Spring Training.” We learned that spring training for baseball has a long history going back to the early 1870’s. We also learned that since the beginning, spring training has always been about spending time on the basics of the game: hitting, ...read more
Although Messianic Judaism is how it all began with the Jewish Messiah and Jewish Apostles, it has been treated as an unwanted stepchild by Judaism and much of the Church
THE STEPCHILD Some Provocative Food for Thought. There is a much-needed conversation… so let’s talk. Traditional Judaism and traditional Christianity have often treated Messianic Judaism as an embarrassing and problem stepchild. It is an ecclesial anathema. They don’t know what to do with ...read more
Scripture: Luke 15:11-31
Denomination: Other
In this two part sermon series we will be taking a look at what is normally called the parable of the Prodigal Son. This sermon looks at the part involving the younger son.
The Lost Sons (Part 1) Please stand as we read our newest memory Scripture together … John 14:23-24 “Jesus said, ‘If anyone loves Me, he will obey My teaching. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make our home with him. “He who does not love Me will not obey My teaching. ...read more
Scripture: Luke 15:11-31, 1 Timothy 6:6, John 1:11-13
Denomination: Nazarene
Last week we took a look at the younger son found in the parable of the Prodigal Son. Today we'll be taking a look a the older son and always with our eyes fastened on the Father!!!
The Lost Sons (Part 2) Please stand as we read our newest memory Scripture together … John 14:23-24 “Jesus said, ‘If anyone loves Me, he will obey My teaching. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make our home with him. “He who does not love Me will not obey My teaching. ...read more
Scripture: Luke 15:21-32
Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time; 24th Sunday, Cycle C
There is a story of a man who was driving along the highway. Along the way he hits a big bump and hears a clang, but he ignores it and keeps on driving. When he gets home, he discovers that one of his hubcaps is missing. So, the next day he goes back to the spot where he hit the big bump, and sure ...read more
A look at the Prodigal Son story through the eyes of the older brother. Video of this sermon can be viewed at https://vimeo.com/253087477
For those who haven’t been here, the story so far is this – A son scandalously asks his still-living rich father for his half of the inheritance. Even more scandalously, the father gives it to him. The son does what you might expect from a young man – he goes and wastes it on wild living. He goes ...read more
Scripture: Luke 15:25-32, Matthew 19:16, Matthew 19:21-22
Denomination: Baptist
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