Sermons about Luke 15:17-17:24

Be Sure Of Your Destiny Today

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 16, 2006

based on 14 ratings

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When a person dies, his destiny is fixed and it’s eternal. What you have in this life is not important, but it matters WHO you know. You need to know Christ. All the truth we need to know about life can be found in the Bible.

People are afraid of ghosts but yet love to see ghosts’ movies. • During the Lunar 7th month we see many of such shows on TV and movies, about departed spirit-soul returning to this world. • The Chinese believes that the departed spirits are allowed to roam the earth during this month, and as ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Shrewd Manager

Contributed by Mark Adams on Aug 16, 2006

based on 9 ratings

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This sermon makes practical applications from Jesus’ parable about the dishonest manager.

I worked at a guitar store all through high school…for me, it was a dream job. -In any retail business, you have people come and go. -I can vividly remember one day when we needed another part time employee, my boss interviewed an 18-year-old guy named Devon. -He said, “That guy is IMPRESSIVE…I ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:1-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Prodigal Father

Contributed by Robert Higgins on Aug 23, 2006

based on 48 ratings

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Who was the prodigal?

Sermon: The Giving Father Mary Vs. Eve Opener Joke One week a Sunday school teacher had just finished telling her class the Christmas story, how Mary and Joseph went to Bethlehem and how Jesus was born in a stable and laid in a manger. After telling the story the teacher asked, "Who do you think ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Baptist

The Prodigal Son Revisted

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 24, 2006

based on 11 ratings

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Why the original version would have been so shocking

The Gospel reading is taken from: Luke 15:11-20 11 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, the younger son got together all he had, set ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-20

Denomination: Anglican

Settling The Servanthood Issue Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Aug 25, 2006

based on 64 ratings

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Serving doesn’t make you a servant, but if you are a servant you will serve.

Settling the Servanthood Issue Luke 17:7-10 Rev. Brian Bill 8/27/06 Play “Me Church” Video (http://www.worshiphousemedia.com). We live in a “me-first” culture that encourages us to think of ourselves first and others…well, rarely. We’re told to focus on our self-image, to be involved in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:7-10

Denomination: Baptist

Giving Thanks In The Storm Of Sickness Series

Contributed by Bob Groves on Sep 1, 2006

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Giving thanks when life is not going well...

Luke 17:11-19 Series – Giving Thanks in the Storms… NEXT WEEK – Veterans Day – Storm of Uncertainty… Going above the ability to give thanks when it’s good… The ability to give thanks when it’s not all perfect YET… Truth – Most of us have to dig down to find thanks – our lives are not ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Place To Recover Series

Contributed by John Browning on Sep 5, 2006

based on 8 ratings

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Our church needs to be a place where broken people can recover.

Today’s message is about recovery from brokenness. This has been a strength of MCC and I hope it always is. Jesus loves and heals broken hearted people. Let’s be a church that He can use in this process. Our passage for today is Luke 15(11-24). (Read Passage) Being lost or losing something is a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-24

Denomination: Baptist

"In Defense Of The Older Son"

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 8, 2006

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We don’t usually hear much about the older son, but hey, he had a right to be miffed! Didn’t he...?

(A backwards glance at the parable of the Prodigal) 22 “But the father said to his slaves, ‘Quickly bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet; 23 and bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat and celebrate; 24 for this son of mine was dead ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Orthodox

Coming Face To Face With A Pig

Contributed by Greg Newton on Sep 8, 2006

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There are a lot of things that we learn from life itself and many of those are things that we learn through tragedies of our own and we come face to face with learning something the hard way. The problem with the world that we live in, is people are only

“COMING FACE TO FACE WITH A PIG” Intro: There are a lot of things that we learn from life itself and many of those are things that we learn through tragedies of our own and we come face to face with learning something the hard way. The problem with the world that we live in, is people are only ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Pentecostal

¿puede Dios Realmente Salvar Tus Seres Queridos?- Parte 4 Series

Contributed by Joshua Pinto on Sep 11, 2006

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No hay ni una sola persona en este lugar que no tenga alguien que aman y que este perdido. Puede ser un conyugue, un hijo, un padre, un hermano, un amigo, o algún familiar; no obstante es una persona que si muriera hoy se iría para el infierno. Si tú er

¿Puede Dios realmente salvar tus seres queridos? Lucas 16:19-31 “19“Había un hombre rico que se vestía lujosamente y daba espléndidos banquetes todos los días. 20A la puerta de su casa se tendía un mendigo llamado Lázaro, que estaba cubierto de llagas 21y que hubiera querido llenarse el estómago ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Hell Series

Contributed by Doug Warren on Sep 18, 2006

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Description of the Misery of Hell, the Missionary in Hell, and the Message from Hell

Intro: Jesus spoke often in parables. Parables picture for us important truths. In this parable, two main characters are shown: The Rich Man, who was unsaved (as evidenced by his lack of compassion on Lazarus in their earthly days and by where he finds himself in the afterlife), and Lazrarus, a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Baptist

Integrity An Important Ingredient For Effective Leadership

Contributed by Nche Takoh on Sep 22, 2006

based on 16 ratings

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Integrity is a rare commodity in almost all areas of life the government, the press, Education and even the church has been hit hard by scandal. In every case, the lack of credibility can be traced back to the level of integrity of the individuals within

INTEGRITY AN IMPORTANT INGREDIENT FOR EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP Introduction/Definition Integrity is a rare commodity in almost all areas of life the government, the press, Education and even the church has been hit hard by scandal. In every case, the lack of credibility can be traced back to the level ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:10

Denomination: Baptist

The Importance Of Embracing Lost People Series

Contributed by Clinton Smith on Feb 18, 2008

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This sermon encourages the believer to embrace lost people as the father embraced his rebellious son.

As Jesus moves through these stories, He is placing greater and greater emphasis upon the value of the thing lost. In the illustration of The Lost Sheep, there was 1 sheep out of 100 missing, just 1%. In the illustration of The Lost Silver, there was 1 coin out of 10 missing, 10%. In the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-24

Denomination: Baptist

A Tale Of Ten Lepers (A Sermon On Luke 17:11-19)

Contributed by David Smith on Feb 20, 2008

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We want to get on with life, and we should move forward with joy, but we must remember too to look back in thankfulness! Moving forward in faith while looking back in gratit...

I remember hearing of a rural vicar in England whose bicycle went missing. The man relied exclusively on his bicycle to get around his little parish, and he knew things like bicycles didn’t just disappear into thin air, so he put two and two together and figured out that someone in the parish - ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

All Dogs Go To Heaven Series

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 20, 2008

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The myth that everyone goes to heaven has gained many followers even in the church.

All Dogs Go to Heaven Debuking the myths of Christianity Luke 16:19-31 There is a growing belief in the church that somehow some way all people wind up in heaven. The movie All dogs go to heaven simply promotes it in a comical way. It seems that we hear less about being lost forever from the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Wesleyan

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