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  • Keith Crouch avatar

    A Demonstration Of God's Love Series

    Contributed by Keith Crouch on Aug 30, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,129 views

    Another message in the current series on the eternal attributes of God.

    A Demonstration of God’s Love Luke 15:11-24 I. God’s Love Is a Seeking Love (v. 11-17) A. It seeks Us in the Far Country “..in that while we were sinners Christ died for us.” – Rom. 5:8 People God Found in the “Far Country” • Adam & Eve hid in the Garden of Eden • Moses was on the back side of a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Loving A Loser

    Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jan 24, 2006
    based on 18 ratings
     | 4,128 views

    the prodigal son

    “Loving a Loser: The Prodigal Son Luke 15:11-32 3/4/01 Intro: I hope this morning you have come excited about hearing what God’s word has to say to you. I honestly believe if you want to be changed this morning by what God has to say, you will find many things to apply to your life. If you have ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    12 Steps To God's Way Of Living – Part 2

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 29, 2006
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    Part 2 of a 6 part series on the 12 Steps as a Spiritual Discipline

    When I was a kid, and I do not remember how old I was but I was still in grade school, I ran away from home. I ‘ran away’ to a former neighbor’s home that had moved one street over from the street I lived on. I remember hiding under the bed in one the children’s rooms and having the mom and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Pride And Prejudice Series

    Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Jan 26, 2002
    based on 68 ratings
     | 7,576 views

    Two attitudes displayed in two sons, that kept each of them from receiving the joy God intended for them.

    In 1884 a young man died, and after the funeral his grieving parents decided to establish a memorial to him. With that in mind they met with Charles Eliot, president of Harvard University. Eliot received the unpretentious couple into his office and asked what he could do. After they expressed their ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    When God Ran

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 20, 2002
    based on 29 ratings
     | 14,338 views

    Many Christians need to remember to keep their focus on Christ and not forget the day when God ran to us and embraced us.

    "When God Ran" Have ushers pass out envelopes! Play song” When God Ran” during communion. Text: Luke 15:11-32 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 ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Prodigal Son

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Feb 27, 2002
    based on 42 ratings
     | 9,900 views

    Reflections on the story of the Prodigal Son - for a Family Service service

    The Prodigal Son -Lk 15:11-32 The key to understanding this story can be found in the opening verses of Luke 15. Let me read them to you: Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach. This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Waving Bedsheets In Glory

    Contributed by Michael Dephillips on Feb 8, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,616 views

    The complete and total forgiveness of God at the return of a prodigal

    "Waving Bedsheets in Glory" Luke 15:11-24 Not very many times in my short ministry that I’ve struggled with knowing what the will of my Master is for a message to preach from the pulpit. At times I may have desired to preach a different message than what Christ has led me to, but this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The God Of The Second Chance

    Contributed by Keith Manry on Mar 4, 2003
    based on 59 ratings
     | 8,355 views

    This is a sermon outlining six steps to forgiveness and is based on the story of the Prodigal Son.

    “The God of the Second Chance” Luke 15:11-32 Simon Wiesenthal was a Jewish prisoner in a concentration camp during World War II. He suffered much at the hands of the Nazis but not as much as some of his friends and family who lost their lives in very cruel ways. One particular day Simon was taken ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Time To Come Home

    Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Mar 6, 2003
    based on 64 ratings
     | 8,419 views

    God’s heart is for lost things to be found and ruptured relationships to be reconciled.

    Dec. 30, 2001 Scripture Text: Luke 15:1-32 Speaker: Jeff Williams Good morning! My neighbors must have thought I was crazy. I was standing in the dumpster. I was not looking in the dumpster. I was standing knee deep in their trash. One of my boys had been playing with my keys and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Lost Son Series

    Contributed by Billy Kryger on Mar 7, 2003
    based on 89 ratings
     | 10,492 views

    Third message in the series "God’s Lost and Found from Luke 15. This message deals with the prodigal son and the fact that when we stray awy from God we don’t cease being His child. He welcomes us home with open arms.

    We started, several weeks ago, a series of messages on God’s Lost and Found from Luke chapter 15. We came to realize that this is not three separate parables, but rather one parable with three different parts, or examples that each illustrates the love of the Lord Jesus for those that are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fresh Start

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Mar 15, 2004
    based on 61 ratings
     | 7,670 views

    A sermon for the 4th Sunday in Lent

    4th Sunday in Lent Luke 15: 1-3, 11b-32 A Fresh Start   "Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, "This man receives sinners and eats with them." So he told them this parable:" Luke 15:1-3, RSV. "And he said, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Lost Found Restored

    Contributed by Vernon Murray on Mar 15, 2004
    based on 138 ratings
     | 14,569 views

    Even us Christians lose our way; when that happens, the Savior, seeks us, finds us, and restores us.

    INTRODUCTION: Major Barb Sherer, a fellow Presbyterian minister and chaplain in the United States Army, was in Iraq during the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Moments before worshipers arrived for Sunday service, a fire broke out and destroyed the tent. By a miracle, no one was hurt. Later ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    "God Doesn't Play By Our Rules"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Mar 19, 2004
    based on 198 ratings
     | 53,511 views

    The Church should be the place of celebration.

    Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 “God Doesn’t Play by Our Rules” By: Kenneth Emerson Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church Newport News, VA www.parkview-umc.org During a conference on comparative religions, experts from around the world debated, what, if any, belief was unique to the Christian ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    What Is God Like? The Prodigal

    Contributed by Jeffrey Samelson on Mar 23, 2004
    based on 45 ratings
     | 3,646 views

    The Parable of the Prodigal is not really about the younger son; Jesus told it to illustrate what God is like, not what sinners are like.

    Fourth Sunday in Lent — March 21, 2004 Christ Lutheran Church, Columbia, MD Pastor Jeff Samelson Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 What Is God Like? The Prodigal R________ (Rejected) R________ (Running) R________ (Restoring) W ________ (Waiting) prod·i·gal adj 1. recklessly extravagant, spendthrift 2. giving ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Loving And Forgiving Father

    Contributed by William Baeta on Mar 27, 2004
    based on 27 ratings
     | 13,020 views

    “The father said to his servants, ‘bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet. And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry; for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was

    Theme: The loving and forgiving Father Text: Josh. 5:1-9; 2 Cor. 5:17-21; Lk. 15:11-32 Many people today think that the most important thing in life is to believe in God. This has led to the situation where many people claim they believe in God but have no idea what kind of God they believe in. ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed