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  • John Kapteyn avatar

    The Model Father

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 154 ratings
     | 32,465 views

    Introductory Comments 1.

    Introductory Comments 1. Today is Father's day - a day on which we look at the role of fathers. Our the image of a perfect father is someone we can trust and who can tell us what is right and what is wrong. Someone who can take care of us. Someone to answer our many questions. Someone we can come ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Troy Bohn avatar

    5 Questions Part 4: Am I Relevant?

    Contributed by Troy Bohn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,160 views

    Luke 15:11-32 11 Then He said: "A certain man had two sons.

    Luke 15:11-32 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 together, journeyed to a far country, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Richard Jones avatar

    You Didn't Get A Goat?

    Contributed by Richard Jones on Nov 1, 2000
    based on 179 ratings
     | 6,041 views

    A perspective on the prodigal son and his brother.

    You Didn’t Get a Goat? (Good Song: When God Ran) Luke 15:11-32 A group of well-intentioned people met to discuss ways and means of helping a friend who had been down on his luck recently. Knowing him to be an extremely proud person, who would not accept money, they decided to arrange a bogus ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What It Means To Be Lost

    Contributed by Bud Martenn on Nov 3, 2000
    based on 171 ratings
     | 4,780 views

    Jesus gives us three vivid pictures in this chapter of what it means to be lost

    Pastor Bud Martenn Bethel Memorial Baptist Church LaFayette, GA WHAT IT MEANS TO BE LOST Lk.15:1-32 Personal need for Christ To give clear distinctions between being lost and saved Key Thought: Luke.19:10 BEGINNING 1. Jesus gives us three parables in this chapter to show us what it is like ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Owen Bourgaize avatar

    The Prodigal Son And His Home

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 4, 2000
    based on 186 ratings
     | 11,040 views

    The Prodigal Son is a classic story of God’s love in a parable of a hippie, Sick of Home, who went out into the world but finding disillusionment was Homesick, and coming to his senses, came Home.

    THE PRODIGAL SON AND HIS HOME The parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32) is one of the classic stories of Jesus in sketching out bit by bit his message of the kingdom of heaven or, in other words, eternal life. The parable teaches us a lot about ourselves. It’s a parable that says we’ve ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Edgar Mayer avatar

    The Older Brother

    Contributed by Edgar Mayer on Nov 10, 2000
    based on 89 ratings
     | 8,645 views

    A sermon on Luke 15:11-32.

    The Older Brother "Once a man had two sons. The younger son said to his father: 'Give me my share of the property.' So the father divided his property between his two sons." That's the dramatic beginning of a story that Jesus told. Who doesn't like to hear the end of it? Jesus had a knack for ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Ron Laeger avatar

    Desperately Desired...grudgingly Given

    Contributed by Ron Laeger on Nov 14, 2000
    based on 47 ratings
     | 3,859 views

    FORGIVENESS: Why Satan wants to boil you in your own juices and what to do about it.

    In his book Capital of the World, Ernest Hemingway, tells about a father in Spain that becomes angry with his son and is soon estranged. The son's name is a common spanish name: Paco. Years of brokenness and bitterness take its toll and the man is beset with the greatest of grief from the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick Stacy avatar

    Salvation Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Nov 28, 2000
    based on 129 ratings
     | 19,452 views

    This is part of a sermon series based on the Parables of Jesus. What's in it for me. This sermon is on the parable in Luke 15 - the prodigal son.

    What's In It for Me? - Salvation Some believe that if humankind is left to its own that the results will be positive and good. This was true once when God first made man but because of sin and it's destructive character there is no one who is righteous. When left to his own devices each of us ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Mark Otero avatar

    Thanksgiving's Empty Chair

    Contributed by Mark Otero on Jan 13, 2003
    based on 647 ratings
     | 21,269 views

    The irony of thanksgiving is sometimes those closest to the Father’s blessings can become the least thankful. The Prodigal’s brother demonstrates this reality by his words and actions.

    Thanksgiving’s Empty Chair Luke 15: 25 - 32 INTRODUCE A woman was visiting some people who lived on a farm, and she noticed a pig limping in the backyard with a wooden leg. She asked the farmer, "What happened to the pig?" The farmer said, "Oh, Betsy is a wonderful pig. One night the house ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Ronald Crandall avatar

    Abba

    Contributed by Ronald Crandall on Jan 15, 2003
    based on 30 ratings
     | 4,047 views

    He is our Father and Father means provider. This message takes a look at Romans 8:15 and the story of the Prodigal Son.

    ABBA! By: Ron Crandall Rom 8:15 15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. (KJV) AB (father), an element in the composition of many proper names, of which Abba is a Chaldaic form, having the sense of ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Keith Manry avatar

    The God Of The Second Chance

    Contributed by Keith Manry on Mar 4, 2003
    based on 59 ratings
     | 8,329 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

  • Jefferson Williams avatar

    Time To Come Home

    Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Mar 6, 2003
    based on 64 ratings
     | 8,399 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

  • Eric Sellgren avatar

    God`s Exhuberance

    Contributed by Eric Sellgren on Apr 29, 2002
    based on 66 ratings
     | 2,616 views

    Something new about the story of the Prodigal son?+

    We`ve heard the story of the Prodigal Son so often that it`s hard to find something new to say about it. Well, I have a friend who`s full of quirky ideas which make you think. One day he asked "Who do you think was most like Jesus in this story?" - what do you think we said?..... "The Father, ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Clark Frailey avatar

    Jesus Teaches: Two Sons -- One Father – Three Responses

    Contributed by Clark Frailey on May 2, 2002
    based on 45 ratings
     | 3,746 views

    A look at the three people and three differing responses each has in light of their circumstances. Parallel drawn between Father, Son, and Christians.

    Jesus Teaches: Two Sons -- One Father – Three Responses I. INTRODUCTION: The Story ILLUS/OPEN: Little boy answers phone / boss / dad? / no / mom? / no / policeman? / no / fireman, search team – helicopter - ???- looking for me! ( Tell Story of Luke 15:1-32 ) Three Responses – 1) Prodigal ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Alan Perkins avatar

    The Prodigal Son

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on May 5, 2002
    based on 108 ratings
     | 39,048 views

    The younger son wanted blessing without relationship. So did the elder son. And so do we today.

    This morning, we continue our journey through the parables of Christ. As we’ve noted before, a parable is a short story which is intended to teach or illustrate some spiritual truth. Parables are small but powerful, and this is demonstrated by their familiarity. Few of us, I imagine, could explain ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist