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What Does Dad Want For Fathers Day?

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Jun 25, 2003

based on 434 ratings

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What does dad want for fathers day?, stuff like that power remote control, well maybe, what dad’s really want is to know the kids are safe.. heavenly fathers included.

Let’s start with a little trivia this morning, What day of the year are the most phone calls made???…… Mothers day. It seems that on mothers day everyone wants to call home. What do you thinks happens on fathers day? Any one want to make a Guess? The most collect Calls. Personally ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Congregational

Am I A Prodigal Son?

Contributed by Charles Mccall on Jul 6, 2003

based on 104 ratings

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Any Christian who strayed away from the Lord is considered a "prodigal son". Are you one of them?

Luke 15:11-25 Topic: Am I a prodigal son? Usually when we think of the Prodigal Son story, we usually think of a young man leaving home because he wanted to be grown and wanted to be able to do his own thing without asking for his parents permission. When we think of the Prodigal Son ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-25

Denomination: Baptist

The Day God Ran Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jul 27, 2003

based on 24 ratings

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Parables of Eternal Life, Part 4 of 9

THE DAY GOD RAN (LUKE 15:11-32) The news that superstar Leslie Cheung committed suicide on April 1, 2003, in then SARS-hit Hong Kong was at first considered a cruel April’s Fool Day joke. Waiters recalled that the singer ordered an iced lemon drink, a glass of ice water, an apple and a packet of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Shepherd And Overseer Of Our Souls Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jul 30, 2003

based on 24 ratings

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Jesus: Friend of Sinners, Part 5 of 7

THE SHEPHERD AND OVERSEER OF OUR SOULS (LUKE 15:1-7) An elderly farmer was brought into the hospital because he appeared confused and was thought to have had a stroke. Attempting to assess his mental state, the doctor asked, “If you have a hundred sheep in a pasture and seven escape, how many will ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-7

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Being Optimistic In A Pessimistic World

Contributed by Ray Scott on Aug 7, 2003

based on 38 ratings

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We live in a negative world. The Bible is full of positives. In the parable of the Prodigal Son & the Elder Brother, we see both optimism & pessimism.

“Being Optimistic In A Pessimistic World” INTRODUCTION: There are many books on POSITIVE THINKING. The book “The Power Of Positive Thinking” by Norman Vincent Peale was required reading when I was a student at Trinity College. There are all kinds of “helps” out there to help us maintain a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Baptist

It's Party Time!

Contributed by Johann Neethling on Aug 22, 2003

based on 40 ratings

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Our God loves to party and His parties are lavish and extravagant and they satisfy to the very core of your being. God’s parties are for all people. God’s ultimate party will start on time and only those who are ready for it get to share in the joy.

IT’S PARTY TIME Scripture: Luke 15: 11-32 1) “People are made to party” – that’s the word from Lorna Wing, the British counterpart to Martha Stewart in her book “Party Food”. • Lorna Wing is a professional party thrower and caterer who has been entertaining people of all stripes for over twenty ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: United Methodist

Abba

Contributed by Ronald Crandall on Jan 15, 2003

based on 30 ratings

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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

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32, Romans 8:15

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Father's Love

Contributed by Sean Smuts on Jan 15, 2003

based on 16 ratings

| 7,232 views

A Look at the story of the Prodigal Son through the eys of the Father

A Father’s Love: The Story of the Prodigal Son Many of us still remember our fathers even if they are no longer among us. We remember the look he gave us when he would discipline us knowing the pain it caused him, as he would carry out whatever punishment would be coming. I often remember the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-24

Denomination: Mennonite

What The Prodigal Had Left

Contributed by Howard Mcglamery on Jan 17, 2003

based on 165 ratings

| 7,401 views

We never get so far from God that we cannot come home. A message of grace and restoration.

What The Prodigal Had Left Luke 15:11-24 Introduction In these fourteen verses we find one of the greatest short stories ever written. We have the story about a rebellious, wasteful son and a father who loved him. But this is more than just a story about an earthly father and son, it has a deeper ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-24

Denomination: Baptist

The Prodigal Son

Contributed by Rick Kallstrom on Jan 27, 2003

based on 75 ratings

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This is a story of a son’s repentance and a father’s great love and forgiveness. I hope that in hearing this familiar scripture that your hearts will, once again, be filled with the type of joy and happiness that only God can provide.

This morning God has laid it on my heart to deliver a message from the gospel according to Luke. This is a parable that you have likely heard many times before, and surely will again. It is a story of a son’s repentance and a father’s great love and forgiveness. I hope that in hearing this ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"There's Room At The Table"

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Jan 30, 2003

based on 121 ratings

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Luke 14 Jesus describes the Kingdom of god as a Great Banquet Table. Who belongs at the table and how inclusive is the table?

“There’s Room at the Table” -The Kingdom of God is like a Great Banquet Table- Luke 14:1-24 In this passage of scripture Jesus teaches that the Kingdom of God is like a banquet. The Kingdom of God is like having a great party. The social life of Jesus got him into trouble. His social life ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:10-11, Luke 15:1-2

Denomination: Free Methodist

The Lost Sheep Series

Contributed by Billy Kryger on Feb 6, 2003

based on 70 ratings

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First message in the series "God’s Lost and Found" from Luke 15. This message is deals with the fact that all are lost sheep in need of the Good Shepherd to find and carry them to the safety of the sheepfold.

INTRODUCTION: Luke chapter 15 is what I like to call “God’s Lost and Found Chapter”. It is not three separate parables but rather one parable (v. 3) with three parts. Jesus uses three illustrations in this chapter to answer the Scribes’ and Pharisees’ accusation that He associated with ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:4-7

Denomination: Baptist

Waving Bedsheets In Glory

Contributed by Michael Dephillips on Feb 8, 2003

based on 7 ratings

| 2,711 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

Scripture: Luke 15:11-24

Denomination: Baptist

The Lost Silver Series

Contributed by Billy Kryger on Feb 21, 2003

based on 56 ratings

| 10,477 views

2nd Message in the series "God’s Lost and Found" from Luke 15. This message deals with the second illustration in the parable, that of the Lost Silver.

INTRODUCTION: Last week we started a study on Luke chapter 15, “God’s Lost and Found”. We looked at the fact that this is not three separate parables, but rather one parable that illustrates God’s love for those that are unlovable. In this parable are three examples of Jesus affirming His ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:8-10

Denomination: Baptist

The God Of The Second Chance

Contributed by Keith Manry on Mar 4, 2003

based on 59 ratings

| 8,593 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

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Methodist

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