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  • David Rumley avatar

    Act Three: Redefining Sin Series

    Contributed by David Rumley on Oct 28, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,572 views

    In Luke 15 Jesus redefines sin... speaking to pharisees and sinners he compels both sides with the story of not one son, but two!

    ACT THREE: Redefining Sin Inspired by and parts based on Tim Kellers book “The Prodigal God” luke 15: 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 ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Lean Into Faith

    Contributed by Roy Conwell on Jan 5, 2014
     | 4,568 views

    Pastor Keith Henderson speaks on Leaning into Faith.

    Pastor Keith Henderson speaks on Leaning into Faith. He encourages us to live the following into life according to your abilities: 1). God is good 2). Nothing is impossible with God 3). Jesus won an absolute victory 4). Wake up to the fact that you are significant ...read more

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    Denomination: Vineyard

  • Spencer Miller avatar

    And Let The Party Begin Series

    Contributed by Spencer Miller on May 23, 2013
     | 8,223 views

    The prodigal returned to God: he sought reconciliation with his Father. He no longer simply thought it over; he was now repenting and going to the Father

    20 “So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him. His son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you, and I am no longer worthy of being ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Ungrace Series

    Contributed by Dr. Ken E. Squires, Jr. on Jul 11, 2013
     | 6,497 views

    Many times the unsaved and unchurched are pushed away from Christianity by parishioners who create an atmosphere of ungrace.

    25 “Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. 26 So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. 27 ‘Your brother has come,’ he replied, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Ryan Ferwerda avatar

    Extravagant Love

    Contributed by Ryan Ferwerda on Apr 5, 2019
     | 4,753 views

    There are some stories that are so wonderful they leave us feeling blessed just by hearing them. The story of God's extravagant love is one such story.

    There are certain stories that at the moment you read them or hear them they have the ability to really tug on the strings of the heart. They are so moving, so beautiful that you can’t help but feel blessed just by the mere fact of having heard or read them. This is exactly the way I felt when I ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Lost & Found

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jun 13, 2021
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    Jesus came to seek and to save the lost.

    Lost & Found June 6, 2021 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: Jesus came to seek and to save the lost. Focus Passage: Luke 15:1-32 Supplemental Passage: "For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost." (Luke 19:10 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Newton avatar

    Lost And Found

    Contributed by John Newton on Mar 21, 2021
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    A look at the three figures in one of Jesus’ most famous parables

    One of my greatest delights in the church where I last served in Minnesota was to be part of a group of men who met faithfully every Wednesday morning for prayer, followed each week by coffee and conversation. Both the prayer and the conversation could be pretty free ranging at times. But I have to ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

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    Just Whose Steadfast Love Does God Delight In? Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 27, 2024
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    God has joy in that fidelity He enjoys within the Blessed Trinity of love and faithfulness.

    Saturday of Second Week in Lent 2024 Our Scripture from the prophet Micah comes in the middle of a chapter that begins inauspiciously, “what misery is mine.” And it goes on to tell the tale of fruitless fields, uninhabited lands, roads populated by robbers and muggers, courts led by judges that ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    A Gracious Father

    Contributed by Steven Glover on Jun 15, 2001
    based on 26 ratings
     | 4,747 views

    Characteristics of a gracious father as seen in the father of the prodigal son.

    “A Gracious Father” Text: Luke 15:11-30 Introduction: We would like to take a text that has seemingly been preached up one side and down the other, except we would like to examine the father of the prodigal instead of the son ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Father's Love

    Contributed by Sean Smuts on Jan 15, 2003
    based on 16 ratings
     | 7,288 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

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    Welcome Home!

    Contributed by Jonathan Kruschel on Apr 25, 2019
     | 6,130 views

    This first person sermon hears the account of the prodigal son from the prodigal son himself. His story is our story - a story of God's amazing grace!

    This morning I would like to speak to you as if I was that prodigal, wasteful and reckless son that we heard about in our gospel lesson. I come to you this morning to share my story, the same story that Jesus shared with a rather diverse group of people who had gathered around him from every walk ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Thanks, Dad!

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jun 15, 2003
    based on 391 ratings
     | 60,361 views

    Let’s talk about the positive aspects of fatherhood. And to do that, I call your attention to the familiar story of the prodigal son, & especially to the father of the prodigal son.

    MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED: 2017) (This sermon is largely my adaptation of an excellent sermon by Dennis Slaughter, former Minister of Valley View Christian Church, Dallas, TX.) TEXT: Luke 15:11-31 Well, today is Father’s Day, as you have been reminded ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Don Aldrich Tamayo avatar

    "who Is The Real Prodigal: The Self-Righteousness And Self-Dependency Son"

    Contributed by Don Aldrich Tamayo on Sep 12, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,875 views

    "This story has resonated with countless hearts across generations, and it continues to do so because it speaks to the very essence of the human experience – our capacity for both rebellion and redemption, for wandering away and finding our way back."

    Introduction: Dear brothers and sisters, today we will study on a profound journey through the pages of Scripture—a journey that unveils the depth of God's forgiveness and exposes two critical aspects of human nature: the sin of self-dependency, as embodied by the younger son, and the sin of ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

  • Dr. Jerry N. Watts avatar

    The Picture Of A Patient Father Series

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Sep 19, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,553 views

    Looking at the familiar story called the "Prodigal Son"--consider the Father

    The Picture of a Patient Father Luke 15:11-24 * As I thought and prayed this week about our upcoming Revival effort & the need which I sense for a visit from the heaven through the manifest presence of the Holy Spirit, I was drawn to a familiar story in scripture. It is a story that Jesus told and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "The Unknow Father"

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Jun 14, 2013
     | 7,237 views

    Fathers Day message taken from the prodigal son story

    “The Good Father” June 16, 2013 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 “Not long after that, the younger son ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness