Sermons on Prodigal Mothers:

Prodigal Son

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Feb 27, 2002

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

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Anglican

The Prodigal Father

Contributed by Robert Higgins on Aug 23, 2006

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

Who Is The Prodigal?

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jul 12, 2008

Retrospect your own lives, whether we need change and transformation {not that mine is perfect}. For God the most important thing is the condition of our heart & soul. Are we concerned about it too? Just the way God is deeply concerned about it. We need t

Opening Illustration: The United States Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice is a preacher’s kid. She grew up in church. But in her mid-20s, she found she had drifted from her Christian faith. Rice told this story at a Sunday school class at National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. in August ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:10-32

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Prodigal Son

Contributed by Ed Wood on Sep 1, 2008

A message on Jesus’ parable of the Prodigal Son.

THE PRODIGAL SON Luke 15:11-32 INTRO: Jesus used many parables in his ministry. We sometimes fail to see the real underlying message in the Parables He used. Today we want to see what message Jesus intended in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Baptist

The Prodigal Son

Contributed by Ian Lyall on Sep 13, 2007

From understanding gained from the Middle East, we see even more amazingly the measure and wonder of God’s grace

Dr Bailey lived and worked for more than two decades among isolated peasant communities in the Middle East. He stayed in villages which until 10 or 20 years ago had never seen a motor vehicle; where time and tradition have stood still for centuries, even millennia. As he learned of their ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

The Prodigal Son Series

Contributed by Scott Kircher on Jun 15, 2008

Sermon on the prodigal son. Good for Father’s Day.

Tell Me a Story The Prodigal Son Slide Happy Father’s Day to all the Dad’s here this morning. To all of you wives and kids, honor your husbands and Dad’s today for the difficult job they have been given. They may not be perfect but give them the honor they are due for the role they have been ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Prodigal Father

Contributed by Lanny Carpenter on Apr 8, 2005

Who is the real emphasis on in the commonly called "Parable of the Prodigal son"? It may surprise you who was the real prodigal!

THE PRODIGAL FATHER LUKE 15:11-24 INTRO: Jesus often spoke in parables in his teachings. 1. What is a parable? a. Parable signifies "the placing of one thing beside another" with a view to comparison. b. It is the lesson that is of value; the hearer must catch the analogy if he is to be ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-24

Denomination: Methodist

The Prodigal Son

Contributed by David Goering on Oct 23, 2018

To use this text to expose the character of the younger son and the older brother of Luke chapter 15. To show that the real hero of this parable is the father who is loving, kind and forgiving.

SCRIPTURE: Luke 15:11-32 "And he said, A certain man had two sons: And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far ...read more

The Prodigal Son

Contributed by Rick Boyne on May 21, 2013

God is ready and waiting for His wayward children to return to Him.

The Prodigal Son May 19, 2013 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: God is ready and waiting for His wayward children to return to Him. Focus Passage: Luke 15:11-32 Supplemental Passage: See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Baptist

Prodigal Son Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Nov 19, 2012

Allow Jesus Christ to love you, to carry you safely home, and to welcome you to eternal life with God!

We worship God not only through songs but also through the listening and learning from the Word of God. The theme for the Holiday Folk Fair is “Celebrating the Culture of the Story”. Many stories are told of course because there is something to learn from them. In God’s Word, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-24

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Prodigal Son

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Mar 18, 2007

Jesus told the story to reveal God’s love to saints and sinners alike

NR 17-03-07 ES Lk 15:1-3 and 11-32 If we really want to understand the Parable of the Prodigal Son, we need to look at the context of the story. Why did Jesus tell the story? And we find the answer to that question in the opening verses of Luke 15. Let me read them to you: Tax collectors and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Anglican

The Path Of A Prodigal

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Feb 19, 2009

This message reveals the great grace, mercy, and love of God extended to the lost sinner. But only those willing to realize their sinful condition, and repent from the heart can be true recipients of the Father’s forgiveness and restoration.

The Path Of A Prodigal Text: Luke 15: 11-24 Intro: The passage before us today is a parable of Jesus that beautifully illustrates the grace, mercy and love of God toward lost sinners, and the joy their repentance and salvation gives Him. This parable is the last of three stories Jesus used to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-24

Denomination: Baptist

The Prodigal's Father Series

Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Apr 17, 2009

The prodigal’s father was not only warm and welcoming but waiting for him to come home.

The father of the prodigal Luke 15:11-32 A candidate for church membership was asked by the committee, “What part of the Bible, do you like the best?” He said, “I like the New Testament.” Then he was asked, “What Book in the New Testament is your favorite?” He ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Baptist

The Prodigal Son

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Jun 20, 2018

Jesus gives us an inside look at the heart of God the Father and at the same time showing the Jews that their special place and status is secure. Jesus did not come to remove them from their place but instead wanted to see them willingly take their place

The Prodigal Son Luke 15:11-32 Today we look at a parable that many of us know well or at least we think we know it well. However as always the Holy Spirit of God desires to lead us into all truth or deeper truth about God’s word. It is important to remember that all of God’s word is meant to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Passion For Prodigals

Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Jul 17, 2018

God's love for prodigals.

“A Passion for Prodigals” John 21:1-25 John 21:3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing. No story in scripture is more winsome that the one Jesus tells in ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-25

Denomination: Baptist