Sermons on San Lucas 15:29:

A Gracious Father

Contributed by Steven Glover on Jun 15, 2001

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

Scripture: Luke 15:11-30

Denomination: Baptist

Lost But Found

Contributed by Marty Logsdon on Jul 14, 2001

The Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.

July 14, 2001 Message Title “Lost but Found” Scripture Reading Luke 19:10 (Read Aloud) We will also be looking at the 3 parables in Luke chapter 15. Over the past several years I have had the opportunity to serve on the foreign mission field. On one of my trips to Russia, July of 1998, I ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-32, Luke 19:10

Denomination: Baptist

The Joy Of Finding What Was Lost

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Nov 4, 2002

When one person comes to faith in Jesus there is rejoicing in heaven. Who are sinners and who are the righteous are described in this message.

“The Joy of Finding What Was Lost” Luke 15 The primary thrust of Jesus’ mission on earth was finding lost people. Jesus said: “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.” (Luke 19:10) Jesus was not talking about finding people who were lost as they were traveling from one city to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-31

Denomination: Free Methodist

Grace-Full Relationships Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Nov 6, 2002

Our relationships must be based on Grace, not shame.

Grace-Full Relationships November 3, 2002 Luke 15:11-32 On the first week we looked at relationships where grace is not in place We talked about how when we try to control those around us for our own purposes we are living in the curse that Adam and Eve received when they sinned. (And though ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: *other

How To Be The Parent God Wants Me To Be

Contributed by Ken Kersten on Nov 12, 2002

Parenting is probably the most rewarding and yet most difficult responsibility that God has given us. The sermon explores ways that God has modeled effective parenting for us.

How to be the parent God wants me to be. Luke 15:11-32 9/15/02 Remember the story of the little boy that went into the store and told the grocer that he needed a box of tide. What do you need a box of tide for, and the little boy said I’m gonna wash my cat. Son, he said, I think tide ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Coming Home

Contributed by Richie Oswald on Dec 16, 2002

It is never too late to come home to the Lord.

Luke 15: 11-32: "And 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 falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. 13) And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Baptist

How To Childproof Your Kids Against Rebellion Series

Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Dec 26, 2002

Looking at the difficult side of the family: When kids rebel.

Charlie Steinmetz was a crippled dwarf, but what he lacked physically he made up mentally. When it came to the subject of electricity, Steinmetz was a wizard. No one in his day knew more about it than he. Henry Ford realized this when he hired the man to help in the building of those massive ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-31

Denomination: Pentecostal

"The Kind Of Church I Want To Be The Pastor Of"

Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Sep 16, 2003

It may have been the criticism of the elder brother that drove the prodigal son away from home, but it was the love of the Father who brought him back!

“The Kind of Church I want to be the Pastor of” Introduction: It seems the reason why the prodigal son left home might have been because of the attitude that his elder brother had towards him. What brought him home was the love of the Father. I do not want to frame my Church around the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Baptist

A Question Of Priorities Series

Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Sep 16, 2003

How would Jesus build a church? He did build a church by reaching the lost and making it a priority.

“My kids were lost and I didn’t even know it.” ... ILL #1 “My kids were lost and I didn’t even know it.” ... When I was in school in Dallas my 2 kids,6 & 9, spent the afternoon with a pastor friend of mine Garris Baggett and his wife. Janet and I were at work and didn’t even know the kids had ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-32

Denomination: Baptist

Lost And Found

Contributed by Leo Launio on Oct 16, 2003

A sermon on the three parables of Jesus based in Luke 15.

December 06, 1996 I. Introduction: A. Experiences of those who have experienced being lost 1. An old man who got lost because of Alzheimer disease 2. A young man who got lost wandering in the forest because of mental impairment 3. A young girl lost in a crowded shopping mall B. Being lost ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-32

Denomination: Adventist

The Lost Sheep, The Lost Coin, & The Prodigal Son

Contributed by John Covell on Oct 17, 2001

Some of you are searching for something, but you don’t know what it is you’re looking for.

How many of you chronically lose or misplace things? You never notice it something is lost until you need it and it’s always in the last place you look. Believe or not, God knows what all of this—maybe some of it—feels like. God is searching for something—but not because he can’t remember where he ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-32

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Prodigal Brother Series

Contributed by Craig Simonian on Oct 23, 2001

This sermon looks at how the older brother was unable to grab hold of his Father’s love and how we, like him, need to find our way back into the Father’s house.

The Prodigal Brother October 14, 2001 Last week we started our series on the Father Heart of God, focusing on what we’ve called Fatherless Living. - And what we said was that each and every one of us has been created, at our very core, with a fundamental need for the Father’s love. - Fatherless ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

The Prodigal Son Series

Contributed by Craig Simonian on Oct 23, 2001

This sermon looks at how we so often look to things other than the Father’s love to fill the very core of our being

The Prodigal Son October 7th, 2001 We are going to spend the next few weeks focusing on what might be the most foundational truth of our faith… the Father Heart of God. - Paul prayed in Eph 3:18 that we would “grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ”. - John wrote in 1 ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Parables Of The Father's Love Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Dec 10, 2002

Jesus tells three parables illustrating what it means to be lost, heaven¡¦s joy when the lost are found and how the loving Father looks to save people.

A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 41 ¡§Parables of the Father¡¦s Love¡¨ Luke 15:1-32 As we open our study of Chapter fifteen, the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling again. ¡§Then all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-32

Denomination: Baptist

U - Ndergo Nonjudgmental Therapy (Part 7) Series

Contributed by Jeff Christopherson on Dec 23, 2004

Experience a faith that is respectful of others.

Undergo Nonjudgmental Therapy Series, “Being Spiritual without being Religious” – Part 7 Pastor Jeff Christopherson October 31, 2004 Start with Authenticity… Preserve my Personality… Investigate the Ground Zero of Faith… Recognize my Net Worth… Invest Myself… Take Sanctuary… Undergo ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-31

Denomination: Baptist