Life Change: From Lost to Found, From Death to Life
Luke 15:11-32
1st The Shepherd Will Find You! V. 1-7
2nd You Can Find Restoration From Your Greatest Failures:
How We Become Prodigals: 11-13
We Waller in Unbelief
We Live Ungrateful In the Shadow of Our Greatest Blessings.
We Become Entitled
We Desire Things that Are Evil:
We Live Selfish, Self-Directed Lives.
We Lose that Healthy Fear of the Lord
We Squander the Blessings of Our God
Mark 4:13-20 – An Illustration from the Garden
How Prodigals Come Home: 17-19
We Come to Our Senses. “When He came to His Senses!”
Ephesians 4:17-24 Laying Down the Old Self & Putting on the New Self!
We Recognize Our Father’s Character and Love!
Psalm 103 – How God the Father Deals with Us!
1 John 3:1 See How great a love the Father has bestowed upon us that we should be called the children of God and such we are!
We Humble Ourselves and Confess Your Sin.
Matthew 5:3 Blessed are the poor in Spirit, for theirs and only theirs is the kingdom of heaven, 4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted!
James 4:6-10 – God gives grace to the Humble!
We Recognize your Unworthiness: “I am no longer to be called your son!”
We Are Willing to Accept the Lord’s Discipline. “Make me one of your hired men!” Hebrews 12:4-11
Receive the Father’s Love and Restoration!
How Fathers Responds to their Prodigal’s Return! 22-24
With Relief, Joy and Great Affection:
With Forgiveness and Restoration! Psalm 103
The Robe: You are restored to Relationship with the Family.
The Ring: You are restored to the family business.
The Sandals: You are restored to Freedom and Perks of the Family.
With A Great Celebration!
How the Ungrateful Respond! 25-32
With Pride and Anger Out of a Self Righteous Comparison.
With Condemnation and Unforgiveness!
Isaiah 61:1-9 – The Depth and Breadth of Good News!
From Poverty to Riches in Christ!
From Broken Hearted to Healed Completely!
From Bondage to Freedom!
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