Broken Masterpieces

June 15, 2003

Luke 15 - The Prodigal Son

The Father's Day message at church was setting up the context for the story of the prodigal son, then the story of the prodigal son and then the application.

First, the context of the story is found by looking at the first 2 parables in Luke 15. Those 2 parables speak of how the person finding something lost was so determined to find it and how joyous an occasion it is to find what is lost.

Taken to the next step, the father in the prodical son parable is absolutely joyous when his son (who he thought was gone forever) has returned. He didn't make the son beg for foregiveness. He was just so overjoyed at having his son come back and he restored the son to his original position.

Now, how does this apply to us? Our Father in heaven loves us more than the father of the prodigal son. We just need to come to Him. He's waiting for us. He sent Jesus into hostile territory to bring us to Him. What are we waiting for?

Posted by Tim at June 15, 2003 10:55 PM
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