Luke 15 EASY

18
So I will go to my father and tell him, ‘I have
done bad things against God, and I have done
bad things against you.
19
So I am not good enough for you to call me your
son any longer. Instead, please accept me as one
of your servants.’ ”
Luke 15 EASY
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So he went off to return to his father. But he
was still a long way from the house when his
father saw him. He felt very sorry for his son
and he ran towards him. Then he put his arms
round his son and he kissed him.
 What Does ‘Prodigal’ Mean?
• Its basic meaning is ‘wasteful’ — particularly with
regard to money.
• It comes from Latin roots that mean "forth" (pro-)
and "to drive" (agere).
• It indicates the quality of a person who drives forth
his money — who wastes it by spending with
reckless abandon.
 The possibility of a
restored relationship
• The truth is, we are all the ‘prodigal son’.
• None of us is worthy of the love that God grants us.
• Our journey of restoration reminds us of the story
of the prodigal son.
The REQUEST (vv. 11, 12)
Luke 15 11 Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two
sons. 12The younger son said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of
the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.”
• A selfish request
• An impulsive request
• A foolish request
• A grievous request
The REQUEST (vv. 11, 12)
• The father must have felt heartbroken and
distraught when the younger son requested to
obtain a share of his father’s inheritance.
• Typically, one’s inheritance will only be
distributed to the children upon one’s demise.
 The RUNNING AWAY (v. 13)
• Whenever people are discontent with what they have
at home—with the place itself or those with whom
they live—they often imagine running away.
• The world looks like such an inviting place—full of
excitement and pleasures that never grow old.
 Whenever you leave God, there will always be a
famine in the far country (vv. 13, 14).
The son then squanders his inheritance recklessly as
he lives a life of indulgence. With nothing left of his
fortune, he is forced to work as a hired hand for a pig
farmer. He is so destitute that he longs to eat the food
of the pigs.
 The REALIZATION (v. 17)

Luke 15:17 The son realized that he had been

very foolish.
• Sin is a form of temporary spiritual insanity.
Turning away from God is insanity because
you are turning away from that which is
good to that which is bad, from that which
is worth everything to that which is worth
nothing, from that which has eternal value
to that which has no value.
The REPENTANCE (vv. 18-19)

Luke 15:18, 19 The young man says, “I will set out

and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I
have sinned against heaven and against you.”
The REPENTANCE (vv. 18-19)
• Repentance is a change of mind that leads
to a change of life. It means to change the
direction of your life.
The REPENTANCE (vv. 18-19)
Luke 15:21b— “I am no longer worthy to be
called your son.”
• Real repentance doesn’t make deals with God.
The RESOLUTION (v. 20)
Luke 15:20—He said to himself, “I will go back to
my father.” So he went off to return to his father.
• The hardest step is the first step. And that’s
the one that brings you halfway home.
 You wonder, “What do I do now?”
Somewhere along the way you walked through the
wrong door. The only way back to God’s will is back
through that same door. You decided to leave God’s
will; you must now decide to return to God’s will.
You left on purpose; you must return on purpose.
The far country is any place where your life seems
empty and you look up and say,
“Is that all there is?”

And the Father says,

“Of course not. Come home.”
The RESTORATION (v. 20)
Luke 15:20 From a long distance away, his father saw
him coming, dressed as a beggar, and great
compassion swelled up in his heart for his son who was
returning home. The father raced out to meet him,
swept him up in his arms, hugged him dearly, and
kissed him over and over with tender love.
The father runs and welcomes his son (vv.22-24)

1. The kiss, the sign of forgiveness.

2. The robe, the sign of honor.
3. The ring, the sign of authority.
4. The sandals, the sign of freedom.
5. The feast, the sign of a joyful welcome.
Such is the kind of love demonstrated by
God our Father.
Despite our unwise choices in life and at times
turning our backs on Him, God continues to remain
faithful, patiently waiting for our return.
See what kind of love the Father has given to us
(1 John 3:1; 2 Pet. 3:9).