Luke 15:12
And the younger of them said to his
father, ‘Father, give me the share of
property that is coming to me.’ And
he divided his property between them.
Suggests Free
Moral Agency
Luke 15:12
And the younger of them said to his
father, ‘Father, give me the share of
property that is coming to me.’ And
he divided his property between them.
“Father,” he says in making his
demand; what a different tone
and meaning in the same word
in v. 21!
Luke 15:11-32
13 Not many days later, the younger
son gathered all he had and took a
journey into a far country, and there he
squandered his property in reckless
living.
He Desires To Be Free of
His Father’s
What A Warning To Youth!
Inexperience
Dislike of Restraint
Self-will
Glamour of Independence
Luke 15:11-32
13 Not many days later, the younger
son gathered all he had and took a
journey into a far country, and there he
squandered his property in reckless
living.
1 John 2:15-17
Do not love the world nor the things in
the world. If anyone loves the world, the
love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all
that is in the world, the lust of the flesh
and the lust of the eyes and the boastful
pride of life, is not from the Father, but is
from the world. 17 The world is passing
away, and also its lusts; but the one who
does the will of God lives forever.
Luke 15:13
13 Not many days later, the younger
son gathered all he had and took a
journey into a far country, and there he
squandered his property in reckless
living.
“his property in reckless living.”
The Far Country
The World
How it
glitters with
all its
pleasures
It promises
great things
as it attracts
Luke 15:11-32
14 And when he had spent everything,
a severe famine arose in that country,
and he began to be in need. 15 So he
went and hired himself out to one of
the citizens of that country, who sent
him into his fields to feed pigs. 16 And
he was longing to be fed with the pods
that the pigs ate, and no one gave him
anything.
Feeding
Swine
Spent
Everything
Feeding But
Not Satisfied
Famine
Came
Alone!
In Darkness
Became
Destitute
No
Solace
Luke 15:17a
17 “But when he came to himself…
Luke 15:17b-19
he said, ‘How many of my father’s
hired servants have more than enough
bread, but I perish here with hunger!
18 I will arise and go to my father, and
I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned
against heaven and before you. 19 I
am no longer worthy to be called your
son. Treat me as one of your hired
servants.” ’
• He would no longer demand anything
from his father.
• He had wasted his inheritance; being
restored to sonship was inconceivable.
• It was sufficient for him to be a hired
servant in his father’s house with bread a
plenty, than to be in a foreign land with no
one to help or comfort him in a time of
need.
• His Humility brought him to a state of
confession and repentance
Luke 15:20a
20 And he arose and came to his
father.
Jesus Illustrates Repentance In
Matthew 21:28-32
“What do you think? A man had two sons.
And he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go
and work in the vineyard today.’ 29 And he
answered, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he
changed his mind and went. 30 And he went
to the other son and said the same. And he
answered, ‘I go, sir,’ but did not go. 31 Which
of the two did the will of his father?”
Jesus Illustrates Repentance In
Matthew 21:28-32
They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them,
“Truly, I say to you, the tax collectors and the
prostitutes go into the kingdom of God before
you. 32 For John came to you in the way of
righteousness, and you did not believe him,
but the tax collectors and the prostitutes
believed him. And even when you saw it, you
did not afterward change your minds and
believe him.
Zacchaeus Demonstrated Genuine
Repentance
Luke 19:8-9
“And Zacchaeus stood and said to the
Lord, “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods
I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded
anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold.”
9 And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation
has come to this house, since he also is a
son of Abraham.”
Luke 15:20b-24
But while he was still a long way off,
his father saw him and felt compassion,
and ran and embraced him and kissed
him. 21 And the son said to him, ‘Father,
I have sinned against heaven and before
you. I am no longer worthy to be called
your son.’ 22 But the father said to his
servants, ‘Bring quickly the best robe,
and put it on him, and put a ring on his
hand, and shoes on his feet.
Luke 15:11-24
23 And bring the fattened calf and kill it,
and let us eat and celebrate. 24 For this
my son was dead, and is alive again; he
was lost, and is found.’ And they began
to celebrate.
1 John 4:7-12
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is
from God, and whoever loves has been
born of God and knows God. 8Anyone who
does not love does not know God, because
God is love. 9 In this the love of God was
made manifest among us, that God sent
his only Son into the world, so that we
might live through him. 10 In this is love,
not that we have loved God but that he
loved us and sent his Son to be the
propitiation for our sins.
1 John 4:7-12
11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also
ought to love one another. 12 No one
has ever seen God; if we love one
another, God abides in us and his love
is perfected in us.
Remember, The Picture Is Not
Complete Without All The Pieces
The
Father
The
Younger
Brother
The
Older
Brother