Luke 15:11-32

  • He Let Go
    • The younger son told his father, ‘I want my share of your estate now before you die.’ So his father agreed to divide his wealth between his sons. “A few days later this younger son packed all his belongings and moved to a distant land,
    • Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
  • He Looked Out
    • So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.
    • 12 Ways to Love Your Wayward ChildBy John Piper
      • Point them to Christ.
      • Pray.
      • Acknowledge that something is wrong.
      • Don’t expect them to be Christ-like.
      • Welcome them home.
      • Plead with them more than you rebuke them.
      • Connect them to believers who have better access to them.
      • Respect their friends.
      • Email them.
      • Take them to lunch.
      • Take an interest in their pursuits.
      • Point them to Christ.
  • He Loved Unconditionally
    • But his father said to the servants, ‘Quick! Bring the finest robe in the house and put it on him. Get a ring for his finger and sandals for his feet.  And kill the calf we have been fattening. We must celebrate with a feast, for this son of mine was dead and has now returned to life. He was lost, but now he is found.’ So the party began.

WALK A LITTLE PLAINER DADDY
ANONYMOUS

“Walk a little plainer, Daddy,”
Said a little boy so frail.
“I’m following in your footsteps
And I don’t want to fail.
Sometimes your steps are very plain;
Sometimes they are hard to see;
So walk a little plainer, Daddy,
For you are leading me.
I know that once you walked this way many years ago,
And what you did along the way
I’d really like to know:
For sometimes when I am tempted
I don’t know what to do
So walk a little plainer, Daddy,
For I must follow you.
Someday when I’m grown up
You are like I want to be.
Then I will have a little boy
Who will want to follow me
And I would want to lead him right
And help him to be true.
So walk a little plainer, Daddy
For We must follow you.”

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