The Prodigal Son

Introduction

Luke 15:11–24 KJV 1900

And he said, A certain man had two sons: And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want. And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

The word Prodigal speaks of reckless wastefulness or lavish extravagance

The younger brother is a picture of an undisciplined young person who wastes the best part of his life through extreme self-indulgence and becomes a slave tohis own lusts and sins.

Asking for his fathers inheritance early is of upmost disrespect. It is as if hes telling his father I wish you were dead.

The Selfish Sinner

What was the root cause of the younger brother to do this?

He had it made

obviously had a wonderful home life and yet still rebelled (It’s not always the people that come from messed up home lives)

So the question is WHY?

**Selfishness and Pride**

Not wanting to answer to anytone but himself

Wanting to do what he wanted to do when he wanted to do it

He was discontent

**He had no gratitude, no patience, no discipline, no love**

The Speed of Sin

Watch how fast and far his sin took him

-“And not many days after” he was in a far country

He could not wait to get away from his fathers house

-be carefull what you wish for

-It’s amazing how fast things seem to go downhill once you leave the father!

See where it took him?

-I.E. my brothers

**Sin will take you further than you ever wanted to go, Keep you longer than you ever wanted to stay, and Cost you more than you ever wanted to pay!!!**

The Forgiving Father

Watch how fast the Father forgave him

**notice the humility and repentance**

The Prodigal son “came to himself”

-He had himself a come to Jesus moment

I am no more worthy to be called thy son

I will arise

The Father ran to him

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