Life Change: From Lost to Found, From Death to Life
Luke 15:11-32

1st The Shepherd Will Find You! V. 1-7

2nd You Can Find Restoration From Your Greatest Failures:

How We Become Prodigals: 11-13

We Waller in Unbelief

We Live Ungrateful In the Shadow of Our Greatest Blessings.

We Become Entitled

We Desire Things that Are Evil:

We Live Selfish, Self-Directed Lives.

We Lose that Healthy Fear of the Lord

We Squander the Blessings of Our God

Mark 4:13-20 – An Illustration from the Garden

How Prodigals Come Home: 17-19

We Come to Our Senses. “When He came to His Senses!”

Ephesians 4:17-24 Laying Down the Old Self & Putting on the New Self!

We Recognize Our Father’s Character and Love!

Psalm 103 – How God the Father Deals with Us!

1 John 3:1 See How great a love the Father has bestowed upon us that we should be called the children of God and such we are!

We Humble Ourselves and Confess Your Sin.

Matthew 5:3 Blessed are the poor in Spirit, for theirs and only theirs is the kingdom of heaven, 4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted!

James 4:6-10 – God gives grace to the Humble!

We Recognize your Unworthiness: “I am no longer to be called your son!”

We Are Willing to Accept the Lord’s Discipline. “Make me one of your hired men!” Hebrews 12:4-11

Receive the Father’s Love and Restoration!

How Fathers Responds to their Prodigal’s Return! 22-24

With Relief, Joy and Great Affection:

With Forgiveness and Restoration! Psalm 103

The Robe: You are restored to Relationship with the Family.
The Ring: You are restored to the family business.
The Sandals: You are restored to Freedom and Perks of the Family.

With A Great Celebration!

How the Ungrateful Respond! 25-32

With Pride and Anger Out of a Self Righteous Comparison.
With Condemnation and Unforgiveness!

Isaiah 61:1-9 – The Depth and Breadth of Good News!

From Poverty to Riches in Christ!
From Broken Hearted to Healed Completely!
From Bondage to Freedom!