The Prodigal Son and His Father
Luke 15:11-32 · June 16, 2024
In this Father’s Day message, Robert Furrow explores the parable of the prodigal son, showing how sin leads to suffering, repentance brings us home, and God responds with forgiveness and love. He also considers the older son and reminds us that it is always better to stay close to the Father.
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
03:28 The manner of love the Father has bestowed on us (1 John 3:1-2)
05:08 An Inheritance Given (Luke 15:11-12)
07:53 Free will in going our own way (Proverbs 14:12-14)
09:20 The Destructiveness of Sin (Luke 15:13-16)
11:25 God wants us free from sin because He knows the suffering it causes (Romans 6:23; Isaiah 59:1-2)
13:19 The Goodness of God (Luke 15:17-19)
15:00 It was the memory of his father’s goodness that brought him back (Romans 2:4; James 1:17)
15:53 A Picture of Repentance (Luke 15:20-21; Luke 18:10-14; 1 John 1:9-10)
21:46 God’s Responce to Repentance (Luke 15:22-24; Ezekiel 33:11)
22:52 The Other Son (Luke 15:25-32)
25:30 What Jesus said before He gave this parable (Luke 15:10)
26:04 The end of the Parable of the Lost Sheep (Luke 15:7)
26:33 It’s always better to not become a prodigal
27:49 No matter how far you have fallen, there is forgiveness
28:05 It is always in God’s nature as a Father to be forgiving
28:52 Closing prayer
