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In A Lost Sheep, A Lost Coin, A Lost Son, Part 2, RTM founder and director Michael Durham explores the startling contrast between two kinds of lost people: the openly rebellious sinner and the outwardly moral, self-righteous sinner. Through Jesus’ powerful parables, this message exposes the danger of trusting in religious performance while revealing that both the prodigal and the elder brother stand equally in need of grace. If you have ever assumed that goodness, morality, or church involvement can make you right with God, this episode offers a sobering and life-changing challenge.

At the heart of this message is a breathtaking portrait of Christ as the true Elder Brother who came to seek, rescue, and restore the lost. With tenderness and gospel power, Michael Durham shows that Jesus is not ashamed of broken sinners but willingly bears their shame, clothes them in His righteousness, and brings them home to the Father’s table. Whether you identify with the prodigal who has wandered far away or the religious person who has trusted in self instead of Christ, this episode points to the same hope: a Savior who pursues the lost and a Father who receives them with joy.