While the elder brother seems so different from his younger brother, Jesus helps us see how similar they are, and how even the apparently righteous older brother needed a Savior. This closing scene exposes the Pharisee in us all and the greatness of God's grace.

The Prodigal Son, Part 1. A long look at how far the prodigal son fell into sin reveals how lost we really are apart from Christ. And in light of that lostness, the welcome of the father reveals how extravagant the love of God is.

The Prodigal Son, Part 1. A long look at how far the prodigal son fell into sin reveals how lost we really are apart from Christ. And in light of that lostness, the welcome of the father reveals how extravagant the love of God is.

God invites us to join him in rejoicing over the rescuing of the lost. These two parables tell us something about how God accomplishes salvation, what God rejoices in, and they offer us an invitation to join him in rejoicing and in causing him to rejoice.

God invites us to join him in rejoicing over the rescuing of the lost. These two parables tell us something about how God accomplishes salvation, what God rejoices in, and they offer us an invitation to join him in rejoicing and in causing him to rejoice.

Jesus makes it clear that the call to follow him is a call to complete commitment. He then answers two questions for us: what does that complete commitment look like? and is following Jesus worth the cost?

Jesus makes it clear that the call to follow him is a call to complete commitment. He then answers two questions for us: what does that complete commitment look like? and is following Jesus worth the cost?

Jesus describes the banquet of the Kingdom of God and reveals that some who have been invited will choose to not attend, while others who we would assume are excluded are welcomed in.

Jesus describes the banquet of the Kingdom of God and reveals that some who have been invited will choose to not attend, while others who we would assume are excluded are welcomed in.

Jesus describes the banquet of the Kingdom of God and reveals that some who have been invited will choose to not attend, while others who we would assume are excluded are welcomed in.