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The Parable of the OLDER SON

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Introduction
  • Luke 15:11-32 – Parable of the prodigal son.
  • The main point of this parable is the attitude of the older son.
  • Luke 15:1-3 – The setting for the parable.
    • Know the goal: saving the lost
    • Luke 19:1-10 – Jesus’ purpose was to save the lost!
    • Matthew 9:10-12
    • II Peter 3:9
    • We must not be prejudiced against the very people we should be trying to help!
    • Ephesians 5:11 – Jesus was not joining in with sinful deeds.
    • I Corinthians 15:33
    • Our hatred of sin should motivate us to try to help people out of it!
    • I Kings 11:4
      • We should rejoice when people come to the Lord.
      • Luke 15:28
      • Luke 15:4-10 – There is rejoicing in heaven when one repents!
      • James 5:19-20
      • II Thessalonians 3:14-15 – “admonish him as a brother”
      • I Corinthians 5:5
      • Let us not be like Jonah and be angry when people repent.
        • We should not follow our sense of fairness.
        • Luke 15:29
        • Hebrews 10:17
        • We should instead follow God’s sense of forgiveness.
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