Lost and Found – Rock Bottom

Luke 15:11-24

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God loves a cheerful giver!

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Luke 15:1-2

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Some people believe this statement is true:

God hates you, but he loves me.

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Luke 15:11

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Luke 15:12

12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’…

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“… to my knowledge, in all of Middle Eastern literature (aside from this parable) from ancient times to the present, there is no case of any son, older or younger, asking for his inheritance from a father who is still in good health.” M. Bailey

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Luke 15:12

…So he divided his property between them.

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“Sin will take you farther than you ever intended to go, it will cost you more than you ever expected to pay, and it will keep you longer than you ever intended to stay.” T. Haggard

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Luke 15:13

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Luke 15:14

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Luke 15:15-16

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Luke 15:17

17 “When he came to his senses…

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Luke 15:17 (cont.)

…‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! 

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In his mind it was better to be the father’s servant than a slave to sin.

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Luke 15:18-19

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Luke 15:20

 20 So he got up and went to his father…

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Luke 15:20 (cont.)

“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.”

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Luke 15:24

…this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’… 

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(Building)

Luke 15:7

Luke 15:10

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