The Father's Celebration

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Sermon Outline

The Big Idea

• Celebrate what the Father celebrates Repentance

The 1st Story (vv. 4-7)

The 2nd Story (vv. 8-10)

The 3rd Story

• The Father
• Will - the older son
• Bryce - the younger son

Repentance

• A change of mind
• To have the Father's mind about sin
• Connection to grace

Romans 2:4

Repentance

• Pre-Calvary story with a post-Calvary meaning

Application Questions

1. Who are you in this story?

• Are you the “good” son who doesn’t think he needs to repent?
• OR Are you a sinner who knows the need to repent?

2. Where are you in this story?

• Are you running away from the Father?
• OR Are you running to the Father?
• Are you celebrating the Father’s grace in others’ lives?
• OR Are you ticked about grace? Psalm 103:8-14

An excerpt of Only a Holy God

Who else could rescue me from my failing?

Who else would offer His only Son?

Who else invites me to call Him Father?

Only a Holy God

The 3rd Story (vv. 11-32)

• The father
• The younger son
• The older son