Prodigal Son - 4

The younger Son

Request (vs. 11)

Rebellion (vs. 13-16)

Repentance (vs. 17)

He takes full responsibility for his sin

• He sets his course toward God
• He knows that he has no more rights as a son!

Younger son has a plan! (vs. 18-19)

• Make me one of your hired men
• Mathew 18:23-25

The Loving Father

• Luke 15:20

His father is kind and generous and good.

His father is not a hard man.

His father is not an indifferent man. 

The Reception (vs. 20) is not according to their teaching

Father was available 

While he was still a long way off, his father saw him. 

His father is initiating the reconciliation. Why?

Because, he wants to protect his son from the Shame. 

How does he do that?

• He felt compassion
• He ran!
• He embarrassed him

The father is doing exactly what Jesus did

The shock is that all this happened without any works

Then the son makes his speech 

• Luke 15:21

But the son left something out

• Luke 15:19
• Full repentance, full faith, and no works