{"id":44051,"date":"2022-09-30T22:41:11","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T03:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/sermon-on-the-prodigal-son-the-failure-and-success-of-the-lost-son-bible-outlines\/"},"modified":"2022-09-30T22:41:11","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T03:41:11","slug":"sermon-on-the-prodigal-son-the-failure-and-success-of-the-lost-son-bible-outlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/sermon-on-the-prodigal-son-the-failure-and-success-of-the-lost-son-bible-outlines\/","title":{"rendered":"Sermon on the Prodigal Son | The Failure and Success of the Lost Son – Bible Outlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

Sermon on the Prodigal Son<\/strong> – Sermon outline by Tom Moore on the failure of the lost son when he leaves the father and his success when he returns.<\/p>\n

PROPOSITION: To teach a message of God’s attitude toward the lost, that He not only accepts penitent sinners, He earnestly seeks their salvation.<\/p>\n

Luke 15:11-24<\/p>\n

INTRODUCTION:<\/p>\n

1. To any student of the Bible the parable of the Prodigal Son is one of the most familiar.<\/p>\n

1) Its sentiment, its scope, its message of a son’s rebellion, a wasted life, and a father’s love has been the source of inspiration for many lessons through the centuries.<\/p>\n

2) The Theme: God’s Attitude Toward the Lost.<\/p>\n

3) The Main Lesson: God not only accepts penitent sinners, He earnestly seeks their salvation.<\/p>\n

2. The Background to the Parable.<\/p>\n

1) There are many precious words in our English language – “home” is one of them. Many this very hour are thinking of home:<\/p>\n

a. Some in prisons.<\/p>\n

b. Some in the military.<\/p>\n

c. Some in hospitals.<\/p>\n

d. Some in nursing homes.<\/p>\n

2) The reason this parable was taught was because some were not glad to see some sinners come home.<\/p>\n

a. Luke 15:1-2.<\/p>\n

b. We need to have the same type of attitude toward the lost as God does.<\/p>\n

c. As God longs for, looks for, searches for, and puts forth effort for the lost – so must we.<\/p>\n

3. Jesus, in this remarkable chapter of Luke, will show that there are basically three types of sinners:<\/p>\n

1) The Parable of the Lost Sheep – Lost and didn’t know how to get back.<\/p>\n

2) The Parable of the Lost Coin – Lost and didn’t know it.<\/p>\n

3) The Parable of the Prodigal Son – Lost and knew how to get back.<\/p>\n

DISCUSSION: In this sermon on the prodigal son let us consider:<\/h2>\n

I.   The Lost Soul<\/h3>\n

1. Luke 15:11-13.<\/p>\n

2. The loss here is twofold:<\/p>\n

1) God loses man.<\/p>\n

a. This grieves God.<\/p>\n

b. John 3:16.<\/p>\n

2) Man loses God.<\/p>\n

a. Isaiah 59:1-2<\/p>\n

b. God has provided man a way back (Mark 16:16).<\/p>\n

3. The son was lost through self-will.<\/p>\n

1) James 1:13-16.<\/p>\n

2) Because of self-will, the son desired to go into a “far country.”<\/p>\n

a. He wanted to see the world – he wanted to eat, drink, and be merry.<\/p>\n

b. Self-will causes many today to waste their lives on the things of this world – they focus on the fleshly instead of the spiritual.<\/p>\n

3) Because of self-will, the son made demands of his father.<\/p>\n

a. Deuteronomy 21:17 states that the oldest son should receive a double portion. In this situation that means the oldest son would have received 2\/3 of his father’s property and the youngest son 1\/3.<\/p>\n

b. The younger son made demands of his father – being disrespectful, and his father gave his son what he desired.<\/p>\n

c. We must be careful what we ask for – God may give it to us.<\/p>\n

4. This son is a sober reminder that self-will separates one from the Father.<\/p>\n

5. See Why Seek The Lost?<\/p>\n

II.  The Grief of Sin<\/h3>\n

1. Luke 15:14-16<\/p>\n

2. There are horrible consequences to sin – a famine always follows a life of sin.<\/p>\n

3. This son had given in to his lust and had jumped full blown into sin, and now he was reaping the consequences.<\/p>\n

1) This is one of the most difficult lessons to get the souls of this world to see.<\/p>\n

2) Gal. 6:7-8.<\/p>\n

3) Sin had robbed this son of his:<\/p>\n

a. Dignity<\/p>\n

b. Self-respect<\/p>\n

c. Good name<\/p>\n

d. Purity<\/p>\n

e. Good conscience<\/p>\n

f. Happy home<\/p>\n

4) Notice that he at this time was seeking help in “a far country” instead of seeking help from his father.<\/p>\n

5) Today too many are seeking help from the wrong sources.<\/p>\n

a. The divine is our only true source of help.<\/p>\n

b. 2 Peter 1:3.<\/p>\n

c. 2 Timothy 3:16-17.<\/p>\n

4. This son is a vivid reminder of the consequences of sins.<\/p>\n

5. See Sermon The Origin of Sin<\/p>\n

III. The Journey Back<\/h3>\n

1. Luke 15:17-20a.<\/p>\n

2. No one will ever repent until he comes to himself.<\/p>\n

1) Reflection is needed on our part … 2 Corinthians 13:5.<\/p>\n

2) We must look honestly at ourselves … James 1:22-25.<\/p>\n

3) He remembered home and what he had left.<\/p>\n

3. He admitted that he had sinned.<\/p>\n

1) The three hardest words for man to say is “I have sinned.”<\/p>\n

2) We can’t help ourselves until we admit we have a need.<\/p>\n

4. He realized his unworthiness.<\/p>\n

1) This helped him realize the need for his father.<\/p>\n

2) This will help us realize the need for our heavenly Father.<\/p>\n

3) Matthew 5:3.<\/p>\n

5. He took action.<\/p>\n

1) Simply thinking about it will not get the job done.<\/p>\n

2) Matthew 3:8<\/p>\n

6. This sin is a wonderful reminder that we can come back to God.<\/p>\n

7. See Repent Or Perish! Ultimately, Thats The Choice<\/p>\n

8. Finally, in this sermon on the prodigal son…<\/p>\n

IV.  The Joy of Restitution<\/h3>\n

1. Luke 15:20-24.<\/p>\n

2. God will meet us halfway.<\/p>\n

1) Notice that the son’s father “ran” to meet him.<\/p>\n

2) In restitution there is God’s part (grace) and our part (obedience\/repentance)<\/p>\n

3) We can be assured that our heavenly Father will do the same.<\/p>\n

3. God is a God of compassion.<\/p>\n

1) God continually looks for His children to come home. He is hurt by the separation.<\/p>\n

2) Romans 5:8-9<\/p>\n

4. God forgives when we repent.<\/p>\n

1) The slate is wiped clean.<\/p>\n

2) We are not on probation.<\/p>\n

3) We are placed where we were when we left.<\/p>\n

5. This son is a beautiful reminder that God forgives the penitent.<\/p>\n

6. See Restoration Is A Part Of Repentance<\/p>\n

CONCLUSION: (End of this sermon on the prodigal son)<\/p>\n

1. There are many valuable lessons to be learned from this parable:<\/p>\n

1) God seeks and receives sinners.<\/p>\n

2) Man is responsible for his lost condition.<\/p>\n

3) A lost man can come to God if he so desires.<\/p>\n

4) Separation from God brings suffering.<\/p>\n

5) Life apart from God is a waste.<\/p>\n

6) We must be poor in spirit to return to God.<\/p>\n

7) A good family can have children that go astray.<\/p>\n

8) Material things can blind us.<\/p>\n

9) Foolish decisions while we are young can cause sorrows and trouble.<\/p>\n

10)The allurement of the world will cause many to be lost.<\/p>\n

11)There are many “hog-pens” in this life we need to avoid.<\/p>\n

2. Invitation.<\/p>\n

See also:<\/h3>\n