The sermon discusses the parable of the two lost sons from Luke 15:11-32. In the parable, a father has two sons - one wastes his inheritance and ends up poor, while the other stays and works for the father. The poor son returns home seeking forgiveness and his father welcomes him back with a celebration. The message is about God's love and forgiveness for sinners, and his joy when they repent and return to him, just as the father rejoiced over his lost son's return.

1. Sermon 08.18.13
The Two Lost Sons
Luke 15:11-32

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10. Don’t let worry kill you --
let the church help.

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9. Thursday night - Potluck
supper. Prayer and
medication to follow.

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8. Remember in prayer the
many who are sick of our
church and community.

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7. For those of you who have
children and don’t know it,
we have a nursery
downstairs.

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6. The rosebud on the altar
this morning is to announce
the birth of David Alan
Belzer, the sin of Rev. and
Mrs. Julius Belzer.

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5. This afternoon there will be
a meeting in the South and
North ends of the church.
Children will be baptized at
both ends.

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4. Wednesday the ladies
liturgy will meet. Mrs.
Johnson will sing "Put me in
my little bed" accompanied
by the pastor.

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3. Tuesday at 4:00 PM there
will be an ice cream social.
All ladies giving milk will
please come early.

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2. Thursday at 5:00 PM there
will be a meeting of the Little
Mothers Club. All ladies
wishing to be "Little
Mothers" will meet with the
Pastor in his study.

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1. This being Easter Sunday,
we will ask Mrs. Lewis to
come forward and lay an
egg on the altar.

13. Acts 2:42-47
42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching
and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to
prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the
many wonders and signs performed by the
apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had
everything in common. 45 They sold property and
possessions to give to anyone who had need. 46
Every day they continued to meet together in the
temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and
ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47
praising God and enjoying the favor of all the
people. And the Lord added to their number daily
those who were being saved.

14. Luke 15:1-2
1 Now the tax collectors and sinners were
all gathering around to hear Jesus.
2 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the
law muttered, “This man welcomes
sinners and eats with them.”

15. Luke 15:4-7
4 “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and
loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-
nine in the open country and go after the lost
sheep until he finds it? 5 And when he finds it,
he joyfully puts it on his shoulders 6 and goes
home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors
together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have
found my lost sheep.’
7 I tell you that in the same way there will be more
rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents
than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do
not need to repent.

16. Isaiah 53:6
We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
each of us has turned to our own way;

17. Luke 15:8-10
8 “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and
loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the
house and search carefully until she finds it? 9
And when she finds it, she calls her friends
and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice
with me; I have found my lost coin.’ 10 In the
same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the
presence of the angels of God over one sinner
who repents.”

18. So what was the
message?

19. Luke 15:11-32

22. So what was the
message?

23. Luke 15:11-32