Mount Zion Baptist Church
128 Irish Lane | Coatesville, PA 19320 | 610-384-0721
Senior Pastor Henry Michael Boyd
The Father's Unconditional Love
Sermon Date: June 16, 2019
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Summary
Pastor Boyd preached a message out of Luke 15:11-24 titled The Father's Unconditional Love.
Background
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This will be a two-part sermon. This week we will look at the prodigal son and the father's response to him. Next week, we will look at the self-righteous son.
Main Points
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The younger son was foolish
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He demanded that his father gives him something that doesn't belong to him
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He was disrespectful to his father
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He was selfish and stubborn
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The father didn't have to give him anything. Sometimes we give our kids too much too fast so that they have a sense of entitlement.​
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The results of the son's decision
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There are always results (positive or negative) when decisions are made
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He lived recklessly in a far country and wasted all
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He began to be in want when there was a famine in the land
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He had to get a job (one that wasn't good)
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Sometimes we get too much too fast and we waste it (because we don't see the value and take things for granted)​
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He came to himself
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Sometimes you have to go to the pig pin in order to come to himself (i.e. when we hit bottom)
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We can't be enablers...we have to get out of the way
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He remembered that his father had many servants and provisions...and a sense of being loved (those are the steps of repentance)
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You have to recognize your condition of sin
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You have to turn away from your sin life and move towards God​
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The Father's forgiveness and restoration
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The father sees his son a great ways off and runs towards him
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He had compassion for his son & kissed him
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The robe restored him to a position of sonship and honor
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The ring represents his position of authority
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The shoes elevates him above a servant
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The son went away one way, but came back another way. However, the father embraces his son and forgives him.
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The father's eyes are merciful (no matter what he sees, he's not thrown aback by it)
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Nothing can separate us from the love of God​
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