A New Beginning

Luke 15:11   And he said, A certain man had two sons:

¹² And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.

¹³ And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

¹⁴ And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.

¹⁵ And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

¹⁶ And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

¹⁷ And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!

A New Beginning – The Prodigal Son

A time for reflection

A time to review our priorities

A time to set new goals.

I.  Father give me

Verse 12  And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.

II.  Took a journey

Verse 13  And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

III.  He spent all

Verse 14  And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.

IV.  He hired himself out to do any kind of work

Verse 15   And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

V.  He was going to eat the husk the swine ate

Verse 16  And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

Conclusion:  He came to himself

Verse 17  And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!

1. I will arise - turn around, make a change

verse 18  I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,

2. Not worthy - humility

Verse 19  And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.

3. I have sinned - confession

Verse 21  And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.

4. Bring the fatted calf - restoration

Verse 23  And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: