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b'Prodigal WhoAugust 21, 2011Please turn in your Bibles to Luke 15.Vs. 1-2: Notice two groups of people.\\u2022Those coming to find life: tax collectors and sinners (ref. Luke 19:8-9)\\u2022Those coming to find fault: the religious elite (morally upright) Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners\\u2014of whom I am the worst. 1Timothy 1:15App: Have you come to Christ for life?App: What keeps us from associating with people who need Christ? Vs. 3-10: Lost people matter to God. Vs. 11-32: If they matter to God, shouldn\\u2019t they matter to us? Property (gr. bios): life, livelihood, means of sustenanceProdigal: recklessly extravagantVs. 17-20: Coming to our senses (awakening): even a fool\\u2019s story can end when there\\u2019s a turning point. Notice the son merely turns; it\\u2019s the father who runs the distance.Vs. 21: The father never hears all the words the son had rehearsed. He doesn\\u2019t need to. His words were rooted in a need to fix things himself. All that was required was coming home.Vs. 22-24: Fully restored by God\\u2019s recklessly extravagant grace. \\u2022His recklessly extravagant grace covers any sin you have committed.\\u2022His recklessly extravagant grace isn\\u2019t dependent on one\\u2019s sense of worthiness, but rather one\\u2019s sense of unworthiness.\\u2022His recklessly extravagant grace simply calls to all who will hear, \\u201cCome Home!\\u201d \\u2022God\\u2019s recklessly extravagant grace will cause Him to run the distant to you though you are still a long way off.Vs. 25-32: Mutterers cannot share the Father\\u2019s joy because they\\u2019re out of touch with the Spirit of the Kingdom. In the parable of the prodigal son, Jesus confronts a religious spirit that says, \\u201cThis man welcomes sinners and eats with them\\u201d in a derogatory sense when it is really the glory of the gospel!APP: Jesus will receive you.APP: What\\u2019s your attitude toward the lost: compassion or condemnation? What is His Spirit saying to you this morning?'