(Luke 15:11-32)

I. The younger son

A. Prodigal living (15:11-13)
B. Hitting rock-bottom (15:14-16)
C. He came to his senses (15:17-20a)

II. The patient father

A. Filled with compassion (15:20b-23)
B. He wasn’t looking at the past, but the present (15:24)

III. The older brother

A. He was angry (15:25-28)
B. He felt entitled (15:29-32)

IV. Application

A. We need to come to our senses (Isaiah 59:1-3; 1 Peter 4:3)
B. God is still patient and compassionate (1 John 1:5-9; Psalm 103:11-13; Ephesians 1:11-12)
C. Do not begrudge God’s forgiveness of another (Matthew 20:1-14)