Ballard Campus 2-27-11 Pastor Mark Driscoll
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Luke 15:11-32
Possibly the most famous story in human stories
The word Father is a most evocative word, 70% of AA kids have no father 43% of all American kids have no father.
The Father
He is involved, he makes provision, he loves well, but his kids turn out bad
"Any man who doesn't provide for his family has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever" 1Tim
The mentality in youg immature men of sex without family, wife, and responsibility leads to the fatherless demographics
This dad is a great dad
The Rebellious Son
The best case for me is that you would be dead, then I could get your amazing provision. I hate you but I love your money, so write the check
The father responds by liquidating his assets, and handing them over. The son walks away.
Will the son even look back, will there be an remorse? No.
For jewish boys there is no worse job than pig farmer
No one gave him anything
He comes to repentance, he turns around and walks back toward his father.
The Father
Looks out every day, he is praying for his son daily
One day he sees his son and RUNS toward to the son
He embarasses himself by running. But the son is more important
The Father had some options:
1)He could have his son beaten
2)He could have his son disowned
3)He could even have is son put to death
The father kisses him over and over
Parenting: Fathers need to show physically affection to the kids
Dad's need to be tough to defend the family and tender to his family
The father's Reply to the son's confession and repentance
The Ring means that he is legally reinstated as a family member
Shoes mean he is a son, slaves didn't wear shoes,
The Robe means that the father wanted him to have his dignity back
The son doesn't deserve that, but it is grace, fully unmerited favor
God the Father will respond the same way.
The Other Son, the Religious Son
The son is pissed
The father calls the other son to the gospel, the son refuses
The religious get angry when there is lavish grace
Son you are always with me, the other son's inheretance is intact, the older son still get the 2/3rds of the property of the father
The father calls the religious son to be generous and show grace to the rebellious son
Roman's 4: "The kindness of God encourages us to repent"
Rebellion Religion
Innovation Tradition
Non-conformity Conformity
Breaks the rules Keeps the Rules
Liberal Conservative
Immoral Moral
Disobedient Obedient
Lazy Hard working
Sin is visible Sin is invisible
Usese people Judges people
Unrighteous Self righteous
Didn't Love Didn't Love
Neither son truely loved his father.
"Mr. Driscoll" what a freshman PM put on the back of his letterman's jacket
The whole point of the story is the third son, the one who was sent by the Father on a rescue Mission
Jesus is how the father embrasses us, loves us, legally justifies us, and gives us our dignity back in giving us new robes of righteousness to wear.
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