Awake Us Now

Luke 15:11-32; Exodus 34:6; Numbers 14:18; Psalm 86:5, 15; Psalm 103:8; Psalm 145:8; Joel 2:13; Jonah 4:2; Luke 15:10. This parable is called The Prodigal Son, but perhaps a better name for it is: “Prodigal Son - Prodigal Father.” Why? The dictionary has 2 definitions for prodigal: 1. Wasteful - One who recklessly squanders what he has been given (This is the youngest son in this story) 2. Extravagant - One who abundantly gives and lavishly blesses (This is The Father) The parable is the story of a son who asks for his inheritance early, leaves with it, squanders his newly given wealth in wild living and ends up spending it all and having nothing left. The only job he’s able to get is taking care of a farmer’s pigs. That’s when the regret settles in. As Pastor progresses through the story he uses these words to describe the steps the prodigal son went through: 1. Rebellion - against God’s plan for his life 2. Recklessness - in our choices and behavior 3. Ruin - experienced as a result of rebellion and choices