who is the prodigal?
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Sermon on the Parable of the Lost Son and Prodigal FatherTRANSCRIPT
Mike SimmondsEvangelism & Education Consultant
St Andrew’s United Reform ChurchSunday 27th March 2011
Luke 15 verses 11 to 32
“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.”
Luke 15 verses 11 to 32
St Mary Magdalene's Church, Windmill Hill, Enfield
Constantine the Great, Roman Emperor 306-337
St Mary Magdalene's Church, Windmill Hill, Enfield
Psalm 103v13
“As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;”
“What it means is that God has a long fuse, a short memory, a thick skin and a big heart”.
The Prodigal
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL SONC. 1662
Prodigal Father is often misunderstoodProdigal Father is often misunderstood
ABBA FATHER“For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the spirit of sonship and by him we cry, "Abba, Father.“ Romans 8:15
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