Luke 19:10
Luke 15:1-2
Mark 2:16-17
Luke 15:4-7
Luke 15:8-10
Luke 15:11-32
Luke 15:11-12
Point 1 - Our troubles begin when we leave God's will to pursue our own will.
Romans 1:21-24
Luke 15:13
James 1:14-15
Genesis 6:5-6
Luke 15:14-16
Proverbs 13:15
Haggai 1:6
Luke 15:17-19
Romans 2:4
Point 2- True repentance is necessary for forgiveness.
Luke 15:20
Acts 3:19
Luke 7:12-15
Luke 10:30, 33
James 4:8
Romans 5:8
Point 3 - God's love for and acceptance of repentant sinners is unconditional.
Luke 15:21
Psalm 51:1-4
Luke 15:22-24
Romans 3:23
Romans 6:23
1 John 3:1
Luke 15:10
Point 4 - God feels unmitigated joy when a lost soul is saved.
Luke 15:25-28
Luke 15:29-30
Isaiah 64:6
Luke 15:31-32
John 3:16-17
Point 5 - God continues to offer the free gift of salvation to unrepentant sinners.
Main Points:
Point 1 - Our troubles begin when we leave God's will to pursue our own will.
Point 2 - True repentance is necessary for forgiveness.
Point 3 - God's love for and acceptance of repentant sinners is unconditional.
Point 4- God feels unmitigated joy when a lost soul is saved.
Point 5 - God continues to offer the free gift of salvation to unrepentant sinners