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Lost in Space
by Jay Kesler
Text: Psalm 8, Luke 15
Topic: How God regards us
Big Idea: Humans are unique creations because only we can choose to love God.
Keywords: Struggles of Life: Identity, Prodigal Son
Introduction
- Modern man is caught in an identity crisis.
- Scripture says that mankind has been infused by God to be a little lower than the angels.
There are three stories Jesus told about lost things
- He told of the lost sheep and the lost coin, the finding of which caused the owners great joy.
- "The Prodigal Son" is a story of estrangement between father and child.
- Luke 15
- This theme communicates the truth that man is made in God's image.
"The Prodigal Son" is written from the viewpoint of God as a heavenly parent
- Fathers know the difference between a sheep, a coin, and a man.
- The entire universe glorifies God as it moves in perfect concert.
God created male and female beings whose response to him is voluntary
- God does not violate human beings.
- Instead, he waits for us to come home.
Conclusion
- I call the story of "The Prodigal Son" "The Story of the Waiting Father."
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