The Prodigal (1 of 3)
Series: Reckless
Craig Smith
Luke 15: 11- 24
Introduction
Welcome to all of our campuses. I'm so glad you're hear for the start of our last summer mini-series, Reckless. Over the next three weeks, we're going to be doing a deep-dive into what is probably the most famous of the parables that Jesus taught, sometimes called The Prodigal Son. But we chose not to call the series that because I actually think that's a misleading title. Calling this parable ''the prodigal son'' suggests that the parable is all about that particular son - the one who chose to leave his family and live recklessly. But the fact is, there are three different characters in this parable and each one of them is equally important. If we focus only on the ''prodigal'' son, we're not going to hear a lot of what Jesus is saying to us. So to avoid that mistake, we're calling this series reckless...because the fact is that there are three equally important characters in this parable and all three of them are reckless...in their own way.
Let me explain how I'm using that word: to be reckless is to do something without caring about the cost or the consequences. Now, sometimes, being reckless - doing something without caring about the cost of the consequences - sometimes, being reckless is foolish...it's genuinely stupid to act that way. But sometimes being reckless isn't foolish...it just looks that way to others who don't share your priorities.
Why don't you go ahead and grab a Bible and make your way to Luke 15. The parable that we're going to be looking at in this series starts in verse 11, but before we dive into that, we need to understand the circumstances that caused Jesus to teach this parable.
Main Body
The Context
Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. (Luke 15:1)
''Tax-collectors and sinners'' was kind of a catch-all phrase for bad people. The term ''tax-collectors'' represents people who didn't care abou ...
Series: Reckless
Craig Smith
Luke 15: 11- 24
Introduction
Welcome to all of our campuses. I'm so glad you're hear for the start of our last summer mini-series, Reckless. Over the next three weeks, we're going to be doing a deep-dive into what is probably the most famous of the parables that Jesus taught, sometimes called The Prodigal Son. But we chose not to call the series that because I actually think that's a misleading title. Calling this parable ''the prodigal son'' suggests that the parable is all about that particular son - the one who chose to leave his family and live recklessly. But the fact is, there are three different characters in this parable and each one of them is equally important. If we focus only on the ''prodigal'' son, we're not going to hear a lot of what Jesus is saying to us. So to avoid that mistake, we're calling this series reckless...because the fact is that there are three equally important characters in this parable and all three of them are reckless...in their own way.
Let me explain how I'm using that word: to be reckless is to do something without caring about the cost or the consequences. Now, sometimes, being reckless - doing something without caring about the cost of the consequences - sometimes, being reckless is foolish...it's genuinely stupid to act that way. But sometimes being reckless isn't foolish...it just looks that way to others who don't share your priorities.
Why don't you go ahead and grab a Bible and make your way to Luke 15. The parable that we're going to be looking at in this series starts in verse 11, but before we dive into that, we need to understand the circumstances that caused Jesus to teach this parable.
Main Body
The Context
Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. (Luke 15:1)
''Tax-collectors and sinners'' was kind of a catch-all phrase for bad people. The term ''tax-collectors'' represents people who didn't care abou ...
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