The Day a Prodigal Son Came Home
Donald Cantrell
Luke 15: 11 - 24
I - The Son's Willful Desire (12)
II - The Son's Wrongful Departure (13a)
III - The Son's Wretched Demise (13b - 14)
IV - The Son's Worrisome Decline (15 - 16)
V - The Son's Wonderful Decision (17 - 19)
VI - The Son's Welcomed Discovery (20 - 21)
VII - The Son's Wholesome Delight (22 - 24)
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The Path of Rebellion
The main social event of the year in many Sunday Schools is the summer picnic. William Porkess was in an English Sunday School that was granted permission by an Earl to have a picnic on his large estate. How excited they all were as they were being carried to the estate by horse and carriage. The woods on this estate contained a million trees, and many were hundreds of years old. In the course of time walks had been planned by marking certain trees. All you had to do was follow the marks and you could walk for miles under a continuous canopy of leaves, and come back to where you started. It was pointed out very strongly the danger in not following the marks. Bill and some others boys were not going to bother with such warnings. They determined to do as they pleased, and they wandered off the path. After a time, they began to sense that they did not know where they were.
Their smart-aleck enthusiasm cooled rapidly, and they began to feel desperation. They went on and on with no sense of direction most of the day. At last, they came to a clearing and found a cottage where they got direction back to the camp. It ended happily, but as Bill reflected back on the experience, he saw the foolishness of his rebellion against rules. He lost two meals and all of the fun that had been planned, and on top of that, he never really came to appreciate the woods, for in their wandering they were gripped with fear, and could not enjoy the beauty of it. He learned a lesson he never forgot. If you wander anywhere ...
Donald Cantrell
Luke 15: 11 - 24
I - The Son's Willful Desire (12)
II - The Son's Wrongful Departure (13a)
III - The Son's Wretched Demise (13b - 14)
IV - The Son's Worrisome Decline (15 - 16)
V - The Son's Wonderful Decision (17 - 19)
VI - The Son's Welcomed Discovery (20 - 21)
VII - The Son's Wholesome Delight (22 - 24)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with subpoints.
The Path of Rebellion
The main social event of the year in many Sunday Schools is the summer picnic. William Porkess was in an English Sunday School that was granted permission by an Earl to have a picnic on his large estate. How excited they all were as they were being carried to the estate by horse and carriage. The woods on this estate contained a million trees, and many were hundreds of years old. In the course of time walks had been planned by marking certain trees. All you had to do was follow the marks and you could walk for miles under a continuous canopy of leaves, and come back to where you started. It was pointed out very strongly the danger in not following the marks. Bill and some others boys were not going to bother with such warnings. They determined to do as they pleased, and they wandered off the path. After a time, they began to sense that they did not know where they were.
Their smart-aleck enthusiasm cooled rapidly, and they began to feel desperation. They went on and on with no sense of direction most of the day. At last, they came to a clearing and found a cottage where they got direction back to the camp. It ended happily, but as Bill reflected back on the experience, he saw the foolishness of his rebellion against rules. He lost two meals and all of the fun that had been planned, and on top of that, he never really came to appreciate the woods, for in their wandering they were gripped with fear, and could not enjoy the beauty of it. He learned a lesson he never forgot. If you wander anywhere ...
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