Jess Larson | Oak Ridge North, Texas
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Speaker: Jess Larson
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The Elder Brother We All Need
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The structure of this magnificent short story which Jesus tells demonstrates that the older brother is just as important to Jesus' point as the younger one. A certain man had TWO sons… ultimately, both were in need of saving – both were in need of a fathers love – and both were in need of an even older brother who would respond in a vastly different fashion than the older brother found in this parable – one who would seek both these types of brothers out and save them – bringing them home to their Father and into a joyous feast. So perhaps the focus should ultimately shift away from these two brothers towards another… one who came to seek and save the lost. Let's consider this in a sermon entitled, The Elder Brother We All Need.
>Defending a Gospel Harmony - 9/9/2007 Lower and Higher Criticism 1 - 9/16/2007 Lower and Higher Criticism 2 - 9/23/2007 A Different Gospel - 9/30/2007 Introducing Mark's Gospel - 10/7/2007 Introducing Matthew's Gospel - 10/14/2007 Introducing Luke's Gospel - 10/21/2007 Introducing John's Gospel - 10/28/2007 Jesus is God - 11/11/2007 An Introduction to the Light - 11/18/2007 In Awe of the Incarnate Word - 11/25/2007 The Lineage of the Messiah - 12/2/2007 The Lineage of the Savior - 12/9/2007 Lord Remembers His Covenant - 12/16/2007 The Consequences of Unbelief - 12/23/2007 Lessons from the Virgin Birth - 12/30/2007 Camaraderie of Two Mothers - 1/6/2008 The Purpose of Prophecy - 1/13/2008 Learning from the Joseph's - 1/20/2008 Inconvenience and Providence - 1/27/2008 God's Peculiar Choices - 2/10/2008 Honor the Son - 2/17/2008 The Heavens Declare the Son - 2/24/2008 Responding to the King - 3/2/2008 A Fulfilling Journey - 3/16/2008 The God Man at Age 12 - 3/30/2008 A Call to Repentance - 4/6/2008 Preaching Repentance - 4/13/2008 True Greatness - 4/20/2008 The Obedience of Christ - 4/27/2008 The Sinlessness of Christ - 5/4/2008 Standing Against Temptation - 5/11/2008 Seeking God - 5/18/2008 Jesus' First Miracle - 6/1/2008 The Passion of Jesus - 6/8/2008 Faith Examined - 6/15/2008 The Importance of Regeneration - 6/22/2008 The Need for Redemption - 7/6/2008 Surveying God's Love and Wrath - 7/13/2008 Rejoicing, Christ's Supremacy - 7/20/2008 Christ's Position &Testimony - 7/27/2008 Living Water - 8/17/2008 Awakening Real Need - 8/24/2008 Removing Mission Hindrances - 8/31/2008 A Desperate Plea - 9/7/2008 Preaching as Jesus Did - 9/21/2008 Calling Fishers of Men - 9/28/2008 Mighty to Save - 10/5/2008 Errors of Seeker Sensitivity - 10/12/2008 In Need of Cleansing - 10/19/2008 The Power to Forgive Sins - 10/26/2008 Justification from the Savior - 11/2/2008 Out with Old, In with New - 11/9/2008 The Impact of Sovereign Grace - 11/16/2008 Christ's Christology - 11/30/2008 Confronting Unbelief - 12/7/2008 Sabbath Schooling - 12/14/2008 The Hope of Nations - 12/21/2008 The One Fit for Service - 12/28/2008 Approaching Sermon on Mount - 1/4/2009 The Blessing of Poverty - 1/11/2009 The Blessing of Sorrow - 1/18/2009 The Blessing of Humility - 1/25/2009 The Blessing of Hunger - 2/1/2009 The Blessing of Mercy - 2/8/2009 The Blessing of Purity - 2/15/2009 The Blessing of Peacemaking - 2/22/2009 The Blessing of Persecution - 3/1/2009 Salt and Light - 3/8/2009 Relating Rightly to the Law - 3/15/2009 Rooting Out Murder - 3/29/2009 Eradicating Adultery - 4/5/2009 Upholding Marriage - 4/19/2009 Restoring Credibility - 4/26/2009 Invalidating Retaliation - 5/3/2009 Resembling Our Father - 5/10/2009 Righteousness That Pleases God - 5/24/2009 Giving Instruction - 6/7/2009 Are you praying at all? 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