Sermon
Vision Sunday: Luke 15:11-32
Redemption Church - Twin Cities
Speaker: Drew Stevenson
April 27, 2025 · 31 min
Summary
Luke 15's parable of the prodigal son illustrates God's lavish, unconditional love for sinners. The sermon explores three characters—the reckless son, the running father, and the rigid older son—revealing that God desires relationship, not transaction, and calls believers to enjoy and extend this costly grace.
Highlights
His father's love, it turns out, was more reckless than the son's disobedience. His compassion was bigger than his stupidity.
The qualification to being a Christian is the exact opposite of what you would think it was. The best thing you can say to God is not, 'I'll do better,' but 'I'm unworthy.'
Jesus is the real older brother that we want who pays for the party at the cost of his own life, who shed his blood for us so that the party can be a celebration.