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The Older Brother Problem: Why Good People Need Grace Too | Luke 15:25-32

The Older Brother Problem: Why Good People Need Grace Too | Luke 15:25-32 Series: Lost Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 31st May 2026 Passage: Luke 15:25-32 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+15%3A25-32&version=ESV] ------------------- In Luke 15, most people focus on the Prodigal Son who ran away from home. But Jesus saves the greatest surprise for the end of the story. The older brother never left. He stayed faithful. He worked hard. He obeyed the rules. Yet when grace comes to his younger brother, he finds himself standing outside the Father's feast. In this sermon, we explore the forgotten son of Luke 15 and discover how self-righteousness, comparison, entitlement, and performance can keep us from experiencing the joy of God's grace. The younger son was lost through rebellion. The older son was lost through religion. Both needed the same thing: grace. 📖 Passage: Luke 15:25–32 In this message: • The hidden meaning of the Older Brother • Why faithful people often struggle with grace • The danger of building security on performance • The biblical pattern of two sons throughout Scripture • What Jonah, Job, and the Rich Young Ruler teach us about grace • Why Jesus leaves the story unfinished • How to move from performance to sonship Whether you identify more with the younger son or the older brother, Jesus leaves the door open for you to come home to the Father. #Luke15 #ProdigalSon #OlderBrother #Grace #ChristianSermon #BibleTeaching #Jesus #Gospel #SelfRighteousness #Faith #Christianity #ChurchSermon #Luke15Sermon

The Lost Younger Son | When a Son Forgets He’s a Son | Luke 15:11-24

The Lost Younger Son | When a Son Forgets He’s a Son | Luke 15:11-24 Series: Lost Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 24th May 2026 Passage: Luke 15:11-24 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+15%3A11-24&version=ESV] ------------------- What if the deepest problem in our lives isn’t just the sin we commit—but the identity we lose? In this message from Luke 15, we explore the story of the lost younger son and discover that rebellion does more than break rules—it breaks relationship. The prodigal son doesn’t simply say, “I have sinned.” He says, “I am no longer worthy to be called your son.” His lostness is ultimately a loss of identity. Jesus tells this parable to reveal the heart of the Father toward sinners, outcasts, and those who feel far from God. Through the powerful biblical theme of younger sons receiving undeserved grace—Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, David—we see a Gospel truth repeated throughout Scripture: inheritance in God’s Kingdom is received by grace, not earned by performance. In this sermon we explore: How sin causes us to forget who we are Why shame isolates us from the Father The biblical pattern of lost younger sons The difference between rebellion and repentance The scandalous compassion of the Father How grace restores identity and relationship No matter how far you’ve wandered, the invitation of the Father still stands: come home. 📖 Scripture: Luke 15:11–24

The Lost Coin | How Do We Become Lost? | Luke 15:8-10

The Lost Coin | How Do We Become Lost? | Luke 15:8-10 Series: Lost Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 17th May 2026 Passage: Luke 15:8-10 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+15%3A8-10&version=ESV] ------------------- What if being “lost” isn’t always rebellion? In this powerful sermon from Gospel of Luke 15:8–10, we explore the story of the Lost Coin and how people become spiritually, emotionally, and relationally disconnected from God. This message looks at: mental health and spiritual lostness trauma, shame, and perceived worth exile and the book of Book of Lamentations why lostness often feels like invisibility the searching heart of God how the church can help people be found again Jesus shows us that lostness may hide value — but it never removes it. 📖 Scriptures: Luke 15:8–10 Lamentations 3 Ephesians 2:1–10 Genesis 1:26

The Lost Sheep | How Do We Become Lost? | Luke 15

The Lost Sheep | How Do We Become Lost? | Luke 15 Series: Lost Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 10th May 2026 Passage: Luke 15:1-7 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+15%3A1-7&version=ESV] ------------------- Why do people drift from God? In this sermon from Gospel of Luke 15:3–7, we explore the story of the Lost Sheep and how spiritual lostness often begins slowly through distraction, isolation, exhaustion, and entanglement with the pressures of life. This message explores: spiritual drift and isolation belonging and community mental health and emotional exhaustion the danger of living disconnected from the flock the shepherd heart of God Book of Ezekiel 34 and God’s warning to failed shepherds how the church must become a community that notices who is missing Jesus reveals a God who searches for wandering people and carries them home. 📖 Scriptures: Luke 15:3–7 Ezekiel 34 Hebrews 12:1 1 Peter 5:8

What "Lost" Really Means to God

What "Lost" Really Means to God Series: Lost Preacher: Simon Lawrenson Sunday Morning Date: 3rd May 2026 Passage: Luke 15:1-2 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+15%3A1-2&version=ESV] ------------------- Most people think being "lost" is just about non-Christians - but Luke 15 tells a very different story. This message unpacks what it actually means to be lost, and why God's heart still moves toward the wandering. Through the parables of the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the lost son, we'll rediscover the heart of God for people who feel far from Him - including the ones already sitting in church. In this teaching, you'll learn: * What being "lost" really means in the eyes of God * Why the Father runs toward the wanderer instead of waiting * How to recognise lostness in your own life - even as a believer 📖 Text: Luke 15 🎙️ Series: Lost & Found - Rediscovering the Heart of God 🏛️ Location: Calvary Chapel Southampton Luke 15 is one of the clearest pictures in Scripture of how God sees people who are far from Him. Whether you've walked away, drifted slowly, or never realised you were lost in the first place, this message is a reminder that God isn't distant - He's searching. Being found isn't about being perfect; it's about being pursued by a Father who refuses to give up. 🔔 Subscribe for weekly Bible teaching that connects Scripture to real life.