Searching for the One: Lost away and lost at Home | THE ONE | Luke 15:11-32 | Dave Carter

This message explores one of Jesus’ most powerful parables, often called The Prodigal Son, but more fittingly The Parable of the Two Sons. In Luke 15, Jesus tells three stories of what was lost and then found—the sheep, the coin, and finally, the sons—revealing God’s relentless heart for people.Through the rebellion of the younger son and the resentment of the older, we see that both are lost in different ways. One runs away in open sin, the other hides behind self-righteousness. Yet the Father seeks both—running to embrace the prodigal and gently entreating the elder.This sermon calls us to see ourselves in the story: Are we the younger, needing grace? Or the older, resenting grace? And ultimately, will we rejoice with God when the lost are found?