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 15:25-32Series: Lost Preacher: Simon LawrensonSunday MorningDate: 31st May 2026Passage: Luke 15:25-32-------------------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 15:25–32In 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 sonshipWhether 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