"An Empty Chair at the Thanksgiving Celebration:
Luke 15. 25-32
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AN EMPTY CHAIR AT THE THANKSGIVING
CELEBRATION
Luke 15. 25-32
Question: Doesn’t it seem ironic that those who have so much are often the most ungrateful, while those who suffer trials, and losses seem to be the most thankful?
1. The Scripture Lesson-
A. The ________ son: faithful, dependable, and obedient
B. Didn’t leave home; didn’t spend inheritance on foolish living
C. But neither does he have his _________ loving heart
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2. THE Eldest Son Has Taken ______ For Granted:
A. His inheritance…he assumes the rest is rightfully his
B. He shows no _________ to his father for all he has already received
C. True, there was no celebration with his friends, but there is an _______
D. All that he has, has been given to him by his loving father
3. How Are WE _____ the Older Son?
A. Like him, many of us live in a land of __________.
B. Like him, we may feel entitled to much of what we have received
C. We may become jealous, or hurt, when others are noticed and we are _______
D. Like Older Brother, we may not have our Loving Father’s _______
4. SOME WHO HAVE SUFFERED THE MOST SEEM MOST GRATEFUL!
A. That person in the wheelchair or that person who has been through times of hardship
B. Both the grateful & ungrateful receive grace, so what causes some to be _________, while others become jealous or easily offended?
C. Question- Which way do you tend to be: grateful, and appreciative or jealous of others’ blessings?
5. The Point of the Parable is the Loving ______ of the Main Character- the __________.
A. He loves both sons-
B. He realizes that both sons have taken him for granted
C. He wants both to enter into the joyous celebration!
6. He also wants Us to Know His compassion; and HE
INVITES US TO enter the joyful _________________
celebration:
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