Fourth Sunday of Lent - Sermon and Video -

Rembrandt - Return of the Prodigal Son Video of Divine Service Fourth Sunday in Lent Isaiah 12:1-6 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 O Lord, let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, my rock and my redeemer. Amen. The parable of the Prodigal Son is one of those biblical stories that has inspired myriad authors and artists. People can easily see others and themselves in this story. In the course of a lifetime some of us may unwittingly play the part of the three characters in different phases of our lives. We may have a few stories about time squandered, and after wising up, we might discover that we somehow become the righteous big brother, and, at another time, we may at some point be overcome with tears of forgiveness and love because the one who went away has finally returned. We really don’t care what they did, we are just relieved and thrilled to have them back...