Few stories reveal the heart of God for sinners, like the triplet of parables found in Luke 15.

With the parables of the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the lost son, we see God's heart to bring sinners home to himself.

And to demonstrate his great love for sinners, God gave up His Son, Jesus Christ, so that

you and I could become His sons and daughters by faith.

Let's join Scott Pauli now as we study Luke 15.

What an amazing time we've had studying in Luke chapter 15, the lost sheep and the lost coin and the lost boy.

But today we conclude our study with the closing verses of Luke 15, and I think the most neglected part of Jesus' story.

It's the part we really don't like to talk about, frankly.

It's the elder son.

Verse number 25, Luke 15 begins this way.

Now his elder son was in the field, and as he came and drew night of the house, he he heard music and dancing and he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant and he said unto him thy brother has come and thy father hath killed the fatted calf because he hath received him safe and

sound and by the way i love that expression safe and sound isn't beautiful? One of the time you find this in

scripture, he's not just found, he is sound. The word means healthy, he's well. You'd think

the brother would be happy, but he's not. In verse 28, and he was angry. And would not go in,

therefore came his father out and entreated him. And he answering said to his father, lo these many years,

do I serve thee, neither transgressed out any time thy commandment, and yet thou never gavest me a kid that I might

make merry with my friends. But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with

harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf and he said to him son thou

were ever with me and all that i have is thine it was meat that we should make merry and be glad for this

thy brother was dead and is alive again and was lost and is found we end the same emphasis, but sadly we find a man who missed out on it.

I've often said, I think he's the most angry young man in the Bible. You know, his brother,

the prodigal, was miserable and broken and empty, but the elder brother, you'd have to describe

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