Right Father, Wrong Focus (Part 2)
June 14, 2021

Luke 15:25-32
25 “Now his older son was in the field, and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. 26 And he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant. 27 And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has received him back safe and sound.’ 28 But he was angry and refused to go in. His father came out and entreated him, 29 but he answered his father, ‘Look, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed your command, yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might celebrate with my friends. 30 But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your property with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!’ 31 And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. 32 It was fitting to celebrate and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.’”


Blind Spots of the Elder Brother:
1. The elder brother becomes and at the news of his brother’s return and the celebration with the fattened calf.


2. The elder brother publicly his father.


3. The elder son his father’s grace and gentleness.


4. The elder son sees himself as a , not a .


5. The elder brother his young brother and the worst about him.


6. The elder brother his to preserve the relationship between his father and his young brother.