1. A Journey to the Far Country
Luke 15:11-32

2. Oversight
Father's Instruction
Love Counsel
Association

3. How He Departed
Desire Due to Dissatisfaction
1 John 2:15-17
James 1:13-15
The Far Country

4. How He Departed
Desire Unreasonable
Demand - Verse 12
I want what is coming
to me
Psalm 106:13-15
The Far Country

5. How He Departed
Desire Take note of the Father's
Demand - Verse 12 Love
Departure - Verse 13 We show an attitude of
arrogance when we
depart from God's Word
The Far Country

6. How He Departed
Desire Insulting to the Jews, a
Demand - Verse 12 young Jew wasted
substance among
Departure - Verse 13
foreigners
Dissipation - Verse 13
We do the same when we
waste time in service to
Satan
The Far Country

7. How He Departed
Desire Famine Arose
Demand - Verse 12 Why do folks turn to the
Departure - Verse 13 church when in need?
Dissipation - Verse 13 Satan offers no help in our
Destitution - Verse 14 time of need
The Far Country

8. How He Departed
Desire Had to get a job
Demand - Verse 12 2 Peter 2:21-22
Departure - Verse 13
Very difficult to explain the
Dissipation - Verse 13 degradation when one
Destitution - Verse 14 leaves the living God
Degradation - Verse 16
The Far Country

9. Concluding Thoughts
The son's journey into the far country is
representative of our journey into sin
In our next lesson we will learn how to come
home from the far country
The Far Country - SIN