Gary Gleans

Luke 15:20-32   20  “So he got up and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion  for him,  and ran and embraced him and kissed him.  21  “And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’  22  “But the father said to his slaves, ‘Quickly bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet;  23  and bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat and celebrate;  24  for this son of mine was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.’ And they began to celebrate. 25  “Now his older son was in the field, and when he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing.  26  “And he summoned one of the servants and  began  inquiring what these things could be.  27  “And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has received him back

Luke 15:11-19 11  And He said, “A man had two sons.  12  “The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate that falls to me.’ So he divided his wealth between them.  13  “And not many days later, the younger son gathered everything together and went on a journey into a distant country, and there he squandered his estate with loose living.  14  “Now when he had spent everything, a severe famine occurred in that country, and he began to be impoverished.  15  “So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.  16  “And he would have gladly filled his stomach with the pods that the swine were eating, and no one was giving  anything  to him.  17  “But when he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired men have more than enough bread, but I am dying here with hunger!  18  ‘I will get up and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven, and

Luke 15:1-10 1  Now all the tax collectors and the sinners were coming near Him to listen to Him.  2  Both the Pharisees and the scribes  began  to grumble, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” 3  So He told them this parable, saying,  4  “What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?  5  “When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.  6  “And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’  7  “I tell you that in the same way, there will be  more  joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance. 8  “Or what woman, if she has ten silver coins and loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?  9  “When she has fou

Luke 14:25-35 25  Now large crowds were going along with Him; and He turned and said to them,  26  “If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple.  27  “Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.  28  “For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it?  29  “Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who observe it begin to ridicule him,  30  saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’  31  “Or what king, when he sets out to meet another king in battle, will not first sit down and consider whether he is strong enough with ten thousand  men  to encounter the one coming against him with twenty thousand?  32  “Or else, while the other is still far away, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of