1. “A Father and His Sons” The Parable Stories of Jesus Matthew 21:28-32

2. “A Father and His Sons” The Parable Stories of Jesus Matthew 21:28-32 Generational challenges are nothing new! The Generation Gap

3. “A Father and His Sons” The Parable Stories of Jesus Matthew 21:28-32 A Research Summary by ‘Next Step’ “Overall, the survey results show that almost three-quarters (72.3%)…

4. “A Father and His Sons” The Parable Stories of Jesus Matthew 21:28-32 …of the respondents were facing some challenges created by today’s multi- generational workforce.”

5. “A Father and His Sons” The Parable Stories of Jesus Matthew 21:28-32 …but this is a Relational Gap Jesus’ most often used image of God was a ‘Father’, sometimes ‘Abba’!

6. “A Father and His Sons” The Parable Stories of Jesus Matthew 21:28-32 Relationship Broken Barbaric Images Coming Out of the Middle-East

7. “A Father and His Sons” The Parable Stories of Jesus Matthew 21:28-32 Relationship Broken Rodney King “Can’t We Just All Get Along!”

8. “A Father and His Sons” The Parable Stories of Jesus Matthew 21:28-32 Relationship Broken Biblical Images

9. “A Father and His Sons” The Parable Stories of Jesus Matthew 21:28-32 Genesis 3:15 “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel.”

10. “A Father and His Sons” The Parable Stories of Jesus Matthew 21:28-32 Apostle Paul “Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.” Ephesians 5:6

11. “A Father and His Sons” The Parable Stories of Jesus Matthew 21:28-32 Relationship Choices Jesus’ parable demonstrates two basic responses to our spiritual and relational disconnect from God and others

12. “A Father and His Sons” The Parable Stories of Jesus Matthew 21:28-32 Relationship Choices First Son Repented Second Son Rebelled

13. “A Father and His Sons” The Parable Stories of Jesus Matthew 21:28-32 Relationship Restored New Relationship Decided!

14. “A Father and His Sons” The Parable Stories of Jesus Matthew 21:28-32 John 3:17-18 “For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

15. “A Father and His Sons” The Parable Stories of Jesus Matthew 21:28-32 ‘He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.’”

16. “A Father and His Sons” The Parable Stories of Jesus Matthew 21:28-32 Relationship Restored New Relationship Accepted!

17. “A Father and His Sons” The Parable Stories of Jesus Matthew 21:28-32 Romans 8:15 “For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, ‘Abba, Father.’”

18. “A Father and His Sons” The Parable Stories of Jesus Matthew 21:28-32 Relationship Restored New Relationship Practiced!

19. “A Father and His Sons” The Parable Stories of Jesus Matthew 21:28-32 Galatians 4:6 “And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, ‘Abba, Father!’”

20. “A Father and His Sons” The Parable Stories of Jesus Matthew 21:28-32 Which Son/Daughter will You be? The One who Repented or Rebelled?

21. “A Father and His Sons” The Parable Stories of Jesus Matthew 21:28-32