The Lost Son

When criticized for being associated with sinful people, Jesus spoke three parables. From his sermon series in the gospel of Luke, today R.C. Sproul show how these parables beautifully portray the Lord's compassion for wayward souls. Get R.C. Sproul's hardcover commentary on the gospel of Luke with your donation: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request the Luke commentary ebook with your donation: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global   Meet Today's Teacher:   R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

If you're not accountable for your life, then ultimately your life doesn't count. Today, R.C. Sproul reveals that a meaningful worldview must include the discipline of ethics, and our ethics cannot be divorced from the holy character of God. Get R.C. Sproul's video teaching series The Consequences of Ideas on DVD with your donation. You can also download the series and study guide, plus his digital teaching series A Blueprint for Thinking: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Download both teaching series and the study guide with your donation: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global   Meet Today's Teacher:   R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Stewardship is our responsibility to manage our whole lives as belonging ultimately to God. Today, R.C. Sproul helps us think biblically about stewarding all that the Lord has entrusted to us. With your donation, receive R.C. Sproul's booklet How Should I Live in This World?, his ebook Five Things Every Christian Needs to Grow, and the companion digital teaching series: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request both titles as ebooks and the digital teaching series with your donation: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global   Meet Today's Teacher:   R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

No matter our career, all Christians are called to be servants. Today, R.C. Sproul explains the significant role that faithful service and good works play in the Christian life. With your donation, receive R.C. Sproul's booklet How Should I Live in This World?, his ebook Five Things Every Christian Needs to Grow, and the companion digital teaching series: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request both titles as ebooks and the digital teaching series with your donation: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global   Meet Today's Teacher:   R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

The Lord commands us to worship Him according to His Word, not our own preferences. Today, R.C. Sproul shows us what it means to order our worship after the revealed will of God. With your donation, receive R.C. Sproul's booklet How Should I Live in This World?, his ebook Five Things Every Christian Needs to Grow, and the companion digital teaching series: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request both titles as ebooks and the digital teaching series with your donation: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global   Meet Today's Teacher:   R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

A disciplined life of prayer takes work and dedication. Yet this pursuit is more than worth it. Today, R.C. Sproul considers the rich communion we enjoy with the Lord through the privilege of prayer. With your donation, receive R.C. Sproul's booklet How Should I Live in This World?, his ebook Five Things Every Christian Needs to Grow, and the companion digital teaching series: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request both titles as ebooks and the digital teaching series with your donation: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global   Meet Today's Teacher:   R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Do you want to be spiritually mature? Then you must make diligent use of the means God has provided for your growth. Today, R.C. Sproul identifies the most essential means toward our maturity in Christ. With your donation, receive R.C. Sproul's booklet How Should I Live in This World?, his ebook Five Things Every Christian Needs to Grow, and the companion digital teaching series: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request both titles as ebooks and the digital teaching series with your donation: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global   Meet Today's Teacher:   R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

What does baptism do to us? Does the water take away our sin? From his sermon series in the book of 1 Peter, today R.C. Sproul explains how the sacrament of baptism bids us look beyond the water to the finished work of Christ, who cleanses us and delivers us from judgment. Get R.C. Sproul's commentary on 1–2 Peter with your donation: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request the 1–2 Peter commentary ebook with your donation: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global   Meet Today's Teacher:   R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

If we don't have God at the center of our thinking, our foundation for human dignity collapses. Today, R.C. Sproul teaches that anthropology, the study of mankind, must be rooted in theology, the study of God. Get R.C. Sproul's video teaching series The Consequences of Ideas on DVD with your donation. You can also download the series and study guide, plus his digital teaching series A Blueprint for Thinking: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Download both teaching series and the study guide with your donation: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global Join us in Orlando next spring for Ligonier's 2027 National Conference, The Glorious Attributes of God: https://www.ligonier.org/2027   Meet Today's Teacher:   R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

What does it mean to interpret the Bible literally? Today, R.C. Sproul communicates the importance of seeking after the plain meaning of God's Word. Request R.C. Sproul's teaching series Knowing Scripture on DVD with your donation. You can also download all 12 messages as well as the study guide: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Download the teaching series and study guide with your donation: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global   Meet Today's Teacher:   R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts