Harris Creek Baptist Church

SUMMARY Think of the closest relationships in your life. How have they changed over time? What about your relationship with God? Has it ever drifted? As we finish our two-week series, Far from the Father, JP teaches us about the sins of the older brother and the Pharisees from Luke 15. KEY TAKEAWAYS -Do you find yourself short-tempered or frustrated when things don’t go your way? Do you find it difficult to celebrate the success of others? Do you enjoy God? -The Pharisees were the most religious people when Jesus walked the earth; and yet, throughout all the gospels, Jesus had the most issues with them and used the strongest language against them. -Jesus brilliantly puts people into stories He tells to teach them the truth they need to hear. -A telltale sign of a Pharisee is they focus on what God hasn’t done. -If you take pharisaical sins lightly they will kill you. They will destroy your life. -Anger is a sign you’ve drifted from the Father. -The opposite of the fruit of the Spirit is anger. -The foundatio