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  A BAD BOY
  by D.L. Moody
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Summary: The sermon warns of the devastating consequences of rebellion
and disobedience, highlighting the depth of God's love and concern for
his children.

Topics: "Parental Love", "Prodigal Son"
Scripture References: Psalm 127:3-5, Proverbs 22:6, Luke 15:11-32, Ephesians 6:1-3, Colossians 3:21

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D.L. Moody shares a poignant story of a father and his prodigal son,
illustrating the deep pain caused by the son's reckless choices that led
to his mother's death and now threatened his father's life. The father,
filled with love and desperation, pleads with his son to stay home, but
the son, consumed by his vices, chooses to leave, trampling over his
father's love and sacrifice. This powerful narrative highlights the
heartache of a parent witnessing their child's self-destructive path and
the profound impact of sin on family relationships.

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CONTENT
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I once heard of a father who had a prodigal boy, and the boy had sent
his mother down to the grave with a broken heart. One evening the boy
started out as usual to spend the night in drinking and gambling, and
his old father, as he was leaving, said, "My son, I want to ask a favor
of you to-night. You have not spent an evening with me since your mother
died.

Now, won't you gratify your old father by staying at home with him?"
"No," said the young man, "it is lonely here, and there is nothing to
interest me, and I am going out." And the old man prayed and wept, and
at last said, "My boy, you are just killing me as you have killed your
mother.

These hairs are growing white, and you are sending me, too, to the
grave." Still the boy would not stay, and the old man said, "If you are
determined to go to ruin, you must go over this old body to-night. I
cannot resist you. You are stronger than I, but if you go out, you must
go over this body." And he laid himself down before the door, and that
son walked over the form of his father; trampled the love of his father
under foot, and went out.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/dl-moody/a-bad-boy/
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