FLIPPED: How the Parables of Jesus Wrecked Religion – Part 1

Do you suffer from OBS (Older Brother Syndrome)?

You might think you know the story of the prodigal son in Luke 15. One rebellious kid, one angry brother, one forgiving father. But what if you’ve missed the real scandal in the story? What if the older brother is the one many of us relate to?

Welcome to “Flipped”—our series where Jesus flips the script on religion. In this first message, we dive into a parable where sin over-promises and under-delivers. But grace? It shocks, offends, and frees. Grace throws a party. Heaven breaks out the confetti. And legalism? It stands in the corner, arms crossed, hating every second of it.

So, do you have Older Brother Syndrome? There’s only one cure. Watch now and let’s get wrecked—in the best way possible!

Discussion Questions:

1. What does this parable teach us about the empty promises of sin?
2. What motivated the prodigal son to want to go home?
3. Have you found yourself preparing a script to grovel before God? Why?
4. What does the father’s reaction say about our Father?
5. What does it say that the father went into FULL “party mode”?
6. Do you ever suffer from OBS (Older Brother Syndrome)? What’s the remedy?
7. React to this statement: “You have always been with me, all that is mine is yours.”