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Willing to Be Found?

But the Pharisees and teachers of the law muttered, "This man welcomes sinners " (Luke 15:2). As we've seen so far this week, the parable of the prodigal son is told in response to some religious leaders who are calling into question Jesus' willingness to enjoy the company of people whom the religious people knew to be "sinners." Light cannot enjoy fellowship with darknes...

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Reconciliation

The Prodigal Son Luke 15:11-32 I'm a rule follower. I'm somewhat of a perfectionist, I thrive on words of affirmation, and it should come as no surprise that I'm also an oldest child. I have two younger brothers, and one decided several years ago that he would go his own way. There are reasons for his subsequent silence--some I know and some I don't--but I'm sure of this...

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Rebellion

The Prodigal Son Luke 15:11-32 I'm not a rebellious person by nature. I was an excellent teenager, and I gave my mom zero gray hairs in high school. I wish I could say the same about my first couple years at college! At first the freedom of living away from home was overwhelming, but it didn't take long for me to embrace it. I loved it so much that I began to tell myself...

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The Father's Influence

Jesus' Parable of the Father and his Sons, Luke 15:11-32 The poet George Meredith wrote, "I speak of the unremarked forces that split the heart and make the pavement tossforces concealed in quiet people and plants." (Quoted by Eugene Peterson in his Introduction to Nahum in The Message Bible.) We have all been amazed at the way a simple plant can force its way up through...

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Under the Influence...of Jesus

Luke 15:11-32 We're kicking off a new series this week: Influencer. We'll start with one of Jesus' best-known and loved stories, the one we call The Parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32). It's a story about how we get lost, how we get found (if we're willing), and the costs of finding. Luke opens this chapter by drawing our attention to three groups of people who f...

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Show Me

Click here to listen to this post! So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord!" But he said to them, "Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed"...

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Saturday

Click here to listen to this post! Joseph of Arimathea took Jesus' body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and placed it in his own new tomb He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb (Matthew 27:58-61). Don't skip past this day. Yes, spring is upon us and there are chores to be done. The pan...

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Lifted Up on Good Friday

Click here to listen to this post! "The hourhas come for the Son of Man to be glorified . Now my soul is troubled,and what shall I say? 'Father,save me from this hour'?No, it was for this very reason I came to this hourNow is the time for judgment on this world;now the prince of this world will be driven out.And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peopl...

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"We Don't Understand"

Click here to listen to this post! Some of the disciples said to one another, "What does He mean We don't understand what He is saying" Jesus saw that they wanted to ask Him about this... (John 16:17a, 18b, 19a). Children embrace their lack of understanding. Maybe this is one reason Jesus says we must become like little children to enter the kingdom. Children don't un...

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Voices and THE Voice

Click here to listen to this post! "I did not speak on my own...whatever I say is just whatthe Father has told me to say." (John 12:49,50) I don't mean to sound like a psychiatrist, but do you hear voices in your head no one else hears, voices that adversely affect who you are? Are you sure you should do that? You'll never measure up to your brother. Voice...

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