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Post Critical Incident Seminar
Thank Pastor Mickey (He and Robin are Branson police chaplains) Pastor Mickey lead the Voluntary prayer service on Tuesday evening and spoke on Wednesday afternoon “Man’s Search for Meaning.”
I met an officer’s wife who conducted a routine traffic violation.
When he exited the vehicle, he was shot in the stomach piercing his vest as well as one shot which went through his hat and skimmed his skull.
On his way to the hospital, he thought we was going to live his last day.
Female KC officer after the death of her husband said that Tuesday night was the first time she slept through the night since 2013.
Many, many more stories.
48 Officers from all over Missouri with similar stories
Kingdom Builders
Thank Phylis Rodrick and announce that Kara Prince will be leading this group.
Illusionist David and Teesha Laphlin
Transition
Today, I want to share a message with you from a very familiar portion of scripture found in .
Mark Twain was once interviewed by a reporter who asked him, “People say you are the best storyteller that ever lived.
What do you have to say about that?” Twain said, “I am not the best story teller that ever lived.”
Then, the reporter asked, “Who would you regard as the greatest storyteller ever lived.”
He said, “It would be Jesus.”
“If so, what is the greatest story ever told?”
He said, “The Prodigal Son.”
Introduction
In , Jesus finds himself teaching to an unusual crowd (sinners, tax collectors, needy, Pharisees and religious leaders).
The Lost Sheep ()
The Lost Coin ()
The Lost Son ()
Today we are going to focus on the the Parable of the Lost Son otherwise known as “The Parable of the Prodigal Son.”
What these three parables should have been called is the “Parable of a Loving Father and His search for that which was Lost.”
What each of these parables teach in this … No matter how far you’ve gone or how lost you think you are, the loving heart of God always says:
Welcome Home, Son!
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Even though we all rebel, our Father is always waiting for us to come home.
Rebellion
Jewish law - the elder son received twice as much as the other sons (), and a father could distribute his wealth during his lifetime if he desired.
It was perfectly legal for a son to ask for his inheritance while his father was still alive, but it was not very loving.
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The younger son - “Property” (ousia) = “One’s very substance or being” = “give me the piece of your being that belongs to me.”
The younger son wasn’t just asking for stuff, but for his life - He was asking the father to tear himself in two.
“I wish you were dead, so that I can live my life my way!”
The Father’s response:
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“Property” (bios) - “Life” = “So the father divided his life between them.”
Thomas Huxley said: “A man’s worst difficulties begin when he is able to do just as he likes.”
You might say; “I’m not like the prodigal son!” but We do this every time we resist His control and guidance and ignore his goodness as the source of our lives.
“We are not just squanderers, but wanderers.”
***additional scriptures supporting this wandering
“Distant country” is not necessarily a distant place because we can be close to home and yet be in a “Distant country” in our hearts.
But remember this: Even though we all rebel, our Father is always waiting for us to come home.
Many rabbis of that time believed that God received the sinner who came to Him the right way.
But in the parable of the shepherd and the sheep, Jesus taught that God actively seeks out the lost.
He does not grudgingly receive the lost; instead, He searches after them.
God finds the sinner more than the sinner does find God.
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