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THIS IS JUST A SHORT REMINDER TO START THE WEEK OFF BY TELLING SOMEONE ABOUT JESUS. THERE ARE A LOT OF HURTING PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT ARE IN NEED OF SOMETHING BUT DON'T KNOW WHAT. DON'T LET SOME OTHER PERSON GET TO THEM AND MISLEAD THEM INTO SOME CULT. THOSE PEOPLE MAKE THEIR RELIGION SOUND SO BEAUTIFUL AND TELL OTHER PEOPLE THAT ALL THEIR TROUBLES WILL BE OVER IF THEY JUST JOIN THEIR CHURCH AND THE PEOPLE ARE HURTING SO MUCH THAT THEY FALL FOR IT. PLEASE DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN. IF EACH OF US CAN SAVE JUST ONE PERSON THIS WEEK, WHAT A GLORIOUS WEEK IT WILL BE.
LET'S TRY TO ENCOURAGE EACH OTHER THIS WEEK ALSO. THEIR ARE A LOT OF CHRISTIANS HURTING AND A KIND WORD FROM YOU COULD MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD TO THEM. THEY MIGHT JUST NEED SOMEONE TO TALK TO. TAKE THE TIME TO TAKE THEM TO LUNCH OR JUST TAKE TIME TO BE WITH THEM. LET THEM SEE THE...
The unjust steward was covetous. He had not been faithful to his master or to his master's debtors. He had wasted his master's goods on himself. When found out, his self-serving nature considered the options, and decided there had to be a change. He decided to use his lord's money to make friends so that when he was fired he would have someone to help him.
His master was apparently wealthy enough that he didn't take offense at the steward's discounting of the debts owed to him, but rather he commended the steward. He didn't commend his dishonest ways, but he was commending the fact that he had finally used his lord's money to plan for the future instead of wasting it on himself. Although the steward was...
If this elder son had considered his brother, he would have rejoiced at his return even as his father did. Rather, he was totally self-centered (that's pride) and became angry. This illustrates Proverbs 13:10; "only by pride cometh contention."
How can we esteem others better than ourselves when in truth we really think we are better than others? Some people are better athletes than others. Some are better businessmen than others. Some are better speakers than others, and so forth. First, we need to recognize that our accomplishments don't make us better than others. There is a difference between what we do and who we are.
Better performance does not make a better person. A person's character can be severely wanting even though his performance is good. A...
This month went by fast! when searching some of the pages it was hard to find some recent uploads to put on the Top 20... but we have a nice one this month. The #20 Song is
20. Laurie Marks Vincent - "Where the River Runs" it was the number song in one of the months in 2012. Beautifully done.
19. KIng Jesus - Mario Dela Torres it is in its 7th month on the Chart....
18. Watching Over ME - Eva Sabiniano Eva comes from Washington and has a ministry that she keeps going an ministers with song. The Lord gave her a wonderful talent.
17. I'm Glad by Dave Butler ... There is something about this song. even though it is as simple recorded voice and guitar... it is very good and I found out that our own Ken Rich knew him and a few of his friends here is what Ken said about Mr. Butler ... "I do indeed and I know his son and Wayne Ralph's (really good...
For this boy's father to have seen him "a great way off" would imply that the Father had been eagerly awaiting his son's return. Certainly, in the spiritual application of this parable, our Heavenly Father is longing to cleanse and receive the sinner, if he will just repent and come to Him for forgiveness.
Jesus was using this parable to rebuke the Pharisees for their harsh, self-righteous, unforgiving attitude towards sinners. The older brother in this parable was symbolic of the Pharisees. Like this brother, the Pharisees had not lived an outward life of rebellion and they thought that others who didn't measure up to their standards were surely hated by God. But, "God so loved the world" and "Christ...
This is a good example of true repentance. This son did not claim any goodness of his own or try to justify his actions, but he humbled himself and appealed to the mercy of his father. Likewise, we cannot approach God in self-righteousness, but we have to humble ourselves, put all of our faith in a Savior, and turn from our wicked ways (2 Chr. 7:14). That is true repentance.
Repentance is a necessary part of salvation. Repentance may include godly sorrow, but sorrow does not always include repentance. Repentance is simply a change of mind accompanied by corresponding actions.
There is a godly type of sorrow and an ungodly type of sorrow. Godly sorrow leads to repentance. Ungodly sorrow, or the sorrow of this world, just kills.
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God's Word makes it clear that the wages of sin is death (Rom. 6:23). Romans 1:18-20 reveals that even those who don't know God's Word have an intuitive knowledge of right and wrong and God's judgment against sin.
Therefore, for anyone to live in sin, as depicted by this prodigal son, they have to be deceived. This is exactly what the Bible says is the case in 2 Corinthians 4:4. When Jesus said, "he came to himself," He was referring to the deception being removed and the son's spiritual eyes being opened.
Like this story of the prodigal, tragedy often brings people out of deception and back to their senses. It's not that God sends the tragedy. God spoke through the prophet Jeremiah, "Thy way and thy doings have...