by MJR | Jun 2, 2020 | Forgiveness
Read: Luke 15: 25-28 “Now his older son was in the field, and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. And he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant. And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has...
by MJR | Jun 1, 2020 | Forgiveness
Read: Luke 15: 20 “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. Reflect: Whenever I read the passage above, I remember hearing my Dad preach about the...
by MJR | May 28, 2020 | Forgiveness
Read: Luke 15:17 “When he finally came to his senses, he said to himself, ‘At home, even the hired servants have food enough to spare, and here I am dying of hunger!” Reflect: A tipping point can be defined as “the point at which a series of small changes...
by MJR | May 27, 2020 | Forgiveness
Read Luke 15:11-13 And he said, “There was a man who had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, “Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.” And he divided his property between them. Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he...
by MJR | May 26, 2020 | Forgiveness
Read: Luke 15:1-7 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” So he told them this parable: “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he...
by MJR | Jan 17, 2020 | Christianity, Forgiveness
Read: 1 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. Reflect: How would you describe freedom? Some would say that freedom is “the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants...