Blog – Page 12 – The Prodigal One

Jesus Loves You

September 6, 2020
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As a customer was leaving, I said, “Jesus loves you.” “I sure hope so” they replied. We could all use a little more love these days. I was immediately reminded of the song, “Jesus loves me this I know for the Bible tells me so.” Billy Graham said, “The Bible is God’s ‘love letter’ to us, telling us not only that He loves us, but showing us what He has done to demonstrate His love.” Jesus said, “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. (John 15:13)” He laid His life down for yours. Jesus loves you. “He has engraved you in the …..

Long Way Home

August 30, 2020
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The book of Exodus tells the story of the Israelites long way home to the Promised Land. The trip should have taken eleven days but because of their disobedience it took 40 years. I took the same road of disobedience. I prayed every night as a child and read my first Bible in the third grade. I was on the right path, until I became lost and wandered many years before coming back home. Whether it takes 11 days or 40 years to come home the reception is always the same. Angels rejoice in Heaven (Luke 15:10) as the Father runs to the son (or Daughter), throws his arms around …..

Heat Wave

August 23, 2020
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Dozens of heat records were broken this week. Las Vegas 113, Phoenix 116, and Death Valley 130 degrees fahrenheit. This is hot but not even close to the extreme heat of the Spiritual Death Valley. An authority using data provided in Revelations guessed the temperature of Hell to be 444.6ºC. The Bible describes Hell with words like ,weeping (Matt 8:12), wailing (Matt 13:42), gnashing of teeth (Matt 13:50), darkness (Matt 25:30), flames (Luke 16:24), burning (Isa 33:14), torments (Luke 16:23) everlasting punishment! All this is bad but the worse thing about Hell is spending eternity knowing you had a choice. Stay out of the heat by staying in the air conditioning. Stay out …..

Change of Heart

August 16, 2020
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During her ministry to men incarcerated in South Africa’s most violent prison, Joanna Flanders-Thomas witnessed the power of Christ to change hearts when she began sharing the Gospel. The year before her visits began, the prison recorded 279 acts of violence against inmates and guards; the next year there were two. Through the redemptive blood of Jesus Christ the inmates had a change of heart. The apostle Paul wrote, “If anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” (2 Corinthians 5:17). “With that new creation comes a new heart and a new spirit.” (Ezekiel 36:26). You don’t need to go to …..

What the World Needs Now

August 9, 2020
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In 1965 the song “What the World Needs Now is Love…” became a number one hit. After the last few months, we all could all use a little more love in our lives. Jesus is the perfect love a love like no other. “Jesus is patient, He is kind. He does not envy, He does not boast, He is not proud.Jesus does not dishonor others, He is not self-seeking, He is not easily angered, He keeps no record of wrongs.Jesus does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. He always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Jesus never fails.” (1 Corinthians 13 Jesus has replaced the word love) What the world …..