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Luke 15:20, taking the humiliation upon himself, does that sound familiar? A father who runs toward the broken, who absorbs the shame, who puts himself between the guilty and the judgment they deserve, who takes the humiliation upon himself, Jesus was not just telling a story, he was describing...

Luke 15:17-19, when he came to himself. When he came to himself, that means that during his entire time in the far country, the spending, the parties, the pigs, he was not himself. He was living in a kind of madness, a self-inflicted amnesia, he had forgotten who he was, he had forgotten whose...

Luke 15:13, this is how the far country works, it has stages, the first stage is exhilaration, you have money, you have freedom, you have no one telling you what to do, every night is a party, every desire is indulged and the voice of the father, that quiet voice that once guided your decisions...

Mark 5:1-14, here is a powerful and highly shocking story, illustrating the ultimate goal Jesus has for your mind, this man represents the extreme of a mind completely taken over by the enemy. While most people are not in that exact physical situation, many people today live in a very similar...

Matthew 7:24-27, the world often tells you to build your foundation on things like your career, your bank account or your social status, but all of these things are exactly like sand. A sudden change in the economy can wash away your bank account, a sudden illness can wash away your career, a...

Luke 15:20, the son came home prepared to negotiate for a position as a hired worker, the father restored him to full sonship before he could finish his first sentence. The son came with a contract, the father responded with a celebration. This is grace and grace is offensive, grace does not...

Luke 15:12, I wish you were dead, that is not an exaggeration, the inheritance was distributed at death, to ask for it early was to say, your death is more valuable to me than your life, I want what you can give me, I do not want you, you are worth more to me as a dead man than a living father...

Luke 15:1-2, the sinners, the outcasts, the broken, the people everyone had given up on, they were pressing in close to Jesus, hungry for every word and the Pharisees, the religious elite, the rule keepers, the men who had dedicated their entire lives to obeying every letter of the law, they...

Matthew 25:1-12, because this parable is so rich and terrifying, Christians throughout history have debated the exact meaning of several specific symbols, while the core warning of readiness is absolutely clear, there are certain details that scholars and denominations still debate today. There...

Matthew 25:10-12, so, the five foolish women disappear into the midnight darkness, frantically searching for an open market, desperately trying to buy the preparation they should have secured days ago and while they were gone, the inevitable happens, the bridegroom comes, the procession moves...

Matthew 25:8-9, the foolish women realize too late that their preparation was entirely superficial, the grand event they have been waiting for is finally happening and they have absolutely nothing to offer, they are standing in the dark watching their tiny insufficient flames smolder and die. In...

Matthew 25:5, the Bible states clearly that all 10 women became drowsy and fell asleep, there is a very common misconception about this specific part of the story, many people who read this parable believe that the foolish virgins were condemned and punished simply because they fell asleep, they...

The world often tells you to build your foundation on things like your career, your bank account or your social status, but all of these things are exactly like sand. A sudden change in the economy can wash away your bank account, a sudden illness can wash away your career, a bad rumor can...

Resilience is not built overnight, it is built day by day through small choices of obedience to God. When you choose to forgive someone who hurt you, you are laying a brick on the solid rock. When you choose to be honest, even when lying would be easier, you are digging deeper into the rock...

Matthew 7:24-27, on a beautiful sunny day, you would not be able to tell the difference between those two homes, but Jesus warned that the sunny days do not last forever. The storms of life are guaranteed to come, the secret to the surviving house was not the quality of the wood, the secret was...

Matthew 25:2, Jesus introduces the 10 virgins by dividing them into two clear categories, five were foolish and five were wise, what makes this story so chilling is how identical all 10 women look at the very beginning. If you were standing on the street watching these 10 women gather to wait...

Matthew 25:1, in the modern world, weddings are usually a single event planned for a specific afternoon, ancient Jewish weddings, however, were complex, multi-stage events central to the social fabric of the community, understanding these historical customs is vital for unlocking the deeper of...

Romans 3:27-28, if you believe that your good behavior is what gets you into heaven, you will eventually become a very proud and judgmental person, you will start looking down on people who struggle with addiction, you will start feeling superior to people who have messy lives and broken...

Romans 3:25-26, how can a perfectly holy judge just let guilty criminals go free, if a human judge allowed a serial killer to walk out of the courtroom with no punishment, you would all scream that the judge is corrupt. You know that true justice requires evil to be punished, so how can God...

Romans 3:21, the word justified means, to be declared totally innocent and right in the eyes of the judge, you can never be declared innocent by trying to follow the law, because you’ve already broken the law thousands of times. Trying to use the law to save yourself is like looking into a...