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Becoming The Father
Contributed by Mike Wilkins on May 18, 2004 (message contributor)
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1. The Waiting Father
Contributed on May 18, 2004
We may relate to each of the characters in the story of the prodigal, but we are called to become the father.
Luke 15:11-32 May 14, 2004 The Waiting Father – Becoming the Father How many people have read the book “The Return of The Prodigal Son” by Henri Nouwen? This is one of my “must read” books for Christians – I even recommend it for non-Christians. If you haven’t read them yet, this ...read more
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2. The Older Brother
Contributed on Jul 12, 2004
Most of us in Church relate to the older brother if we are honest. The father loves us as much as the prodigal and invites into the party.
Luke 15:11-32 June 20, 2004 The Older Brother We’ve been looking at the story of the Prodigal Son for many weeks now – we began by talking for 4 weeks about our call to become the Father in the story. But last week I talked about how taking up the call to become the father without ...read more
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3. The Compassionate Father
Contributed on Jul 12, 2004
Jesus’ picture of the compasionat father corrects many of our wrong images of God
Luke 15:11-32 June 27, 2004 The Compassionate Father Verses 1-2 1Now the tax collectors and "sinners" were all gathering around to hear him. 2But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them." Our image of God speaks directly to ...read more