Reveal Week 2 _ July 28 2013 the Prodigal

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WELCOME to His Life Ministries,

where imperfect people are

perfectly welcome.

Our Vision is to

Glorify God and Make Disciples

through MANY SITES

yet ONE Church Family.


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BORROWED THIS ILLUSTRATION ...

One day, there was a little man in a bar.

And he looked terribly depressed.

And he was forever gazing on the drink in

front of him.

That was when a guy the size of bear, a huge

truck-driver, with tattoos all over his body,came up to him, grabbed his drink, and gulped

it down.

And the little man began to cry.


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And the giant man said,

Hey, you dont have to cry.

Im just having some fun with you.

The little man said, Nothing is working in my

life. This morning, when I went to work, my

boss fired me. When I left the office to go to

my car, I discovered that thieves stole my car.

When I finally arrived home, my wife told meshe was divorcing me and taking the kids with

her. So I came here and decided to kill myself.


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I put poison in my glass. And then you show

up and drink it!


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THE POINT?

Sin doesnt need punishment.

When the large man sinned against the little

man by taking away his drink, the little mandidnt have to punish him.

Because the punishment is in the drink itself.


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In other words?

Sin is its own punishment.

>> ask the prodigal son


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and, like coins, some are lost by the

carelessness of others.

But the son was lost because of his

own willfulness, and the father

had to wait until that will was brokenand submissive.


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For the younger son to ask for an early

inheritance was like asking his father

to die! [scandalous]

It must have broken the fathers heart,

but he gave the boy his share of thewealth!


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According to Jewish law, an elder son

received twice as much as the other

sons (Deuteronomy 21:17), and afather could distribute his wealth

during his lifetime if he wished.

It was perfectly legal for the youngerson to ask for his share of the estate

and even to sell it, but it was certainly

not a very loving thing on his part.

It was as though he were saying to his

father, I wish you were dead!


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God likewise has shared His wealth

with a world of lost sinners, and they

have wasted it

(Acts 14:15-17; 17:24-28).

It was not the badness of his lifethat brought the boy to his senses but

the goodness of his father(v. 17; Rom. 2:4).


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CAME TO HIMSELF

(vv. 17-19).

To repent means to change onesmind, and that is exactly what the

young man did as he cared for the

pigs. (What a job for a Jewish boy!)

He came to himself, which

suggests that up to this point he had

not really been himself.

There is an insanity in sin that

seems to paralyze the image of God

within us and liberate the animal

inside.


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It is Gods goodness, not just

mans badness, that leads us

to repentance (Romans 2:4).

If the boy had thought only

about himselfhis hunger, hishomesickness, his

lonelinesshe would have

despaired.


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But his painful circumstances

helped him to see his father in a

new way, and this brought him

hope. If his father was so good to

servants, maybe he would be

willing to forgive a son.

Had he stopped there, the boy

would have experienced only

regret or remorse (2 Cor. 7:10),

but true repentance involves thewill as well as the mind and the

emotionsI will arise . . . I will go

. . . I will say. . . .


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In the East, it is unusual for older men

to run; but the Father had to run

because of his compassion for the

boy. [scandalous]


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Also, the son had disgraced his family

and his village and could have been

stoned to death

(Deuteronomy 21:18-21).

If they threw any stones, they would

have to hit the father!


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If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son

who will not obey the voice of his father or

the voice of his mother, and, though theydiscipline him, will not listen to them,

then his father and his mother shall take hold

of him and bring him out to the elders of his

city at the gate of the place where he lives,and they shall say to the elders of his city,

This our son is stubborn and rebellious;

he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton

and a drunkard.

Then all the men of the city shall stone him todeath with stones. So you shall purge the evil

from your midst, and all Israel shall

hear, and fear.


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The best robe would be the fathers

expensive festal robe; the shoes

indicated that the son was not a

servant (in spite of his request);and the ring was the proof of sonship.


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Again, there is joy, for the lost hasbeen found!


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the boundless, lavish Love of God

causes the wayward to come home"


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CALF

THEPARTY!


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. . . Thats when I was rudely awakened to

the reality of my situation . . .

I came to realize what kind of monster Ive

become to my wife and kids, and more so

to our God. I begged the Lord to forgive me


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I dont want to go back there anymore.

I just want to be here, in this moment, with

our God, with my family, with you guys,

worshipping our Father and spreading thehope that is in Jesus throughout the world.

To God be the Glory!

MY TESTIMONYEric R. Garinganao

Ju ly 28, 2013


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He was lost (v. 24)

I am the way

He was ignorant (v. 17)

I am the truth

He was dead (v. 24)I am the life

There is only one way to

come to the Father, andthat is through faith in

Jesus Christ. Have you

come home? warren wiersbe commentary


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Continue with your QUIET TIME,

LIFEGROUP TIME and

SUNDAY TIME in our

REVEAL PARABLE STUDIES.


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ON YOUR OWN


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WITH A GROUP


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WITH A TEACHER


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experience worth a life-change!


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LORD I LIVE BY YOUR WORD

Lord I live by every Word

from Your MouthAnd Im like a tree by the stream

Im bearing fruit my leaf is greenAll that I do is prospering

Oh Lord

I live by Your Word


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As the rain and snow come

down from heaven.

And water the earth andbring forth its fruit.

So shall be the Word that

You are speaking.It shall not return empty to You.

It shall accomplish Your desire.

It will surely succeed.Your Word transforms the desert

and Your Word is changing me


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WELCOME to His Life Ministries,

where imperfect people are

perfectly welcome.

Our Vision is to

Glorify God and Make Disciplesthrough MANY SITES

yet ONE Church Family.


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