Calvary Chapel of San Antonio

"The older son in the parable represents the Pharisees who were muttering under their breath at the beginning of the chapter. But he also represents the Pharisee in all of us. You see, there are still lots of people—in church and out—who think they are somehow good enough to be acceptable to God. ‘I follow the rules.’ ‘I don’t hurt anyone.’ ‘I go to church…’ You get the idea."

"Discouragement is a killer! I know it’s tough to trust God when things don’t seem to be going well, but that’s what faith is for! We need faith the most when we are afraid; if we were never afraid, we’d never need faith. It pleases God the most when we obey Him in the most difficult times."

"..Before any real comfort can be found, God, through Isaiah, has to reveal to them the real condition of their hearts. 'Jesus came to His own and His own received Him not.' The truth is that none of us can come to Jesus until we deal with the true condition of our hearts.."

"Young men and women often make bad choices. That’s part of what being young is all

about. It’s about learning that we never really make our own way. It’s about learning that we’re never really free. You may leave your parents home but there’s always a landlord, there’s always a boss. There are always people who don’t like you. We are never, ever

free when not following Jesus."

"There are times when we know we need to get up in the morning and spend time with

the Lord. Other times we know we need to go to church, to seek Christian fellowship. But those are the times when Satan conspires with our flesh to cause us to do exactly the opposite! Isn’t it easier to stay home and give in to depression or pity than it is to get up and join the battle against it? The answer is to come to church because God said to and He alone knows what we need!"

"Remember often the times God has moved in your life. Because, if you do, you will trust Him more the next time. You will remember that about 6 months ago, I stood before the church and said that we were going to have to go off the air on our live radio

broadcast. We just couldn’t afford it anymore and we were way behind on the payments. Well, yesterday was the 7th anniversary of the live show! We are still on, still going strong. And completely paid up. How? God moved because we gave Him a chance to do so.."