Heritage Baptist Church of Frankfort IL

This famous parable has three characters to focus on- the prodigal son, the father, and the eldest son. The reason Jesus included this parable was for the religious leaders who acted like the eldest son. They were not excited like the father at the return of one who was lost.

These parables in Luke 15 are a set, the coins, the sheep, and the son. The first two parables are shorter and have the same words such as lost, sinners, repentance. In the overall theme, it makes clear that God rejoices at just one sinner that repents.

Being a disciple of Jesus is not a casual affair. In this life it will bring difficulty and sorrow. Jesus used these parables to challenge those who had not really thought about their discipleship and had not truly put their faith in Jesus.

The greatest gift we can give anyone is to pray. This passage reminds us that it right to prayer for those who are weak physically and weak spiritually.

People sometimes state that God is not around or is not in control when bad events happen. This study answers those difficult thoughts.

The greatest gift we can give anyone is to pray. This passage reminds us that it right to prayer for those who are weak physically and weak spiritually.

The book of Job pulls back the curtain on what goes on in heaven. It is something totally unexpected. God's courts are places of discussions and allowances that are hidden from human view. The discussion of God and Satan gives us an understanding of who is in charge.

In the study of one anothers in the New Testament there are a number of these passages that warn us not to reflect certain things toward fellow believers. These are things that don't reflect Christ's character and show a disregard for who and what God is like. So the challenge of the scriptures is Don't do it.

The second verse of O Come, O Come Immanuel has an unusual reference to God. It speaks of God at Mt. Sinai. The writer of the song states that this is the God that should come and deliver Israel. That event was not one that brought comfort to Israel, but they were terrified of the presence of God. Throughout the Scriptures Sinai is a picture of the impossibility of man to approach God. He is a God of judgment through the law. The power that mankind should look for comes from another mountain, Zion. This is a picture of God's salvation power displayed in Jesus Christ.

This study deals with an issue that most people want answered. In the end all people suffer and many times for reasons they will never have revealed. Job serves as model of the type of person that God sees as most prepared to meet suffering.