In this part of the series, the prodigal son finds himself alone, in want, with no food and no one to turn to. He attaches himself to a farmer who sends him out into the wilderness to watch over the pigs as they eat the carob husks. He has hit the lowest point that a person could hit in their culture ...but then he comes to himself!!

Why do you pray? When we only pray to 'get' from God we are exposing a selfish motive. In this passage, Jesus teaches us to avoid praying to serve our own selfish motives. He also exposes the vanity of repetitious prayers. "Dear Lord, thank you for the food, bless the hands that prepared it..." Do you mean what you say in prayer or are you just repeating what you have learned to say?

In this study we begin looking at the events of the Tribulation. We begin our study in I Thessalonians 4 and 5. In this passage Paul is encouraging the believers about things to come and that they will be delivered from the terrible time of wrath to come.

In this study we begin looking at the events of the Tribulation. We begin our study in I Thessalonians 4 and 5. In this passage Paul is encouraging the believers about things to come and that they will be delivered from the terrible time of wrath to come.

In the previous sermon we began looking at passages of Scripture that point to a pre-tribulation rapture of the church. In this episode we unpack II Thessalonians 5 to discover Paul's perspective on the doctrine of future things.

...now go and live out what I just told you (in chapter 5) but do it with the right motives! Here in Matthew 6, Jesus tells the listeners of this first sermon that their motives are the most important aspect of their righteous living. What are your motives? Do you live righteously just to be seen of men?

In the previous sermon we began looking at passages of Scripture that point to a pre-tribulation rapture of the church. In this episode we unpack II Thessalonians 5 to discover Paul's perspective on the doctrine of future things.

As the prodigal son takes his inheritance, he travels to a far country and wastes all he has on a wicked and perverse lifestyle. In this section of the parable we see that the younger son is being set up as the ultimate 'bad guy' within the Jewish culture in order to set the Pharisees up for the main point of the parable.

Even though we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ at Christmas, the cross is central to the Christmas message! Explore Paul's message about the cross in this series finale message.

The angels proclaimed "Peace on Earth!" ...but the message of Christ brought anything but peace to those that believed and followed him with their lives. What did the angels really mean when they proclaimed that Christ would bring peace?