With the savviness of a worldly businessman, Jesus encourages Christians to be shrewd in their efforts to build His Kingdom.

Though the testimony of the lost son being found is powerful, the testimony of the older brother who has always been on the Father's farm is equally as powerful.

Repentance is about "coming to our senses" and making the choice to return to our Father where we are welcomed home with open arms!

The grace of God offers forgiveness of sin and new life to lost people, and we receive God's forgiveness and gift of new life through repentance and faith.

Jesus challenges the empty religious piety of the Jewish leaders, showing that the greatest in the Kingdom of God are those who have humble, generous hearts.

Jesus used parables--metaphorical stories--to teach about the Kingdom of God.

Apostleship isn't something we attain to after years of service in the Church; apostleship is something bestowed on us by Christ through the Holy Spirit as we go into the harvest fields with the Gospel of Jesus Christ!

Jesus-followers are called to share God’s love with all people, all communities, and all nations.

God has always had a heart for all people, all communities, all nations--as his disciples, we must share in God's love for the world.

God's desire is to bring revival to our communities; repentance is the spark that ignites revival in communities and across a nation.