by Bob | Jul 15, 2010 | Forgiveness
Our Forgiving Father Celebrates with Us In Luke 15:22-32, the greatest artist who ever lived readies His brush to paint the final scene in the greatest story ever told. It’s the scene depicting our celebration with our forgiving Father. Ten times in this one chapter...
by Bob | Jul 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
Our Forgiving Father Embraces Us In the Parable of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15:20, the father sees his younger son, is filled with compassion, runs to him, throws his arms around him, and kisses him repeatedly! This is not the biblical image of God that most committed...
by Bob | Jul 10, 2010 | Forgiveness, Grace
“Our Forgiving Father”—Luke 15:11-32 Note: The following is the opening illustration for my Sunday sermon on Our Forgiving Father from Luke 15:11-32. Who do you have to forgive you? The Big Idea: Put your ear to the chest of Christ to hear the heartbeat of God—the...
by Bob | Apr 10, 2010 | Forgiveness, Grace
Tiger Woods and Forgiveness With Tiger Woods’ return to the golf world at the Masters in Augusta, issues of sin, grace, and forgiveness are back in the news. Masters’ chairman, Billy Payne, took it upon himself to admonish Tiger yet again. Confronting his past...
by Bob | Apr 1, 2010 | Easter, Forgiveness, Good Friday
“Our Forgiving Father”—Luke 15 Part 5: “Welcome Home!” Welcome: Thanks for reading my Passion Week blog series as we reflect together on Our Forgiving Father. Today in Part 5, we hear the words our heart longs for from our heavenly Father, “Welcome home!” When we put...