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Matt Hagee - The Love of the Father

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Hagee Ministries | Matt Hagee - The Love of the Father | April 30, 2025

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♪ music ♪ pastor matt hagee: in luke 15,
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Pastor matt hagee: in luke 15, we meet a scandalous savior.
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We meet a scandalous savior. jesus is having lunch,
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Jesus is having lunch, and tax collectors and sinners
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And tax collectors and sinners come to him.
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Come to him. tax collectors worked for
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Tax collectors worked for rome.
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Rome. they were hated amongst
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They were hated amongst the jews,
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The jews, because they were jewish
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Because they were jewish in their heritage,
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In their heritage, jewish in their citizenship,
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Jewish in their citizenship, but loyal to
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But loyal to a foreign government.
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A foreign government. the way that they collected
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The way that they collected taxes is that they would
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Taxes is that they would assess how much tax
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Assess how much tax you could pay.
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You could pay. they gave rome what rome
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They gave rome what rome wanted and they got to keep
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Wanted and they got to keep the rest.
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The rest. and the bible says,
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And the bible says, not only did tax collectors
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Not only did tax collectors come to eat with him,
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Come to eat with him, but sinners came to eat
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But sinners came to eat with him.
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With him. now these sinners were
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Now these sinners were typically individuals that you
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Typically individuals that you didn't want to hang around
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Didn't want to hang around because they had
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Because they had poor reputations.
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Poor reputations. most of them with prostitutes.
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Most of them with prostitutes. tax collectors had money
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Tax collectors had money but they didn't have friends,
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But they didn't have friends, so they paid people
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So they paid people to hang out with them.
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To hang out with them. and the pharisees,
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And the pharisees, seeing the kind of company
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Seeing the kind of company that jesus is keeping,
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That jesus is keeping, they turn their nose up,
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They turn their nose up, and they say,
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And they say, "this man cannot be
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"this man cannot be a religious man.
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A religious man. he cannot be a righteous man.
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He cannot be a righteous man. look who he's eating with."
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Look who he's eating with." and so jesus begins to tell
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And so jesus begins to tell them a series of three stories
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Them a series of three stories in an attempt to demonstrate
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In an attempt to demonstrate to them that god,
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To them that god, our father in heaven,
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Our father in heaven, loves everyone that he has
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Loves everyone that he has created just the same.
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Created just the same. [amen.]
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[amen.] and so jesus begins to tell
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And so jesus begins to tell parables,
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Parables, three of them.
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Three of them. in each of them,
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In each of them, he increases the measure of
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He increases the measure of what was lost just to show how
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What was lost just to show how much heaven celebrates those
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Much heaven celebrates those who are lost being found.
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Who are lost being found. he begins with the story of
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He begins with the story of the lost sheep.
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The lost sheep. and percentage wise,
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And percentage wise, he says that there's a man
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He says that there's a man who has a hundred sheep
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Who has a hundred sheep and he loses one.
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And he loses one. so we've lost 1% of
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So we've lost 1% of our whole flock.
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Our whole flock. and the pharisees,
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And the pharisees, they kind of go,
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They kind of go, "yeah, okay.
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"yeah, okay. one percent of the sheep,
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One percent of the sheep, they're going to have
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They're going to have another lamb.
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Another lamb. you're going to get
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You're going to get more sheep.
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More sheep. don't worry about it.
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Don't worry about it. it's not that big a deal."
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It's not that big a deal." but jesus says,
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But jesus says, "if you were a shepherd
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"if you were a shepherd and you lost 1% of your flock,
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And you lost 1% of your flock, wouldn't you leave ninety
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Wouldn't you leave ninety and nine,
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And nine, and go out and find the one?"
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And go out and find the one?" and when you find the one,
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And when you find the one, you'd come back and tell
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You'd come back and tell all your friends,
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All your friends, "look, i found the sheep.
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"look, i found the sheep. let's celebrate,
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Let's celebrate, because what was lost
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Because what was lost has been found."
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Has been found." [amen.]
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[amen.] [yes.]
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[yes.] and jesus says,
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And jesus says, "if you're not the kind of
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"if you're not the kind of person who goes and looks
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Person who goes and looks for one,
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For one, let me tell you something,
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Let me tell you something, all of heaven will rejoice
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All of heaven will rejoice more over the one who comes
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More over the one who comes into the fold than the ninety
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Into the fold than the ninety and nine who are already
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And nine who are already there."
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There." (applause)
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(applause) so jesus turns up the stakes.
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So jesus turns up the stakes. he says,
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He says, "which one of you,
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"which one of you, if you had ten coins
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If you had ten coins and lost one..."
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And lost one..." we went from losing 1%
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We went from losing 1% to losing 10%.
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To losing 10%. "which one of you,
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"which one of you, having 10% of your wealth
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Having 10% of your wealth missing,
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Missing, wouldn't go looking for it?"
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Wouldn't go looking for it?" and he tells a story of a lady
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And he tells a story of a lady who has ten coins
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Who has ten coins and she loses one coin.
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And she loses one coin. and she turns the house
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And she turns the house upside down looking for it.
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Upside down looking for it. and when she finds it,
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And when she finds it, she calls all of her friends
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She calls all of her friends and says,
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And says, "hey, let's rejoice.
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"hey, let's rejoice. what was lost has been found."
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What was lost has been found." and again, he says,
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And again, he says, "all of the angels in heaven,
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"all of the angels in heaven, they don't need 10%
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They don't need 10% of the sinners to get saved.
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Of the sinners to get saved. if one of them comes home,
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If one of them comes home, if one of them is found,
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If one of them is found, all of the angels rejoice."
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All of the angels rejoice." [amen.]
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[amen.] and the pharisees kind of
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And the pharisees kind of roll their eyes.
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Roll their eyes. and now he's got them set up,
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And now he's got them set up, because he's going to tell
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Because he's going to tell a third story.
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A third story. the story of the prodigal son
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The story of the prodigal son is not isolated.
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Is not isolated. it's the conclusion to
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It's the conclusion to the setup that jesus gives
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The setup that jesus gives them with the sheep
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Them with the sheep and the coin.
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And the coin. and he says,
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And he says, "if 10% wasn't enough loss,
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"if 10% wasn't enough loss, let me tell you a story about
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Let me tell you a story about a certain man who had
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A certain man who had two sons."
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Two sons." and now we've gone from losing
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And now we've gone from losing 1% to 10% to 50%.
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1% to 10% to 50%. and everybody draws in.
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And everybody draws in. he says,
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He says, "a certain man had
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"a certain man had two sons."
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Two sons." this father with his two boys,
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This father with his two boys, they're not old enough that
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They're not old enough that we look at them like they
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We look at them like they should be out of the house.
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Should be out of the house. but they're not so young that
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But they're not so young that they couldn't do a few things
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They couldn't do a few things on their own.
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On their own. they're kind of at that stage
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They're kind of at that stage where they're starting to feel
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Where they're starting to feel like adults but they still
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Like adults but they still act like kids.
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Act like kids. you know i'm 18 after all.
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You know i'm 18 after all. (laughter)
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(laughter) cool.
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Cool. pay your own taxes
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Pay your own taxes and we're good.
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And we're good. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] [that's right.]
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[that's right.] (laughter & applause)
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(laughter & applause) the younger brother soon comes
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The younger brother soon comes to the father in verse 12.
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To the father in verse 12. and he says,
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And he says, "father, give me the portion
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"father, give me the portion of the goods that fall to me."
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Of the goods that fall to me." now in ancient hebrew culture,
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Now in ancient hebrew culture, the father would take all that
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The father would take all that he had and he would divide it
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He had and he would divide it two-thirds and one-third.
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Two-thirds and one-third. the elder son would get
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The elder son would get two-thirds,
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Two-thirds, and the younger son would get
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And the younger son would get one-third,
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One-third, because it was considered the
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Because it was considered the eldest son's responsibility
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Eldest son's responsibility to take care of all of
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To take care of all of the father's family.
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The father's family. so what this younger brother
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So what this younger brother is saying is,
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Is saying is, "dad, i know that i'm not
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"dad, i know that i'm not supposed to get
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Supposed to get this inheritance
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This inheritance until you die,
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Until you die, but i can't wait that long.
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But i can't wait that long. give it to me now.
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Give it to me now. i'm done with you.
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I'm done with you. i want your possessions
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I want your possessions but i don't want
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But i don't want a relationship.
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A relationship. i value what's in
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I value what's in the bank account,
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The bank account, but i don't value you at all.
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But i don't value you at all. i want your wealth.
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I want your wealth. i just don't want
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I just don't want the responsibility of
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The responsibility of a relationship.
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A relationship. give me what's mine.
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Give me what's mine. i'm gone."
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I'm gone." now when jesus tells
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Now when jesus tells this story to the audience
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This story to the audience that he's speaking of,
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That he's speaking of, they realize that
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They realize that in the ancient hebrew culture,
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In the ancient hebrew culture, if your son dishonored you
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If your son dishonored you like that,
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Like that, you were to physically drive
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You were to physically drive him out of the house.
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Him out of the house. so whenever they say,
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So whenever they say, "dad, give me
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"dad, give me the inheritance,"
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The inheritance," everybody in the audience
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Everybody in the audience goes,
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Goes, "ooh, he gonna get slapped."
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"ooh, he gonna get slapped." (laughter)
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(laughter) and then in the next verse,
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And then in the next verse, jesus says,
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Jesus says, "so the father divided it up
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"so the father divided it up and gave them
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And gave them his livelihood."
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His livelihood." now why do we need to
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Now why do we need to understand he gave it to them?
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Understand he gave it to them? one son asked for it.
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One son asked for it. both sons got it.
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Both sons got it. we point the finger at
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We point the finger at the younger brother.
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The younger brother. you prodigal,
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You prodigal, you asked dad for
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You asked dad for the inheritance.
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The inheritance. but dad divided it up and gave
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But dad divided it up and gave two-thirds to the elder
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Two-thirds to the elder and one-third to the younger.
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And one-third to the younger. when he shows up with
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When he shows up with two-thirds of his fortune
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Two-thirds of his fortune and hands it to
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And hands it to the older brother,
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The older brother, the older brother doesn't go,
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The older brother doesn't go, "oh, dad, no.
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"oh, dad, no. don't do this.
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Don't do this. this is wrong."
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This is wrong." he goes,
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He goes, "well, thanks dad.
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"well, thanks dad. see you later, bro."
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See you later, bro." (laughter)
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(laughter) they both received,
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They both received, at an inappropriate time,
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At an inappropriate time, "the father's livelihood."
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"the father's livelihood." the thing that i take away
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The thing that i take away from this is that in these
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From this is that in these conversations that must have
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Conversations that must have happened as one son asks
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Happened as one son asks and both sons received,
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And both sons received, nobody takes up for dad.
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Nobody takes up for dad. nobody says,
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Nobody says, "hey, wait a minute.
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"hey, wait a minute. this isn't how you deserve
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This isn't how you deserve to be treated."
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To be treated." no one was offended by
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No one was offended by anyone's behavior,
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Anyone's behavior, because everyone was getting
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Because everyone was getting what they wanted except
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What they wanted except for dad.
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For dad. no one said,
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No one said, "dad, i don't need your money.
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"dad, i don't need your money. i just need you."
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I just need you." you see,
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You see, one of the things that men
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One of the things that men face in the world today
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Face in the world today is the feeling that they're
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Is the feeling that they're not valued because of
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Not valued because of who they are;
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Who they are; they're only valued because of
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They're only valued because of what they provide.
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What they provide. this is one of
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This is one of the reasons why,
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The reasons why, when men get together,
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When men get together, they'll tell you their name.
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They'll tell you their name. but immediately after
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But immediately after their name,
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Their name, they'll tell you what they do.
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They'll tell you what they do. "hi, my name is..."
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"hi, my name is..." fill in the blank.
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Fill in the blank. "and i'm a contractor,"
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"and i'm a contractor," "i'm a salesman,"
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"i'm a salesman," "i'm an attorney,"
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"i'm an attorney," "i'm a banker,"
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"i'm a banker," "i'm a businessman,"
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"i'm a businessman," "i'm an executive."
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"i'm an executive." one of my favorites is,
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One of my favorites is, "i'm a life coach."
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"i'm a life coach." (laughter)
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(laughter) cool.
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Cool. who's on your team?
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Who's on your team? (laughter)
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(laughter) and what was your win/loss
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And what was your win/loss record?
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Record? (laughter)
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(laughter) i'm an architect.
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I'm an architect. i'm a stockbroker.
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I'm a stockbroker. they'll fill in the blank
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They'll fill in the blank with anything,
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With anything, because men have been trained
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Because men have been trained in this world that's driven by
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In this world that's driven by materialism that if you have
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Materialism that if you have the ability to produce it,
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The ability to produce it, you're valuable.
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You're valuable. men, let me give you
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Men, let me give you this encouragement today.
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This encouragement today. don't get caught up
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Don't get caught up in this rat race,
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In this rat race, pulling away from what's
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Pulling away from what's important because you're under
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Important because you're under the pressure to provide
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The pressure to provide bigger, better,
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Bigger, better, faster and more.
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Faster and more. realize that you are valuable
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Realize that you are valuable because of who you are.
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Because of who you are. you are a father
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You are a father to your children.
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To your children. you are a husband to your wife
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You are a husband to your wife and you are a child of god
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And you are a child of god to the king of all kings.
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To the king of all kings. (applause)
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(applause) and before we get down on
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And before we get down on these two boys taking dad
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These two boys taking dad for granted,
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For granted, how many of god's kids are
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How many of god's kids are the exact same way?
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The exact same way? we take god for granted.
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We take god for granted. god knows what it's like to be
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God knows what it's like to be a father.
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A father. he knows what it's like
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He knows what it's like to provide for his children
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To provide for his children and be overlooked.
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And be overlooked. the boys didn't value
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The boys didn't value the father,
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The father, but the father still loved
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But the father still loved his sons.
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His sons. we may take god for granted,
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We may take god for granted, but his love is
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But his love is all-encompassing.
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All-encompassing. you know one of the truest
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You know one of the truest signs of immaturity is a lack
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Signs of immaturity is a lack of appreciation.
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Of appreciation. and it's one thing when it's
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And it's one thing when it's from an infant.
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From an infant. never seen an infant child
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Never seen an infant child come out of the womb and thank
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Come out of the womb and thank mom and dad for bringing them
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Mom and dad for bringing them here.
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Here. (laughter)
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(laughter) "wow!
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"wow! this is great."
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This is great." you don't expect it because
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You don't expect it because the child is so immature.
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The child is so immature. but when the child gets to be
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But when the child gets to be of age,
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Of age, you expect appreciation.
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You expect appreciation. they should say,
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They should say, "please" and they should say,
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"please" and they should say, "thank you."
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"thank you." [yes.]
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[yes.] (applause)
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(applause) and if they don't,
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And if they don't, you need to teach them how to.
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You need to teach them how to. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] and if they don't,
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And if they don't, then they don't get what
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Then they don't get what they're asking for.
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They're asking for. because if it can be fed,
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Because if it can be fed, it can be trained.
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It can be trained. [yes. amen.]
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[yes. amen.] (laughter & applause)
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A third of the angels rebelled
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And were cast out of heaven.
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The accuser
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Declared war on those
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Made in god's image.
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But as a believer,
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You have authority.
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Through praise,
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You can silence the enemy.
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So in just a few verses,
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So in just a few verses, we have a father with two sons
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We have a father with two sons and he loses one.
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And he loses one. fifty percent of his legacy
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Fifty percent of his legacy is now in the far country.
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Is now in the far country. verse 13 says that he went to
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Verse 13 says that he went to the far country and he wasted
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The far country and he wasted his possessions...
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His possessions... say that with me.
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Say that with me. "he wasted his possessions."
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"he wasted his possessions." "...with prodigal living."
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"...with prodigal living." the bible doesn't say that
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The bible doesn't say that he spent it.
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He spent it. the bible said he wasted it.
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The bible said he wasted it. he might as well put a match
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He might as well put a match to it and burned it up,
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To it and burned it up, because the lifestyle he was
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Because the lifestyle he was living didn't leave him with
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Living didn't leave him with anything to show for it.
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Anything to show for it. he didn't even get
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He didn't even get the been-there-done-that-
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The been-there-done-that- and-bought-the-t-shirt.
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And-bought-the-t-shirt. he didn't have no shirt.
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He didn't have no shirt. (laughter)
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(laughter) it was as if he never received
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It was as if he never received a dime from his dad,
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A dime from his dad, because when you're done with
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Because when you're done with prodigal living,
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Prodigal living, everything you took with you
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Everything you took with you is gone.
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Is gone. now the bible says that he
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Now the bible says that he went to the far country with
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Went to the far country with prodigal living.
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Prodigal living. but what you need to know
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But what you need to know is that prodigal living
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Is that prodigal living doesn't have to happen
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Doesn't have to happen in the far country.
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In the far country. prodigal living is a state
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Prodigal living is a state of mind.
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Of mind. prodigal living is a pattern
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Prodigal living is a pattern of behavior when you begin
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Of behavior when you begin to live like god your father
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To live like god your father doesn't exist.
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Doesn't exist. prodigal living is rooted
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Prodigal living is rooted in pride,
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In pride, the arrogance and pride of
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The arrogance and pride of i'm going to do
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I'm going to do what i want to do,
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What i want to do, when i want to do it,
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When i want to do it, like i want to do it.
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Like i want to do it. and yet the bible says,
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And yet the bible says, "the lord resists the proud."
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"the lord resists the proud." a prodigal state of mind
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A prodigal state of mind pretends like god's rules
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Pretends like god's rules don't apply to you,
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Don't apply to you, like god's principles
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Like god's principles and god's word
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And god's word and god's teaching
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And god's teaching aren't for you.
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Aren't for you. you're the exception to
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You're the exception to the rule.
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The rule. you've got a prodigal
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You've got a prodigal state of mind.
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State of mind. but what we see in this story
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But what we see in this story is not just a son
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Is not just a son who wasted his possessions
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Who wasted his possessions with prodigal living,
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With prodigal living, but we see a father who is
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But we see a father who is anxiously awaiting to restore
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Anxiously awaiting to restore the son that was lost.
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The son that was lost. the boy is in a far country.
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The boy is in a far country. the boy has wasted all of
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The boy has wasted all of his possessions.
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His possessions. he's now eating with the pigs
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He's now eating with the pigs in the pen.
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In the pen. how do you know things didn't
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How do you know things didn't turn out like you hoped?
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Turn out like you hoped? when you wake up and your
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When you wake up and your fighting at the breakfast bar
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Fighting at the breakfast bar with a sow --
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With a sow -- (laughter)
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(laughter) -- you've got a problem.
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-- you've got a problem. he's eating in the pen
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He's eating in the pen with the pigs.
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With the pigs. and verse 17 says,
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And verse 17 says, "he came to himself."
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"he came to himself." that means he got back in
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That means he got back in his right mind.
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His right mind. and the thing that i think is
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And the thing that i think is beautiful in this picture is
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Beautiful in this picture is that the moment that he gets
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That the moment that he gets back in his right mind,
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Back in his right mind, the first thought that he has
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The first thought that he has is not about the shower
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Is not about the shower or the bed that he left at
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Or the bed that he left at his house.
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His house. the first thought that he has
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The first thought that he has is about his father.
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Is about his father. it says when he comes to
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It says when he comes to himself,
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Himself, he asks this question,
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He asks this question, "how many of my father's
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"how many of my father's servants have bread enough
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Servants have bread enough to spare..."
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To spare..." he didn't even think,
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He didn't even think, you know dad loves me
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You know dad loves me and dad's missing me.
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And dad's missing me. and if i go home,
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And if i go home, dad will let me back in.
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Dad will let me back in. he said,
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He said, "how many of my father's
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"how many of my father's servants..."
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Servants..." the message is i know a father
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The message is i know a father who loves everybody,
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Who loves everybody, not just me.
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Not just me. he loves everybody that works
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He loves everybody that works for him.
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For him. he loves everybody that's in
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He loves everybody that's in his house.
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His house. this prodigal son's father
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This prodigal son's father is so anxious to restore him
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Is so anxious to restore him that he spends his days
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That he spends his days watching and waiting.
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Watching and waiting. how do you know?
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How do you know? read verse 20.
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Read verse 20. it says,
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It says, "he arose and he came to
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"he arose and he came to his father.
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His father. and when he (the son)
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And when he (the son) was still a great way off,
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Was still a great way off, the father saw him..."
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The father saw him..." and the bible says,
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And the bible says, "one day he gets up and he's
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"one day he gets up and he's making his rounds,
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Making his rounds, and he looks down the path,
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And he looks down the path, and he says,
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And he says, "hey, that's my boy."
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"hey, that's my boy." [hallelujah.]
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[hallelujah.] "that's him.
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"that's him. [yes.]
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[yes.] "i know it's him.
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"i know it's him. he's walked like that
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He's walked like that since he was a kid.
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Since he was a kid. you can't tell me that's
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You can't tell me that's not him.
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Not him. i know he doesn't look like
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I know he doesn't look like he looked whenever he left,
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He looked whenever he left, but that's my boy."
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But that's my boy." and the bible says,
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And the bible says, "he ran to him."
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"he ran to him." [woo!]
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[woo!] now the thing about a father
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Now the thing about a father in this time in history,
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In this time in history, running,
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Running, it's a dishonoring thing
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It's a dishonoring thing because when you're wearing
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Because when you're wearing a robe,
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A robe, you've got to hike up
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You've got to hike up your skirt if you're going to
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Your skirt if you're going to make the jog.
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Make the jog. (laughter)
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(laughter) but what jesus was telling
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But what jesus was telling his audience is that
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His audience is that god, your father,
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God, your father, is so deeply in love with you;
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Is so deeply in love with you; he doesn't care what it
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He doesn't care what it looks like.
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Looks like. when you start making your way
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When you start making your way to him,
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To him, he'll cover all the rest of
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He'll cover all the rest of the way just to get to you.
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The way just to get to you. (applause)
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(applause) jesus paints a beautiful
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Jesus paints a beautiful picture.
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Picture. the father falls on
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The father falls on the prodigal's neck and he
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The prodigal's neck and he covers him with kisses.
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Covers him with kisses. he doesn't care what he
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He doesn't care what he looks like.
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Looks like. he doesn't care what he
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He doesn't care what he smells like.
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Smells like. he doesn't care what he's been
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He doesn't care what he's been through.
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Through. he looks over his shoulder
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He looks over his shoulder and he tells the servants,
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And he tells the servants, as he's holding his boy,
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As he's holding his boy, he says,
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He says, "go bring the best robe."
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"go bring the best robe." he didn't say,
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He didn't say, "bring the boy's robe."
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"bring the boy's robe." he said,
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He said, "bring the best robe."
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"bring the best robe." the best robe would have been
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The best robe would have been hanging in dad's closet
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Hanging in dad's closet for a special occasion.
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For a special occasion. it wasn't his everyday
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It wasn't his everyday clothes.
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Clothes. it was his good clothes.
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It was his good clothes. it was his christmas
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It was his christmas and easter clothes.
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And easter clothes. (laughter)
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(laughter) and he says,
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And he says, "bring me a ring,"
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"bring me a ring," because in ancient israel,
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Because in ancient israel, the father's signet ring was
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The father's signet ring was his symbol of authority.
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His symbol of authority. and if you took that ring
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And if you took that ring with you and you went in
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With you and you went in to buy or sell or make
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To buy or sell or make a trade,
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A trade, you could take that ring
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You could take that ring and press it into wax,
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And press it into wax, and the emblem of that ring
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And the emblem of that ring meant dad will cover
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Meant dad will cover the charges.
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The charges. the ring meant that he's now
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The ring meant that he's now back with el shadad.
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Back with el shadad. [yes.]
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[yes.] everything is going to be
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Everything is going to be covered.
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Covered. (applause)
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(applause) the shoes,
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The shoes, bring me some shoes.
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Bring me some shoes. servants and slaves weren't
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Servants and slaves weren't allowed to wear shoes.
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Allowed to wear shoes. but a son got to wear shoes.
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But a son got to wear shoes. and the prodigal does
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And the prodigal does something that's
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Something that's very powerful.
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Very powerful. as he's falling in
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As he's falling in his father's arms and he's
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His father's arms and he's being covered by kisses,
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Being covered by kisses, and he's hearing about a robe,
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And he's hearing about a robe, and he's hearing about a ring,
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And he's hearing about a ring, and he's hearing about shoes,
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And he's hearing about shoes, he doesn't make up a story.
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He doesn't make up a story. he doesn't come home with
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He doesn't come home with an excuse and an explanation.
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An excuse and an explanation. he simply tells his father
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He simply tells his father the truth.
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The truth. "i sinned.
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"i sinned. i was wrong.
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I was wrong. i didn't do this right.
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I didn't do this right. i not only sinned against god
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I not only sinned against god in heaven but i sinned
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In heaven but i sinned against you,
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Against you, and i'm not worthy."
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And i'm not worthy." you see,
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You see, before you have the ability
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Before you have the ability to be restored by the father,
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To be restored by the father, you have to make a truthful
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You have to make a truthful confession about yourself.
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Confession about yourself. [amen.]
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[amen.] many of us are wondering why
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Many of us are wondering why we're not receiving
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We're not receiving the restoration that comes
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The restoration that comes from god's amazing grace.
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From god's amazing grace. and the reason is,
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And the reason is, is because we're trying to
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Is because we're trying to come up with an explanation
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Come up with an explanation and an excuse for our sin,
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And an excuse for our sin, rather than just confessing
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Rather than just confessing the fact that we have sinned,
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The fact that we have sinned, we have fallen short of
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We have fallen short of the glory of god.
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The glory of god. and when we do,
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And when we do, god will forgive.
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God will forgive. [yes.]
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[yes.] 1 john 1:9:
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1 john 1:9: "if we confess and forsake
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"if we confess and forsake our sin,
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Our sin, then he is faithful and just
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Then he is faithful and just to forgive us our sin
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To forgive us our sin and cleanse us from all
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And cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
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Unrighteousness." don't make your sin
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Don't make your sin somebody else's fault.
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Somebody else's fault. have the courage to confess it
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Have the courage to confess it and forsake it,
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And forsake it, and see what wonderful things
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And see what wonderful things god, your father,
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God, your father, will do.
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Will do. [yes.]
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[yes.] (applause)
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(applause) the servants bring the father
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The servants bring the father the best robe.
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The best robe. he puts the robe on the boy.
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He puts the robe on the boy. he doesn't look like
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He doesn't look like the pigpen he was in.
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The pigpen he was in. he now looks like the dad.
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He now looks like the dad. the servants bring him
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The servants bring him the ring.
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The ring. he's got authority.
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He's got authority. the servants bring him
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The servants bring him the shoes.
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The shoes. he's got relationship.
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He's got relationship. and in this moment of
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And in this moment of restoration,
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Restoration, dad and the fallen son are
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Dad and the fallen son are headed back to the house.
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Headed back to the house. and dad is whistling
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And dad is whistling and hollering and cheering.
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And hollering and cheering. and he's telling his friends,
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And he's telling his friends, "hey, party at my house
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"hey, party at my house tonight!
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Tonight! we're going to kill the calf!"
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We're going to kill the calf!" everybody started shouting,
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Everybody started shouting, "they're going to kill
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"they're going to kill the calf!"
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The calf!" in ancient israel,
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In ancient israel, if you had meat,
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If you had meat, you were rich.
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You were rich. and the meat you had would
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And the meat you had would typically be a goat.
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Typically be a goat. but if you were really fancy,
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But if you were really fancy, you would have a calf,
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You would have a calf, not a whole herd of cows,
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Not a whole herd of cows, just a calf.
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Just a calf. and you'd feed him
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And you'd feed him until he was rolly polly fat.
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Until he was rolly polly fat. and then when he got
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And then when he got fat enough,
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Fat enough, you would kill him and invite
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You would kill him and invite all your friends over
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All your friends over to show off your prosperity.
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To show off your prosperity. and right now,
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And right now, we would think,
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We would think, hey, dad lost 50% of his sons
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Hey, dad lost 50% of his sons and he got them all back.
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And he got them all back. no.
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No. dad got one son back just as
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Dad got one son back just as the other was leaving.
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The other was leaving. why?
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Why? because the elder brother,
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Because the elder brother, the pharisee of the family,
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The pharisee of the family, sees the tax collector coming
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Sees the tax collector coming back from the far country.
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Back from the far country. and he doesn't go to
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And he doesn't go to the father and say,
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The father and say, "dad, could we talk?
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"dad, could we talk? i need to ask you some things.
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I need to ask you some things. i mean,
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I mean, what's going to change now
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What's going to change now that charlie's home?"
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That charlie's home?" he walks up to the father,
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He walks up to the father, and he says,
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And he says, "this son of yours."
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"this son of yours." he didn't go in there
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He didn't go in there and say, "hey dad."
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And say, "hey dad." he went in there and said,
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He went in there and said, "hey you."
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"hey you." now i don't know about you,
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Now i don't know about you, but as far as i have been
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But as far as i have been told,
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Told, there is never an appropriate
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There is never an appropriate time to address your father as
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Time to address your father as "hey, you."
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"hey, you." (laughter & applause)
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(laughter & applause) just making sure we're still
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Just making sure we're still on planet earth.
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On planet earth. (applause)
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(applause) i mean, those are the kinds
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I mean, those are the kinds of words that you say
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Of words that you say whenever you duck,
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Whenever you duck, "hey, you."
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"hey, you." (laughter)
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(laughter) he walks in,
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He walks in, and he says,
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And he says, "this son of yours,
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"this son of yours, he squandered your money."
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He squandered your money." he's accusing the younger
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He's accusing the younger brother of doing
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Brother of doing the same thing he's doing.
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The same thing he's doing. he's got two-thirds of
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He's got two-thirds of dad's money.
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Dad's money. this kid's got one-third of
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This kid's got one-third of it, and the one-third is gone.
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It, and the one-third is gone. he said,
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He said, "he squandered your money
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"he squandered your money with this prodigal
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With this prodigal and riotous living,
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And riotous living, and now that he's back,
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And now that he's back, you're going to kill
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You're going to kill the calf!"
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The calf!" what's made the elder brother
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What's made the elder brother mad is not the fact that
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Mad is not the fact that the brother's back.
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The brother's back. what's made him mad is what
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What's made him mad is what they're having for dinner.
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They're having for dinner. (laughter)
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(laughter) "we're going to barbecue
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"we're going to barbecue for him?"
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For him?" i've been with you
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I've been with you all this time,
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All this time, and you wouldn't even give me
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And you wouldn't even give me a goat."
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A goat." and still this boy doesn't
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And still this boy doesn't value the relationship with
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Value the relationship with the father.
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The father. he's mad about the money.
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He's mad about the money. and what does dad do?
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And what does dad do? at this point,
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At this point, if i'm dad,
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If i'm dad, i'd be like,
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I'd be like, "i am tired of both of y'all."
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"i am tired of both of y'all." (laughter)
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(laughter) but that ain't the dad
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But that ain't the dad in this story.
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In this story. he looks at him,
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He looks at him, and he says, "son."
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And he says, "son." he still loves him.
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He still loves him. he doesn't correct him
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He doesn't correct him and reprimand him.
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And reprimand him. he says,
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He says, "son, you've always been
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"son, you've always been with me,
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With me, and everything i have,
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And everything i have, it's yours.
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It's yours. if you wanted it,
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If you wanted it, all you had to do was ask
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All you had to do was ask for it."
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For it." "but it is right that your
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"but it is right that your brother that was lost,
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Brother that was lost, your brother that was dead
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Your brother that was dead is home.
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Is home. and it is right that when he
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And it is right that when he comes home,
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Comes home, we should rejoice."
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We should rejoice." and then jesus does something
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And then jesus does something that frustrated me forever
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That frustrated me forever until i finally figured
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Until i finally figured it out.
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It out. he never finishes the story.
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He never finishes the story. he's talking to his audience
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He's talking to his audience about these two boys,
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About these two boys, and he doesn't ever get to
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And he doesn't ever get to the point of telling us
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The point of telling us whether or not the elder
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Whether or not the elder brother got over himself
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Brother got over himself and went back inside.
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And went back inside. he never tells us whether
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He never tells us whether or not the family was restored
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Or not the family was restored around the same table,
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Around the same table, rejoicing in the good things
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Rejoicing in the good things that god had done for all of
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That god had done for all of them.
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Them. it's a cliffhanger,
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It's a cliffhanger, to be continued.
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To be continued. and then i realized that
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And then i realized that the reason that jesus doesn't
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The reason that jesus doesn't finish the story is
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Finish the story is because for jesus,
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Because for jesus, the story is about the love of
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The story is about the love of the father.
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The father. and whether or not the family
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And whether or not the family is unified isn't up to
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Is unified isn't up to the father;
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The father; it's up to the sons.
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It's up to the sons. [amen.]
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[amen.] it's not up to jesus to bring
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It's not up to jesus to bring the family together.
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The family together. it's up to us to get together.
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It's up to us to get together. [amen.]
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[amen.] [yes.]
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[yes.] it's up to us,
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It's up to us, as his children,
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As his children, to value each other enough
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To value each other enough that we won't judge one
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That we won't judge one another by what we've
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Another by what we've done wrong.
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Done wrong. we'll judge one another
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We'll judge one another by what god has done in us.
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By what god has done in us. [amen.]
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[amen.] (applause)
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(applause) would you stand to your feet?
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Would you stand to your feet? ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ this being father's day,
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This being father's day, i want you to take a moment
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I want you to take a moment and i want you to ask
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And i want you to ask yourself,
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Yourself, "what can you,
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"what can you, as a child of god,
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As a child of god, your father in heaven,
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Your father in heaven, give him this father's day,
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Give him this father's day, not corporately as a church;
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Not corporately as a church; personally, as his child?"
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Personally, as his child?" ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ have you been taking god for
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Have you been taking god for granted and you need to give
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Granted and you need to give him more appreciation for
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Him more appreciation for his goodness and his blessings
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His goodness and his blessings in your life?
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In your life? ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ have you been treating your
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Have you been treating your brothers and sisters in christ
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Brothers and sisters in christ with judgment
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With judgment and condemnation,
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And condemnation, rather than celebrating
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Rather than celebrating the grace of god on their life
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The grace of god on their life and the grace of god
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And the grace of god in your life?
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In your life? ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ do you have a prodigal state
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Do you have a prodigal state of mind where you live like
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Of mind where you live like god doesn't exist?
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God doesn't exist? you act like the words that
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You act like the words that he's written in his book
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He's written in his book aren't for you?
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Aren't for you? you're the exception to
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You're the exception to the rule?
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The rule? i want you to know,
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I want you to know, no matter who you are,
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No matter who you are, no matter where you are,
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No matter where you are, no matter what you've done,
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No matter what you've done, the father is looking for you.
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The father is looking for you. and if you have the courage
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And if you have the courage to just come home to him,
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To just come home to him, he'll finish the race
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He'll finish the race and come meet you.
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And come meet you. ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ whatever it is that you can
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Whatever it is that you can give god, your father
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Give god, your father in heaven, today,
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In heaven, today, i want you to do it.
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I want you to do it. because i promise you,
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Because i promise you, there is nothing as wonderful
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There is nothing as wonderful as receiving the love of god,
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As receiving the love of god, our father.
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Our father. give him a handclap of praise.
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Give him a handclap of praise. (applause)
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(applause) pastor matt hagee: thank you
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Pastor matt hagee: thank you for joining us
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For joining us for today's broadcast.
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For today's broadcast. our prayer is that the word
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Our prayer is that the word of god,
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Of god, preached in this program,
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Preached in this program, encourages you as you walk
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Encourages you as you walk with christ.
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With christ. pastor john hagee: our
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Pastor john hagee: our telecast only gives you
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Telecast only gives you a portion of the message.
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A portion of the message. but our sunday live stream
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But our sunday live stream gives you the whole message,
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Gives you the whole message, as well as our musical
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Matt Hagee - The Love of the Father

April 30, 2025 | 27:29

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