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...
by Bob | Mar 31, 2010 | Easter, Forgiveness, Passion Week
“Our Forgiving Father”—Luke 15 Part 4: Returning Home Welcome: Thanks for reading my Passion Week blog series as we reflect together on Our Forgiving Father. Today in Part 4, we see Jesus’ portrait of a prodigal returning home to the Forgiving One. We put our ear to...
by Bob | Mar 30, 2010 | Easter, Forgiveness, Good Friday, Gospel
“Our Forgiving Father”—Luke 15 Part 3: “Father, I Don’t Need You!” Welcome: Thanks for reading my Passion Week blog series as we reflect together on Our Forgiving Father. Today in Part 3, we see the reason why Jesus went to the Cross—each of us, in our own sinful way,...
by Bob | Mar 29, 2010 | Easter, Forgiveness, Good Friday, Gospel
“Our Forgiving Father”—Luke 15 Part 2: Leaving Home Welcome: Thanks for reading my Passion Week blog series as we reflect together on Our Forgiving Father. Today in Part 2, we see that we’re all Prodigal Sons or Prodigal Daughters. However, there’s hope—when we put...
