JESUS LOVES SINNERS PART TWO (2 OF 3)
by Scott Maze
Scripture: Luke 15:11-24
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Jesus Loves Sinners Part Two (2 of 3)
Series: The Love of God
Scott Maze
Luke 15:11-24
Prayerwalk with Cross Church at the permanent location of Cross Church tonight at 5 pm.
For those of you old enough to remember the years of the 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter. I was a young kid back then and my parents lived in northern Alabama. We welcomed my sister in those days as I remember waiting in long lines at the gas stations hoping they haven't run out. But few things stand out from those days as Iran Hostage Crisis where 66 hostages were taken inside the American embassy in Tehran. We saw them blindfolded and paraded in front of the television for Americans to see. In the midst of the crisis, Americans took to tying yellow ribbons around trees and utility poles throughout our nation. Tony Orlando and Dawn sang ''Tie a Yellow Ribbon'' in the early 1970s and it became an international hit. The song spoke of man who had spent three years in prison and as he returned home, he looked for the yellow ribbon around the outside tree as a sign his wife welcomed him home again. The yellow ribbon soon appeared everywhere during the 444 days of captivity for the American hostages in Iran. It was a sign of hope and joy as the families of those held hostage returned home.
Jesus Himself tells a story where we picture a yellow ribbon tied around the open gates of heaven itself, awaiting the return of prodigals. Today, we hear a story that badly needs rescuing from its familiarity.
''Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. 2 And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, ''This man receives sinners and eats with them.'' (Luke 15:1-2)
11 And he said, ''There was a man who had two sons. 12 And the younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.' And he divided his property between them. 13 Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took a journey ...
Series: The Love of God
Scott Maze
Luke 15:11-24
Prayerwalk with Cross Church at the permanent location of Cross Church tonight at 5 pm.
For those of you old enough to remember the years of the 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter. I was a young kid back then and my parents lived in northern Alabama. We welcomed my sister in those days as I remember waiting in long lines at the gas stations hoping they haven't run out. But few things stand out from those days as Iran Hostage Crisis where 66 hostages were taken inside the American embassy in Tehran. We saw them blindfolded and paraded in front of the television for Americans to see. In the midst of the crisis, Americans took to tying yellow ribbons around trees and utility poles throughout our nation. Tony Orlando and Dawn sang ''Tie a Yellow Ribbon'' in the early 1970s and it became an international hit. The song spoke of man who had spent three years in prison and as he returned home, he looked for the yellow ribbon around the outside tree as a sign his wife welcomed him home again. The yellow ribbon soon appeared everywhere during the 444 days of captivity for the American hostages in Iran. It was a sign of hope and joy as the families of those held hostage returned home.
Jesus Himself tells a story where we picture a yellow ribbon tied around the open gates of heaven itself, awaiting the return of prodigals. Today, we hear a story that badly needs rescuing from its familiarity.
''Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. 2 And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, ''This man receives sinners and eats with them.'' (Luke 15:1-2)
11 And he said, ''There was a man who had two sons. 12 And the younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.' And he divided his property between them. 13 Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took a journey ...
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