An Amazing Father

Luke 15:11-32 Jesus taught a parable that is commonly referred to as the Prodigal Son. The word “prodigal” is a description of someone who is wastefully and recklessly extravagant or self-indulgent; a spend thrift. It describes the lifestyle of one of the sons in the story. However, I believe this parable is wrongly named by…

Monday Ministry Leftovers

Had a great last week. Started it off with the introduction of “The Breakfast Club”. This is where the youth pastor/leaders go wake up teens early in the morning on their summer break. The purpose is two-fold: 1) To remind teens their YP is just a bit crazy and since you never know what he’ll do…

Parable of Tenants

Matthew 21:33-44 Jesus continues telling parables. This one is about a landowner who rented his vineyard to tenants. At the time of harvest the owner sent servants to collect the fruit but the tenants rejected and killed them. After sending more servants with the same response the owner sent his own son to collect. He…

Walk The Talk

Some people are really smart and they achieve many accomplishments. But, can you imagine becoming an airline pilot, a doctor, a lawyer and a university professor all before the age of 20? Frank William Abagnale, whose story is shared in the movie Catch Me If You Can, accomplished all these things but only through forgery,…