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rec0412-113059<\/a><\/p>\n \n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Luke 15:11-24 (NLT) \n \n Draw Closer to God<\/strong><\/p>\n Step # 1\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n Recognize and Be Angry \n Jeremiah 29:13 (The Message)<\/strong><\/p>\n GOD: \u201cYou\u201d\u2122ll find me when you get serious about finding me and want it more than anything else\u201d<\/p>\n \n<\/strong><\/p>\n Draw Closer to God<\/strong><\/p>\n Step # 2\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n Take Responsibility and Own It<\/strong><\/p>\n \n Isaiah 59:2<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cYour sins have separated you from your God, and have hidden his face from you\u201d<\/p>\n Isaiah 1:18 (NLT)<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThe Lord says, \u201d\u02dcNo matter how deep the stain of your sins, I can remove it.\u00a0\u00a0 I can make you as clean as freshly fallen snow\u201d\u2122\u201d<\/p>\n 2 Corinthians 13:5 (The Message)<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cTest yourself to make sure you\u201d\u2122re solid in the faith.\u00a0\u00a0 Don\u201d\u2122t drift along taking everything for granted. Give yourself regular checkups. If you fail the test, do something about it\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Draw Closer to God<\/strong><\/p>\n Step # 3<\/strong><\/p>\n Recognize Who God Is and Offer Yourself To Him<\/strong><\/p>\n \n Romans 12:2 (NIV)<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cBecause God is merciful to you, offer yourselves as living sacrifices<\/span>, holy and pleasing to God\u201d\u201dthis is your spiritual act of worship.\u00a0\u00a0 And do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed <\/span>by the renewing of your mind.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n Draw Closer to God<\/strong><\/p>\n Step # 4<\/strong><\/p>\n Celebrate with Gratitude<\/strong><\/p>\n \n Psalm 13:6 (NLT)<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI will sing to the Lord because he has been so good to me\u201d<\/p>\n 1 Corinthians 11:23-24<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cOn the night he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took bread and spoke a prayer of thanksgiving<\/span>. He broke the bread and said, \u201d\u02dcThis is my body, which is given for you. Do this to remember me.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Message by Trey Hall rec0412-113059 \u00a0 Luke 15:11-24 (NLT) 11 \u00a0To illustrate the point further, Jesus told them this story: \u201cA man had two sons. 12 \u00a0The younger son told his father, \u201d\u02dcI want my share of … Continue reading
\n<\/strong>11 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0To illustrate the point further, Jesus told them this story: \u201cA man had two sons.<\/span>
\n12 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0The younger son told his father, \u201d\u02dcI want my share of your estate now before you die.\u201d\u2122 So his father agreed to divide his wealth between his sons.<\/span>
\n13 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0\u201cA few days later this younger son packed all his belongings and moved to a distant land, and there he wasted all his money in wild living.<\/span>
\n14 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0About the time his money ran out, a great famine swept over the land, and he began to starve.<\/span>
\n15 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0He persuaded a local farmer to hire him, and the man sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.<\/span>
\n16 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0The young man became so hungry that even the pods he was feeding the pigs looked good to him. But no one gave him anything.<\/span>
\n17 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0\u201cWhen he finally came to his senses, he said to himself, \u201d\u02dcAt home even the hired servants have food enough to spare, and here I am dying of hunger!<\/span>
\n18 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0I will go home to my father and say, \u201cFather, I have sinned against both heaven and you,<\/span>
\n19 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0and I am no longer worthy of being called your son. Please take me on as a hired servant.\u201d\u201d\u2122<\/span>
\n20 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0\u201cSo he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.<\/span>
\n21 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0His son said to him, \u201d\u02dcFather, I have sinned against both heaven and you, and I am no longer worthy of being called your son.<\/span>\u201d\u2122<\/span>
\n22 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0\u201cBut his father said to the servants, \u201d\u02dcQuick! Bring the finest robe in the house and put it on him. Get a ring for his finger and sandals for his feet.<\/span>
\n23 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And kill the calf we have been fattening. We must celebrate with a feast,<\/span>
\n24 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0for this son of mine was dead and has now returned to life. He was lost, but now he is found.\u201d\u2122 So the party began.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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