02-05-2025 part 2: Finding Home: A Deep Dive into the Prodigal Parable
The central theme of this podcast episode revolves around the profound narrative of the Prodigal Son, wherein we examine the multifaceted dynamics between the prodigal son, the prodigal father, and the resentful brother. Notably, we explore the significance of the father's willingness to relinquish control over his wayward son, symbolizing the divine wisdom of allowing individuals to experience the consequences of their choices. Through this discourse, we assert that true repentance arises from self-awareness and the realization of one’s shortcomings, akin to the moment the prodigal son "came to his senses." Additionally, we delve into the implications of the older brother's disdain for his father's grace, underscoring the detrimental impact of a begrudging attitude towards redemption and forgiveness within the community. Ultimately, this episode serves as a poignant reminder of the unconditional love and compassion extended by the Father, encapsulating the essence of divine acceptance and the joyous celebration that follows every act of genuine repentance.
The speaker delves into the themes of forgiveness and acceptance as demonstrated by the father's response to the returning son. The parable illustrates the contrast between the joy of reconciliation and the bitterness of the elder brother, who remains resentful of the father's generosity. This dynamic underscores a critical aspect of human nature: the tendency to compare and begrudge others' blessings. The speaker challenges listeners to reflect on their own attitudes toward grace in the context of community, encouraging a spirit of celebration rather than jealousy. The emphasis lies on the father's readiness to forgive and the son's journey of self-awareness that leads to repentance. The narrative encourages believers to embrace a mindset that mirrors the father's compassion, fostering an environment where forgiveness flourishes and relationships are mended. The speaker concludes by highlighting the joyous nature of repentance, portraying it as a moment that brings not only personal restoration but also communal celebration, as heaven rejoices over every sinner who turns back to God.
Takeaways:
- The parable of the prodigal son illustrates the profound significance of letting go, which is essential for both parents and caregivers.
- The narrative emphasizes that every child ultimately belongs to God, and parents serve as stewards of their children's lives during their upbringing.
- The story reveals that negative attitudes can detrimentally affect the enjoyment of joyous occasions within the community of faith.
- Compassion and mercy are central themes, as the father's acceptance of the returning son exemplifies unconditional love and forgiveness.
- The importance of coming to one's senses and acknowledging one's faults is paramount for personal redemption in the Christian journey.
- God's grace, as demonstrated in this parable, showcases the boundless mercy available to all who seek repentance and restoration.
Transcript
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Speaker A:Dave to delight in previous lessons and teachings, all of which range from the very, very, very, very, very simple to a little bit more complex.
Speaker A:But some messages are just a little bit more classic than others, and this one may well fall into that category as we discuss the prodigal son, the prodigal brother, and the prodigal father.
Speaker A:Three players.
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Speaker A:What's most amazing is how accommodating the father is in this story that Jesus shares.
Speaker A:In other words, Jesus, even in teaching this simple parable, makes it clear that parents should know that there is a time to let go.
Speaker A:I know nobody likes that idea.
Speaker A:But before that child is your child, that child is God's child.
Speaker A:You are only in the position of stewarding that child as far as God has loaned that child to you.
Speaker A:But ultimately, the child belongs to God.
Speaker A:So finally, from the most basic perspective, as we go through this story, we find out the brother is a jerk.
Speaker A:For those who don't understand, he was upset because his brother came back and the father was killing the fatted calf.
Speaker A:The fatted calf was the mother load, the big dollars from the estate, and the father was sacrificing that for the sake of a returning son who was pretty much not the best dude, and the brother wasn't happy.
Speaker A:Sometimes we allow our lousy attitudes to ruin wonderful events and works in the kingdom of of God.
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Speaker A:You see the difference there?
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Speaker A:It's not that being a bad steward is not a good idea.
Speaker A:No, I'm not saying that.
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Speaker A:What son of David had his hair cut only once at every year's end?
Speaker A:At the end of the year, what son of David was it?
Speaker A:Mephiboshed, Solomon, Jonathan or Absalom?
Speaker A:Think about that.
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Speaker A:What son of David had his hair cut once a year?
Speaker A:Your answer, by the way, is going to be in 2 Samuel 14, 25, 26.
Speaker A:2 Samuel 14 25, 26.
Speaker A:That's just your reference point.
Speaker A:What son of David had his hair cut only once at the end of every year?
Speaker A:Was it Mephiboshed, Solomon, Jonathan or Absalom?
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Speaker A:Anyway, what son of David had his hair cut at the end of every year?
Speaker A:Once a year, 2 Samuel 14, 25, 26.
Speaker A:Wasn't it Mephibosheth, Solomon, Jonathan or Absalom?
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Speaker A: Father, as Jesus said in Mark: Speaker A:Draw closer to the Lord daily.
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Speaker A:And then a Always be ready to serve.
Speaker A:Ah, there it is.
Speaker A:You're you ready.
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Speaker A:When Isaiah goes here am I, send me.
Speaker A:I don't think he was saying here am I, send me.
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Speaker A:I don't sense that as what the Lord was trying to coordinate through us.
Speaker A:I think he just wants us to be ready because he could call upon us in a moment to do something in a moment.
Speaker A:That's what I love about him though, that engagement.
Speaker A:D Draw closer to the Lord daily and never be ashamed of Jesus or his words.
Speaker A:Always be ready to serve your trivia question.
Speaker A:And then I am jumping into teaching because I got a lot o teaching to do.
Speaker A:Your trivia question is simply this.
Speaker A:As soon as I can find my trivia.
Speaker A:Oh, it's right here on the other side of me.
Speaker A:Which son of David had his hair cut only once a year at the end of the year?
Speaker A:Mephiboshed, Solomon, Jonathan or Absalom?
Speaker A: Samuel: Speaker A:If you think you know and somebody is calling in so we're going to give them that opportunitae.
Speaker A:That's right.
Speaker A:I didn't say opportunity, I said opportunitae.
Speaker A:That's all right.
Speaker A:It's okay to answer that trivia question, which I think is a really good, good question personally.
Speaker A:Now they may be answering, I don't know it always.
Speaker A:I always have to look.
Speaker A:When we're doing the show, I try to give you guys a little bit of a peek behind here.
Speaker A:So I have to wait and see what Jacob is doing before I can really respond to whether it's going to be a trivia answer or not.
Speaker A:Because some people call in and then they want to tell them all these different things.
Speaker A:We'll get to that.
Speaker A:Here's the thing I want to talk to you about, though.
Speaker A:I do want to talk to you about this message that is superbly important that has to do with the Prodigal Son.
Speaker A:So this is like.
Speaker A:Let me say how important this is.
Speaker A:This is the Major.
Speaker A:The Good Samaritan and the Prodigal Son are the two most well known parables that get discussed.
Speaker A:And what I don't want to do is I don't want to just.
Speaker A:We call it the Parable of the Prodigal Son.
Speaker A:I mean, everybody's got that title.
Speaker A:But you have to understand, when we get into this, there is a prodigal dad, there is a prodigal son and a prodigal brother, and we're going to get into all those.
Speaker A:But first, do we have somebody that wants to answer the trivia question?
Speaker A:We do.
Speaker A:Let's go ahead and let them come on through.
Speaker A:Knock, knock.
Speaker A:This is David.
Speaker A:Who am I talking to?
Speaker B:Hey, David.
Speaker B:This is John.
Speaker A:Hi, John.
Speaker A:John, how are you?
Speaker B:I'm all right.
Speaker A:Doing all right.
Speaker A:Sound a little.
Speaker A:You're up, you down, you're sideways.
Speaker B:A couple things.
Speaker B:My wife's former co.
Speaker B:Worker husband went into the hospital this morning for surgery, and he had a block insure.
Speaker B:Anyway, bottom line is he has a.
Speaker B:We think it's a cancerous tumor on his lung.
Speaker A:Wow.
Speaker A:Okay.
Speaker B:So his name is Phil.
Speaker B:And the other one is a neighbor across the street hasn't been keeping up their house, and the city attorney is now involved in maybe evicting him.
Speaker B:And.
Speaker B:And his name's Tom.
Speaker B:So I, you know, I just.
Speaker B:And they tried everything they can.
Speaker B:The city has to try to even offer to move him into a home where he can be taken care of.
Speaker B:And he is resistant to that idea.
Speaker B:So this has been going on for years.
Speaker B:So it's, you know, you want to show compassion.
Speaker B:And yet, you know, I guess there comes to a point where, you know, you have to make a decision.
Speaker A:Right.
Speaker A:Sometimes wisdom.
Speaker A:Wisdom has to step in to lead the direction on how things are taken care of.
Speaker A:So it's not always unlivable.
Speaker B:There's vermin, there's.
Speaker A:Yeah, I got you.
Speaker B:It's really Bad for him.
Speaker A:And then it's also bad for the neighborhood because it's not working out good.
Speaker A:Dangerous to the neighborhood as well.
Speaker A:So that's just leaving those two things.
Speaker B:Are heavy on my heart.
Speaker B:So I, you know, compared to that, everything's okay.
Speaker A:I got it.
Speaker A:So those are two big.
Speaker A:Yeah, we'll definitely pray about those.
Speaker A:Let's do the trivia question and then we'll do.
Speaker A:We'll do the prayer.
Speaker B:Oh, yeah, the trivia question.
Speaker A:That's all right.
Speaker A:That's all right.
Speaker A:This is what's important about the show is that first of all, the trivia question gives people a chance to learn about the Bible.
Speaker A:But then it's that opportunity to carry one another's burdens.
Speaker A:And that's the big part of this process.
Speaker A:So.
Speaker A:All right, let me set you up for it and then you can answer.
Speaker A:You ready?
Speaker B:Ready.
Speaker A:All right.
Speaker A:What son of David had his hair cut only once a year?
Speaker A:At the end of the year, was it Mephibosheth, Solomon, Jonathan or Absalom?
Speaker B:Absalom.
Speaker A:That is correct.
Speaker A:And if I remember right, and this is just off the top of my head, I think his hair weighed about 5 pounds each time he cut it, which is just absolutely crazy because of course my hair, it fits in a teaspoon.
Speaker B:Are they measured in shekels or something like that?
Speaker A:Yeah, yeah.
Speaker A:It's like, wow.
Speaker B:I don't know.
Speaker A:Yeah, just amazing.
Speaker A:But it's just like, yeah, that was the sign.
Speaker A:The other part about that I think is important to tell is that Mephibosheth was Jonathan's son and Jonathan was his friend.
Speaker A:So the only other viable alternative was Solomon.
Speaker A:Just got a couple of sneaky ones in there.
Speaker A:That's today.
Speaker A:But let's go ahead and pray for Phil and for Tom.
Speaker B:Well, yeah, I got to thinking, okay, was it like an Aphrodite grow out or did it just grow down his back?
Speaker A:You know, you have to wonder, like, how did he go around with it?
Speaker A:It's like, and why did it grow so fast?
Speaker A:I'm just curious, what was he doing?
Speaker A:I think a lot of people would like to know.
Speaker A:I mean, somebody's going to come out with some kind of hair lotion called Absalon Fast grow something.
Speaker B:I was seeing on TV about neutrophil or something like that.
Speaker A:Well, what's funny is, do you remember back in the day when they did that paint, the paint on your head thing?
Speaker B:Oh, my brother in law did that.
Speaker B:And that worked.
Speaker B:His mother, my mother in law was just like, he's Got hair now.
Speaker B:You know, it's a spray, but it really did make his hair look thick.
Speaker A:That's so funny.
Speaker B:On top of a very bowling.
Speaker B:You know, so that's class.
Speaker B:Anyway, it was.
Speaker B:It was funny.
Speaker B:My boys just loved it.
Speaker A:Yeah, that's a good.
Speaker A:That's a good one.
Speaker A:You can go to.
Speaker A:You can go to, you know, Home Depot and take care of that.
Speaker A:All right, let's pray for Phil and let's pray for time, especially for Phil, because that's right away thing.
Speaker A:Let's pray.
Speaker B:Yeah, let's do that.
Speaker A:Father, we come before you right now.
Speaker A:I just want to thank you for my brother John.
Speaker A:I just ask you to bless him and his wife and their family, and they've been a blessing.
Speaker A:And we just ask you just to surround their family with a great sense of comfort and insights and wisdoms that they could be used by you and be vehicles of your grace and mercy.
Speaker A:And we want to lift up Phil to you who's encountering something that's.
Speaker A:Whether it's a cancerous tumor or something along those lines.
Speaker A:Lord, that's not bigger than you, Lord, it's not bigger than you.
Speaker A:And Lord, we do want the doctors to have wisdom.
Speaker A:We want them to function rightly, to make right judgments in the process.
Speaker A:But we also believe with that that your healing power would be magnificent in this testimony.
Speaker A:And we ask you to bring that very healing power, very kingdom power.
Speaker A:In the meantime, give those doctors a great sense of understanding on how to change this situation so that Phil is not in danger in his life, but there could be some protection for him, some safety for him.
Speaker A:We do ask you to lift away that spirit of fear.
Speaker A:You haven't given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind.
Speaker A:And we ask you to help everybody involved operate with a greater sense of a sound mind, safe thinking in the process.
Speaker A:So we lift him before you with genuine faith and compassion that you would touch his life, his wife, the friends of John and John's wife, that you would just touch this couple and give them a sense that it is your grace that is in charge and not what everybody else thinks or says.
Speaker A:And Lord, we lift up the neighbor, Tom.
Speaker A:And Lord, it's never easy.
Speaker A:It's very difficult.
Speaker A:And we want to do the right thing.
Speaker A:As neighbors, we want to support, we want to love, we want to have compassion.
Speaker A:But there also needs to be a sense of wisdom and what is proper.
Speaker A:And we ask you to manifest what is proper.
Speaker A:And if Tom is able to.
Speaker A:That he might be able to Receive the wisdom that should be displayed.
Speaker A:And if he's not able to help or to take care of it or to do it, that he would take advantage of the opportunities offered to him, but he would not feel diminished because of it.
Speaker A:And that's what we're praying for, that he would not feel that sense of that loss that's probably preventing that process.
Speaker A:So we're asking for both of these things just to manifest to your glory because nobody can do it like you can do it, Lord.
Speaker A:And so we're asking you to bless and guide and watch over and bless John and his wife in this whole process.
Speaker A:In Jesus name, Amen.
Speaker B:Great prayer.
Speaker B:Thank you.
Speaker B:That just covers all the bases there.
Speaker B:So, yeah, hopefully it'll resolve itself pretty soon.
Speaker B:And the.
Speaker B:Dr.
Speaker B:Baylor was very kind in explaining it to his wife and I think she's going to be the one to tell him that it looks like it's cancer because the doctor said if he tells him now, he won't remember.
Speaker B:He's so much under seizure right now, he'll.
Speaker B:He won't remember tomorrow.
Speaker A:Well, keep it.
Speaker A:Keep us posted.
Speaker A:And you're welcome to text me on the side too, just so I can keep praying for him.
Speaker A:Because you know, we do.
Speaker A:We want to keep.
Speaker A:What we want to do is we want to pray, but we want to stay in that prayer mode and keep going and keep going until the Lord gives the final word.
Speaker B:Absolutely.
Speaker B:Thank you, Javin.
Speaker A:You got it, man.
Speaker B:Okey doke.
Speaker B:Talk to you soon.
Speaker A:All right.
Speaker A:God bless you, brother.
Speaker B:Bye bye.
Speaker A:Bye bye.
Speaker A:All right, we're not going to break.
Speaker A:We're just going to go right into the teaching.
Speaker A:There's no point.
Speaker A:Just take a deep breath.
Speaker A:This is a really good teaching.
Speaker A:Now I will mess it up, so don't worry about that part.
Speaker A:But the teaching in and of itself, way, way better than me.
Speaker A:You understand that, right?
Speaker A:Everybody, you gotta.
Speaker A:I know people say it's only as good as the person who teaches it.
Speaker A:You know that Philippians says that's not true.
Speaker A:I'm just letting you know.
Speaker A:Paul was like, you know, some people preach Christ out of envy and strife, some out of a good spirit.
Speaker A:He says, I don't care as long as Christ is preached.
Speaker A:So those people that are preaching out of envy and strife, Paul doesn't care.
Speaker A:He's like, just keep preaching, Jes.
Speaker A:Right, that's exactly what he says in Philippians 1.
Speaker A:But anyhow, let's just move into this.
Speaker A:So you guys know the story of the prodigal.
Speaker A:You know the story of the good Samaritan lady said, well, this is a little focus on the prodigal, and it's an amazing element.
Speaker A:And I'll pick it up and read just a couple verses and then we'll get into it.
Speaker A: Luke: Speaker A:Jesus continued, There was a man who had two sons.
Speaker A:The younger one said to his father, father, give me my share of the estate.
Speaker A:So he divided his property between them.
Speaker A:Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country, and there squandered his wealth and wild living.
Speaker A:After he spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country and he began to be in need.
Speaker A:So he went and hired himself out to the citizens of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs.
Speaker A:He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but nobody gave him anything.
Speaker A:So let's just talk about this in the most simplistic terms.
Speaker A:There's two sons.
Speaker A:One is older, one is younger.
Speaker A:Can we just make this statement?
Speaker A:Because it needs to be made, although I'm not sure why it needs to be made.
Speaker A:But there are two sons.
Speaker A:These are different kind of people.
Speaker A:The one son, you got this wild and reckless kid.
Speaker A:The other kid, not like that, right?
Speaker A:There are different people in the same family.
Speaker A:Can we just understand that unity is not conformity.
Speaker A:Not everybody has to be the exact same in the kingdom of God.
Speaker A:That's just dumb.
Speaker A:What's amazing is verse 12, these are some of the head scratchers.
Speaker A:And everybody should be honest, because I tend to think if I was there, I might have asked Jesus this.
Speaker A:But maybe not.
Speaker A:Jesus says, here's a son.
Speaker A:He's seeking independence.
Speaker A:Give me my share, first of all, give me my share of the estate.
Speaker A:I want what's mine.
Speaker A:He's entitled.
Speaker A:Might be a living trust, who knows?
Speaker A:It's a story, right?
Speaker A:You can't get into the legal aspect of it.
Speaker A:But that's not the key.
Speaker A:The key is the kid is ready to bolt.
Speaker A:And what does the father do?
Speaker A:He accommodates.
Speaker A:What's amazing is this Father being the illustrating of the heavenly Father, knows when to let the kid off.
Speaker A:Let go.
Speaker A:Let's see what happens now.
Speaker A:Jesus doesn't get into every intricacy, and we're not going to get into every intricacy.
Speaker A:What I want to do is talk to you about people in our lives that we need to let go of.
Speaker A:And when the wisdom is declared, sometimes you just got to let it go.
Speaker A:This happened, this happened.
Speaker A:Let it go.
Speaker A:This person said this, did this.
Speaker A:Let it go, my kid's doing this.
Speaker A:Let it go.
Speaker A:There's nothing wrong with fighting, doing that.
Speaker A:But there is a time where it's like, that's enough.
Speaker A:And this father in the illustration story, Jesus doesn't say anything good, bad or indifferent.
Speaker A:We know the father ultimately is God the Father, because that's how the parable pans out.
Speaker A:But he lets the kid go, you gonna go, all right, let's see how it goes.
Speaker A:But he takes his hands off.
Speaker A:Do you know how hard that is for some parents to hear?
Speaker A:Do you know how difficult that is?
Speaker A:Wait.
Speaker A:Not just for parents, just because it is a parent story, but in relationship with certain people, sometimes, let it go.
Speaker A:You're not going to change it.
Speaker A:You're going to have to let things play out and let the Lord bring it back around.
Speaker A:Sometimes that's the right thing.
Speaker A:Sometimes, like, okey dokey, verse 13, right?
Speaker A:The kid, not long after that, the younger son, he didn't even have to leave at this point.
Speaker A:You understand that, right?
Speaker A:He got the division of the property.
Speaker A:Then he gathers all his stuff and sets off for a distant country and squanders his wealth and wild living.
Speaker A:So we'll just ask a couple of really simple questions, okay?
Speaker A:Like, why is he running?
Speaker A:Okay, for many people, for me personally, I run from the Lord because I'm either disappointed or feeling insecure.
Speaker A:That's how I do it.
Speaker A:That's not how everybody does it.
Speaker A:But there's a variety of reasons people run.
Speaker A:David in Psalm 55, 6, 7 said, I said, this is David's quote.
Speaker A:I said, oh, that I had wings like a dove.
Speaker A:I would fly away and be at rest.
Speaker A:I would flee far away and stay in the desert.
Speaker A:David had a desire to run.
Speaker A:It's not abnormal.
Speaker A:It's kind of normal.
Speaker A:The problem is, it's most often just sinful.
Speaker A:As Adam and Eve ran and hid.
Speaker A:And David's like, you know, sometimes I just want to fly away.
Speaker A:Everybody understands.
Speaker A:Oh, fly away.
Speaker A:You just want to go, don't be weird.
Speaker A:It's normal.
Speaker A:It's not even bizarre.
Speaker A:What's important, though, is to understand why we run.
Speaker A:Mine is disappointment.
Speaker A:I get disappointed.
Speaker A:It's like.
Speaker A:Or I feel not safe.
Speaker A:Insecure.
Speaker A:Like, oh, you can't be insecure.
Speaker A:What are you, nuts?
Speaker A:Of course I can be insecure.
Speaker A:And the Lord knows it.
Speaker A:And the Lord uses it, tries to grow me up in it, mature me through it, but at least I'm aware of it.
Speaker A:But that doesn't stop it.
Speaker A:But the other part about this is verse 14.
Speaker A:He spent everything he had.
Speaker A:He was in wild living.
Speaker A:Sometimes the idea that running can be fun.
Speaker A:It's seasonal, right?
Speaker A:Because sin has no lasting satisfaction.
Speaker A:But it seems like it can be fun.
Speaker A:Let's just do it.
Speaker A:Just so you can know, the word practical means wasteful or futile.
Speaker A:In other words, total waste, total lie, total baloney.
Speaker A:That's what prodigal means.
Speaker A:Wasteful son, futile son.
Speaker A:He's running, and he's not going to find the satisfaction he's looking for.
Speaker A:Why is that, Dave?
Speaker A:Why is it that people run and they don't find the satisfaction?
Speaker A:Because the satisfaction only comes from the Creator.
Speaker A:And in this story, the satisfaction is only coming for this son when he connects to home.
Speaker A:That's why.
Speaker A:And Jesus has no problem teaching this to each and every one of us.
Speaker A:It's not the creation for all the people that are Earth Firsters, it's the Creator and our connection.
Speaker A:So we'll break here, take a short break, and then we'll get into the next section of this, which is pretty intense.
Speaker A:So you're listening to the David Spoon experience right here on Kaam 770, the true station here in Texas.
Speaker A:Short break.
Speaker A:Don't go anywhere.
Speaker A:Let's get into our text.
Speaker A:Colossians chapter.
Speaker A:We covered everything, right?
Speaker A:Okay.
Speaker A:Colossians chapter 3, verses 2 through 4.
Speaker A:Whatever you do, or I'm sorry, it's actually Colossians 3:24.
Speaker A:Whatever you do, do it enthusiastically.
Speaker A:Is something done for the Lord and not for men, knowing that you will receive the reward of an inheritance from the Lord because you serve the Lord Jesus Christ.
Speaker A:The Scripture tells us that whatever we do.
Speaker A:Now, we've gone through this a couple of times, and we have to go through it multiple more times to really grasp it.
Speaker A:But that phrase whatever we do happens to mean whatever we do.
Speaker A:That's what it means.
Speaker A:And we're supposed to do it enthusiastically with an eagerness, not with an obnoxiousness, with an eagerness to do it as unto the Lord.
Speaker A:So the things that we're required to do that we have to do, there should be a disposition and attitude of enthusiasm that is connected to the Lord.
Speaker A:It's not that you like to do everything, but if you can understand that in the doing of it unto the Lord, you're doing it with a different priority in mind.
Speaker A:You understand that.
Speaker A:In other words, what you do, do it unto the Lord and do it with this attitude of a full heart and an eagerness.
Speaker A:I had somebody.
Speaker A:I'll say her name.
Speaker A:Suzy Lopez was at kprz.
Speaker A:She was the direct marketing director, Susie did, the marketing director for San Diego.
Speaker A:She said something to me one time that was so profoundly simple, it was irritating because I had to do something for a client because that's what you had to do at Salem.
Speaker A:And I was like, blah.
Speaker A:All right.
Speaker A:So she said, dave, she goes, if you can't get out of it, get into it.
Speaker A:And it was like, that was really good advice.
Speaker A:If you can't remove yourself from it and you have to do it, at least do it right.
Speaker A:I mean, do what you're going to do and do it with the right attitude, do it with the right spirit, do it with this better mindset.
Speaker A:And I think she was more right than wrong.
Speaker A:No, I'm not talking about doing bad things or anything like that.
Speaker A:That's weird stuff.
Speaker A:I'm talking about doing it as unto the Lord and recognizing that when you do it that way, it is from the Lord as and only the Lord that you will receive the true eternal reward.
Speaker A:You might go through whatever your process is, but when you do it as unto the Lord, you can recognize that the Lord is the one that brings the reward.
Speaker A:And that's just living your life for the Lord.
Speaker A:That's just good, right?
Speaker A:I mean, that can't be a bad thing.
Speaker A:The David Spoon Experience welcome back to the David Spoon Experience.
Speaker A:Thank you for joining us here at Kaam 770, the Truth Station here in Texas.
Speaker A:There's Ka Men 770, the Truth Station here in Texas, where we're going to fire through because we've got to get so much stuff done.
Speaker A:Here you go.
Speaker A:This is actually a really interesting question.
Speaker A:Who was the first person given priestly robes to wear?
Speaker A:Who was the first person given priestly robes to wear?
Speaker A:Is it Aaron, Abraham, Adam or Abel?
Speaker A:Exodus 28:1 4 I do want you to know that Al has hit two pow pows today.
Speaker A:He's on a roll.
Speaker A:Who was the first person given priestly robes to wear?
Speaker A:Was it Aaron, Abraham, Adam or Abel?
Speaker A:Exodus 28:1 4.
Speaker A: -: Speaker A: -: Speaker A: -: Speaker A: -: Speaker A:Aaron, Abraham, Adam or Abel?
Speaker A:Exodus 28:1 4.
Speaker A:Meantime, I'm going to send you up to the website.
Speaker A:I'll just make it easy.
Speaker A:The website's got cool stuff.
Speaker A:That's a great way to say that.
Speaker A:It's got cool stuff on it.
Speaker A:Now.
Speaker A:There's audio and video and there's some goofy things.
Speaker A:There's some hidden things I promise nobody knows about.
Speaker A:Although I did get rid of building a Death Star link.
Speaker A:I did get rid of that.
Speaker A:Our scripture for today given.
Speaker A:It will be given to you.
Speaker A:Luke 6:38.
Speaker A:Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap.
Speaker A:For the measure you use will be measured back to you.
Speaker A:That's a promise from the Lord.
Speaker A:Okay?
Speaker A:When you give, it doesn't matter.
Speaker A:This ministry or any ministry you give, you give it unto the Lord.
Speaker A:Then it is between you and the Lord.
Speaker A:And if the ministry receiving it is not good in stewardship, the Lord then will deal with them.
Speaker A:I'm just telling you how that goes.
Speaker A:All right.
Speaker A:Check it out on the website.
Speaker A:Hemousincrease.org Prayer request.
Speaker A:Hemosincrease.org Praise report.
Speaker A:Hemostincrease.org Looking to give to this ministry.
Speaker A:Hemostincrease.org Confused by what's happening right now.
Speaker A:He must increase.org he must increase.org from the Valley of the jolly.
Speaker A:Ho, ho, ho.
Speaker A:Green Giant.
Speaker A:I love that.
Speaker A:Sorry.
Speaker A:Some of these things are just so funny, are they not?
Speaker A:Is that not just classic?
Speaker A:I think it's funny that that one played.
Speaker A:And then earlier in the show we were talking about spinach.
Speaker A:So there you go.
Speaker A:What a connection.
Speaker A:I can just see that right now.
Speaker A:The spinach.
Speaker A:Frozen spinach package from.
Speaker A:That's just amazing.
Speaker A:We are gonna go to prayer for Nancy and Jill.
Speaker A:I wanna do that right now.
Speaker A:Cause I don't wanna forget them.
Speaker A:Cause we got so much stuff going on.
Speaker A:Nancy is just.
Speaker A:She's drained.
Speaker A:She's like, tired, right?
Speaker A:But she's trying to.
Speaker A:She's not sick, but she feels like she's kinda on the verge of being sick.
Speaker A:And Jill is going through some testings and they had a good thing today.
Speaker A:But she's got some physical and emotional and spiritual things that she's fighting through.
Speaker A:So I just want to lift them up in prayer.
Speaker A:Okay, so we got Nancy, who's the mom, and Jill, who's the daughter.
Speaker A:Let's just pray for them.
Speaker A:Please stretch your faith with mine.
Speaker A:Thank you, Lord.
Speaker A:We come before you right now.
Speaker A:We thank you for Nancy.
Speaker A:And Lord, she's been a blessing for the ministry and we appreciate her.
Speaker A:And she's drained.
Speaker A:And every one of us knows what it's like to run low on fumes.
Speaker A:Which is why we turn to you and look to Colossians 129, which mentions Paul, saying that he was functioning with the energy you give him.
Speaker A:And so we ask you to give energy and strength and healing power to Nancy.
Speaker A:And we lift up Jill to you.
Speaker A:And she's going through quite a bit, and not just emotionally and spiritually, but physically as well.
Speaker A:We're asking for your healing power to cover her and to protect her and to help her and to help her call upon you for all the solutions that she's fighting through.
Speaker A:We ask you to bless that entire family in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.
Speaker A:Amen.
Speaker A:And Amen.
Speaker A:Okay, your trivia questions just going to go right into the teachings.
Speaker A:We have so much that we're trying to cover.
Speaker A:Who was the first person given priestly robes to wear?
Speaker A:Aaron, Abraham, Adam, or Abel?
Speaker A:Yes, they're all as Exodus 28:1 4.
Speaker A:Back to the story.
Speaker A:Prodigal son's story.
Speaker A:I love this story.
Speaker A:This is the one time where I really wish we had two hours.
Speaker A:Cause I could just teach on this, like, so long.
Speaker A:But here's the big thing that takes place, and I'm gonna really challenge all of us in this right now.
Speaker A:And it's this.
Speaker A:Verse 17 of Luke 15 says this, Talking about the prodigal son.
Speaker A:When he came to his senses, he said, how many of my father's hired servants have food to spare?
Speaker A:And here I am, starving to death.
Speaker A:I will set out and go back to my father and say to him, father, I've sinned against you, against heaven, against you.
Speaker A:I'm no longer worthy to be called your son.
Speaker A:Make me like one of your hired hands.
Speaker A:So he got up and went to his father.
Speaker A:I just want to point this out real quickly.
Speaker A:When is it that he made this decision to turn or return?
Speaker A:And the answer is, when he came to his senses.
Speaker A:When he comes to his mind, his right mind, when he gets it, when he figures it out.
Speaker A:There's some political discussion about extending mercy when mercy is not asked for.
Speaker A:And that's really not how it works.
Speaker A:You receive forgiveness from the Lord when you turn to the Lord.
Speaker A:And so extending mercy to people is important, but extending mercy to people who call upon you to extend mercy is the rule.
Speaker A:But if they don't call on you, it's a little different.
Speaker A:If this kid had never turned.
Speaker A:If this kid had never turned and stayed in his current status, he never would have received what he's about to receive, right can't get away from that.
Speaker A:That's just the reality.
Speaker A:But it says that he came to his senses.
Speaker A:Well, many of us will think of that as repentance.
Speaker A:Or many of us will think of that as the moment or the sanctification moment where the Holy Spirit convicts and he turns his face.
Speaker A:It could be any of that.
Speaker A:Great, great.
Speaker A:No problem.
Speaker A:Not arguing theology.
Speaker A:I'm telling you, he had to come to his right mind.
Speaker A:And then he figured out, I'm an idiot.
Speaker A:I got to do this better.
Speaker A:I got to go back to my dad.
Speaker A:Goes back to his dad, and what does he say he's going to do?
Speaker A:He says he's got this rehearsed deal.
Speaker A:I love this part of it.
Speaker A:Right.
Speaker A:I have sinned against heaven, against you.
Speaker A:I'm no longer worthy to be called your son.
Speaker A:Make me like one of your hired hands.
Speaker A:He goes, he's got the rehearsal.
Speaker A:And we always think coming back to God on an issue requires a rehearsal.
Speaker A:It does not.
Speaker A:When you come back to the Lord in an issue, when you come to the Lord initially or you come back to the Lord on an issue, it's great that you have a rehearsal.
Speaker A:You don't need it.
Speaker A:You just come back to the Lord.
Speaker A:Because the picture of God is simply this.
Speaker A:He got up and went to his father while he was still a long way off.
Speaker A:His father saw him and was filled with compassion, ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.
Speaker A:The son said to the Father, father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
Speaker A:I'm no longer worthy to be called your son.
Speaker A:Verse 22.
Speaker A:But the father said, quick, bring the best robe, put it on him, put a ring on his finger, and sandals on his feet.
Speaker A:The Son still doesn't get it.
Speaker A:He goes through his rehearsal.
Speaker A:The Father looks for him, has compassion on him, runs to him, falls on him, kisses him.
Speaker A:And then the kid goes through the rehearsal.
Speaker A:That picture of the Father is the picture of God.
Speaker A:That's the whole parable point.
Speaker A:But like us in the story, the kid doesn't get it.
Speaker A:He's going into his rehearsal.
Speaker A:He is unable to see and receive the Father's love.
Speaker A:Wow.
Speaker A:And the Father brings the robe, the rings, and the sandals, all symbols of a noble child.
Speaker A:God fully restoring.
Speaker A:Kid going into the routine.
Speaker A:God going, no, no, no.
Speaker A:I love you.
Speaker A:You're mine.
Speaker A:Okay, all right, we'll stop there.
Speaker A:We have somebody who is gonna answer the trivia question.
Speaker A:We're gonna send them on through.
Speaker A:We're gonna break, and then we'll get the Big finish.
Speaker A:And the big finish is really important, so let's send that person through.
Speaker A:Knock, knock.
Speaker A:This is David.
Speaker A:Who am I talking to?
Speaker A:Hello, David.
Speaker B:This is Curtis, my brother.
Speaker A:Hey, Curtis.
Speaker A:You know what?
Speaker A:Before you hang up, I need you to give Jacob your phone number because somebody wanted to reach out to your friend Robin and have some ministry with her.
Speaker A:So I just want you.
Speaker A:Before you hang up, when I get you back to Jacob, just do me a favor.
Speaker A:Give him your phone number, and then I will text you this person's info, okay?
Speaker B:Oh, yeah.
Speaker B:Thank you so much, David.
Speaker A:You got it?
Speaker A:You got it?
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:She tested me yesterday.
Speaker A:All right.
Speaker A:Sorry.
Speaker A:So now are you ready to answer the truth of your question?
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:And I told Jacob, I won't keep.
Speaker B:You because your message is good and it's powerful today, and I can't wait.
Speaker A:For you to get back to it.
Speaker A:I appreciate that, my brother.
Speaker A:That's very kind of you to say.
Speaker A:And I might send you $20 for that.
Speaker A:That's a nice one.
Speaker A:All right.
Speaker A:Who was the first person to give priests given priestly robes to wear?
Speaker A:Was it Aaron, Abraham, Adam, or Abel?
Speaker B:Adam was the first person to be given the priesthood.
Speaker A:Okay, but who was the first one given priestly robes?
Speaker A:Exodus.
Speaker A:Exodus.
Speaker A:It wasn't Moses, but he was related to Moses.
Speaker B:Oh, golly.
Speaker A:Give me the four again.
Speaker A:David, I don't want to kill.
Speaker A:It's okay.
Speaker A:That's all right.
Speaker A:That's all right.
Speaker B:I wasn't able to.
Speaker A:That's it.
Speaker A:I was kind of guessing Aaron, Abraham, Adam, or Abel.
Speaker A:Who was Moses, brother?
Speaker A:Who was Moses, brother?
Speaker A:Abel.
Speaker A:No, it was Aaron.
Speaker A:Hank.
Speaker A:Hank Aaron.
Speaker A:Hank Aaron.
Speaker A:That's it right there.
Speaker A:Oh, my goodness.
Speaker A:Yeah, apparently I have to pick up some more.
Speaker A:That's a great one, though.
Speaker A:That's a tough question.
Speaker A:So that's why it's labeled where it's at.
Speaker A:So don't worry about that.
Speaker A:That's good.
Speaker A:Aaron was the first one who got the actual priestly robes.
Speaker A:Now, Adam technically was the first priest in a sense, but he didn't.
Speaker A:He blew that.
Speaker A:So that went down the wrong side.
Speaker A:Yeah, it kind of did.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:All right, my brother, don't hang up.
Speaker A:Make sure to give Jacob your phone number.
Speaker A:Okay?
Speaker A:I sure will.
Speaker B:Have a blessed day, my brother.
Speaker A:All right, hang on.
Speaker A:You have a blessed day as well.
Speaker A:I'm just going to keep teaching.
Speaker A:Okay.
Speaker B:Thank you, David.
Speaker A:You got it.
Speaker A:All right, so let's go back to this so we don't have to break.
Speaker A:I'll just go to this story.
Speaker A:This is really Fascinating.
Speaker A:So while Curtis is giving his number, and that worked out really great, I'm trying to make sure everybody understands how this story is going.
Speaker A:Remember, it's a story.
Speaker A:And yes, in parables, people read more into them than the story was intended.
Speaker A:Yes, yes, that's true.
Speaker A:Just stop.
Speaker A:Yes, of course they do.
Speaker A:In fact, stories always get better with the telling.
Speaker A:So just be aware of that.
Speaker A:When Pastor teaches a story or preaches on a story from 20 years ago, every time he tells it, the next time it gets a little better because he's learning how to tell it.
Speaker A:That's pretty normal.
Speaker A:Here's what I want you to be aware of.
Speaker A:There's not one kind of kid.
Speaker A:There's two kinds of kid.
Speaker A:This kid's seeking independence.
Speaker A:He's running, he's thinking, it's going to be great.
Speaker A:He finds out that it's completely lacking in the satisfaction he thought it was going to be.
Speaker A:Prodigal father operating, knowing when to let go.
Speaker A:Okay, good lesson right there.
Speaker A:He's finding out, the kid, there's no real lasting satisfaction.
Speaker A:He comes to his senses.
Speaker A:When he comes to his senses, he's like, oh, boy, I got to go back and tell my dad.
Speaker A:And by the way, this is the same story with Jonah.
Speaker A:Jonah runs from God, right?
Speaker A:And at first, when he runs from God, it goes really well.
Speaker A:And first, when the prodigal son leaves, he's partying.
Speaker A:It's really well.
Speaker A:But eventually it doesn't end up that way.
Speaker A:In Jonah's case, he gets swallowed up, right?
Speaker A:This guy, he's feeding the pigs.
Speaker A:The ultimate insult.
Speaker A:He's not even.
Speaker A:He's feeding the pigs.
Speaker A:He's not even eating.
Speaker A:He's feeding them.
Speaker A:It's like, wow.
Speaker A:So he makes this big thing on how he's going to return, and he does this whole speech and he comes to the father, and then there's the father, looking for him, compassionate towards him, runs to him, falls on him, kisses him.
Speaker A:That is how God looks at it.
Speaker A:That is God's perspective of how God views it.
Speaker A:Very powerful, right?
Speaker A:Initially, verse 21, kid doesn't get it.
Speaker A:Verse 21 and 22 goes into his rehearsal.
Speaker A:He is unable to initially see and to receive, right?
Speaker A:That's what's going on.
Speaker A:It dawns on him.
Speaker A:It moves on him a little bit, right?
Speaker A:He gets a little bit closer.
Speaker A:Now the next thing that happens is the brother refuses to participate.
Speaker A:When he comes in from the field, he's like, what's going on?
Speaker A:Your brother was lost and now he's back and wow.
Speaker A:Wow.
Speaker A:Wow.
Speaker A:So the Father in verse 22 says, Verse 23, bring the fatted calf and kill it.
Speaker A:Let's feast and let's celebrate.
Speaker A:This son of mine was dead.
Speaker A:Now he's alive.
Speaker A:He's lost and is found.
Speaker A:They begin to celebrate.
Speaker A:The older brother comes in, finds out what's going on and won't go in and celebrate.
Speaker A:Why the fatted calf is the mother load.
Speaker A:I think people need to understand this a little more than they do this kid.
Speaker A:The older kid is going to get the wealth, he's going to get the inheritance.
Speaker A:The younger kid's not being reinherited, but he is being accepted back in the family and put in position.
Speaker A:Is he going to get the same thing the older kid's going to get?
Speaker A:Nope.
Speaker A:The older kid's been faithful the whole way through, but the older kid's like, I don't like this.
Speaker A:You killed the fatted calf for this wayward, horrible brother.
Speaker A:And he was upset because he was going to get less overall money.
Speaker A:What's going on there?
Speaker A:This is the prodigal brother.
Speaker A:This is the person that doesn't quite understand how important the salvation of each person is and has been doing good kingdom work their whole life and is like, well, they better not get what I get.
Speaker A:Which kind of reminds you of the parable about people being paid the same whether they work 1 hour, 3 hours, 5 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours.
Speaker A:And so he's got this lousy, lousy attitude.
Speaker A:What does that mean?
Speaker A:The lousy, lousy attitude?
Speaker A:That simply means the brother, because he had a lousy attitude, could not enjoy what was going on in the kingdom, could not appreciate it.
Speaker A:He was being really just a jerky kind of brother.
Speaker A:He wasn't happy.
Speaker A:And sometimes we, you and me, all of us, allow our attitudes to ruin wonderful events and wonderful things in the kingdom of God because we don't think it's right.
Speaker A:That's a part of this parable.
Speaker A:In fact, that's the close of this parable.
Speaker A:Jesus actually is challenging people that say, don't have that attitude.
Speaker A:Don't have that attitude of, yeah, I know, but I've been good the whole time.
Speaker A:He's just sneaking in at the very end again.
Speaker A:Do you feel that way about the thief on the cross?
Speaker A:Because that's not right.
Speaker A:Every person in every person counts.
Speaker A:Every person is important to God, and if they turn and come to their senses, that's a celebration.
Speaker A:The angels in heaven rejoice over one sinner repenting, more so about that than a hundred people who are righteous.
Speaker A:Not repenting because they've got another one in the kingdom.
Speaker A:That's what we're missing.
Speaker A:And we have to have an adjusted attitude, because if you really understand the parable in its fullness, the brother is upset because his brother repented and came back in.
Speaker A:It's like, what if somebody you really don't like.
Speaker A:I'm just going to say it, but I'll be really careful.
Speaker A:I'm not using any specific names, but what if somebody you really don't like, I mean, people that you really don't like.
Speaker A:I mean, you just don't like them, right?
Speaker A:Okay, fine.
Speaker A:Yes, I love them, but I don't like them.
Speaker A:Yeah, yeah, yeah, I got it.
Speaker A:Here's what I'm saying.
Speaker A:What if they get into the kingdom of God?
Speaker A:Are you going to be disappointed when you see them?
Speaker A:Of course not.
Speaker A:You could be in heaven going, it's just great to be here.
Speaker A:It's just great to be here.
Speaker A:I'm so happy.
Speaker A:And Jesus is trying to teach, hey, that attitude's a bad attitude.
Speaker A:Get rid of that.
Speaker A:So you have this prodigal father who is accommodating, but in this story, we know what the result is.
Speaker A:You have the prodigal son who's just wasteful living.
Speaker A:I'm sure none of us know people who are wasteful living.
Speaker A:Hint, hint.
Speaker A:I mean, I'm just saying we have people on our list.
Speaker A:Then you have the prodigal brother who's just being a jerk about the whole thing.
Speaker A:Like, all of this is really missing what I think is the biggest point.
Speaker A:All of this comes down to one thing.
Speaker A:Jesus trying to explain to us how God the Father feels about us when we turn back.
Speaker A:Now, for those of us that are Christians, not an issue.
Speaker A:We appreciate that, but we have individual issues that we need to repent from.
Speaker A:And it's the same premise.
Speaker A:God's looking for it, waiting to put his compassion on you, run to you, fall on you and kiss you.
Speaker A:But you got to come to your senses.
Speaker A:And so some of us out there are fighting.
Speaker A:Yeah, but just do this one thing.
Speaker A:And it's like, nah.
Speaker A:Well, bring it to the Lord.
Speaker A:That's the one thing I found out about being a Christian for.
Speaker A:It's going to be closer to 47, 46.
Speaker A:How many years?
Speaker A:It's been a while.
Speaker A:So 46 and a half years.
Speaker A:But the one thing I understand is when I talk to people and we talk about certain sins or certain things, it's like, listen, it's not an issue for you to struggle.
Speaker A:It's an issue for you to deny.
Speaker A:That's the problem.
Speaker A:Don't deny.
Speaker A:Just tell God I'm not doing this well, I need help.
Speaker A:Just say it.
Speaker A:He knows it anyway.
Speaker A:You're not fooling God.
Speaker A:If I do an extra thing at church, maybe God won't notice I'm doing this wrong, but bring it to him.
Speaker A:Do that.
Speaker A:Because in doing that, you partner with God in dealing with things, even the hidden one that nobody knows.
Speaker A:Right?
Speaker A:You have to do that.
Speaker A:And the reason that I'm just, like, adamant about it is because when I did that in my prayer for deliverance, I was honest.
Speaker A:I still think even to this day, after all this time, most honest 60 seconds with God ever.
Speaker A:Simply by saying, I like what I'm doing here.
Speaker A:This is a bad thing.
Speaker A:You've said it's bad.
Speaker A:I don't understand why it's bad.
Speaker A:I like it.
Speaker A:I need your help.
Speaker A:That's when he helped me.
Speaker A:So when you get to that point, instead of trying to make up excuses or instead of justifying or anything else, that's one of the big things I've been talking to some friends about, and I've mentioned this to a few people, a few of you out there, but we tend to justify ourselves rather than God.
Speaker A:It's always a bad idea.
Speaker A:Job 32.
Speaker A:Job, sin.
Speaker A:He justified himself rather than God.
Speaker A:Stop it.
Speaker A:The Lord knows.
Speaker A:Bring it.
Speaker A:Surrender it.
Speaker A:Acknowledge it.
Speaker A:You might be a prodigal son or a prodigal daughter, and you just need to come to your senses and come home on it.
Speaker A:Come home on the issue.
Speaker A:Because God will be sitting there waiting for you.
Speaker A:Waiting just to what?
Speaker A:Just looking for you.
Speaker A:Waiting to pour compassion on you, to run unto you, to fall on you and to kiss you.
Speaker A:Because he loves you.
Speaker A:That.
Speaker A:See, that's the prodigal son.
Speaker A:Isn't that just great?
Speaker A:It's like, oh, my.
Speaker A:I feel like I want to get saved again or something.
Speaker A:It's like.
Speaker A:It's awesome.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:God is awesome.
Speaker A:Let's just remember that, right?
Speaker A:He knows what you're going through.
Speaker A:He knows when it's hard.
Speaker A:He knows what's difficult.
Speaker A:But he also knows how to get you out.
Speaker A:He brought Israel out of bondage through the desert and into the promised land.
Speaker A:That is the God we serve.
Speaker A:I just don't know how people can live their life without it.
Speaker A:I just don't get it.
Speaker A:Anyway.
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