Luke 15:16-17

16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

17 And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!

We look at the prodigal son and instantly think of how he came back to his father. But I want to point out he didn’t get cleaned up after eating slop. How do we know? The Bible never mentions it. He didn’t prepare an excuse for leaving; it says he ran to his father, and when he was far off, his father saw him and rejoiced, 'My son is alive! Kill the fattened calf, get the family ring! My son is alive!' We get so caught up in the rejoicing that we miss the most important thing: the repentance. And I want us to look at something else - David, in Psalms 51, we recall the moment when he repents. But notice it doesn’t say anything about him washing up. Why is this so important? Well, in Judea and Jewish customs, it’s considered holy to wash up, to clean up, to rinse off, to become proper before coming to the father's house or entering into a time of prayer. I’m not talking about a bath or shower this morning; I’m talking about a moment when we realize it doesn’t matter how clean we appear to be, we are sinners in need of a savior. So David’s cry was the same as the son's - not just for forgiveness but also for cleanliness, to rid of the filth that was on them. David cried out, 'Cleanse me and wash me.' The prodigal son ran to the father, and then the father said, 'Give him all clean stuff.' See, the father cleaned the prodigal up, and David. Often times, we eat the slop of life, the sin that so easily entangles us, and we find ourselves trying to get cleaned up, if you will.

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I remember as a child, my mother would listen to the radio constantly. And many times I would find comfort in the songs that played; they became a therapy for me. And there would be times where the antenna would have to be adjusted. And just like us, sometimes we get out of tune with the Father and the Holy Spirit, and we have to be retuned so we can be sensitive to the Holy Spirit. But we grieve. We find ourselves grieving and missing the portion that God has for us. Psalms 73:26 says, 'My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.' But if we are grieving what God has given us, pushing it back because it may be uncomfortable, we may never find ourselves in tune. Because, like anything, if you miss a portion, you miss a lot. If you miss a portion of a movie or a song, you've missed something, and it doesn't make sense. But when we miss God's portion, it's because we have grieved the Holy Spirit. And that brings me to my second point: we don't seek. The book of Jeremiah 29:13 says, 'You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.' But we have to seek Him in order to be in tune. Billy Graham said, 'The sweet, sweet spirit will constantly be found if we seek it.' Then we adjust. In order to adjust our spiritual antennas, we have to simply dive into the Word of God.

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Proverbs 27:17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. Over the years, we have had a great divide among us, not just spiritually, but also in the flesh. But we have many who have been a part of the church, worked in the church, and in this realm, we couldn't do it without you. But I also want to bring this to your mind: we are not just a Sunday family. So many of you fill in the gaps for others with phone calls and daily check-ins. I often compliment on how tight-knit Protemus is, and I say it's a family of people who love people, and just like any family, a little dysfunctional at times. But nonetheless, a family.

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Finding Jesus
Luke 2:41-52
This week's events were not political. They were not fueled by motives of political propaganda. It was fueled by evil and pure demonic. We can articulate that it was because of politics, but let's be real, it wasn't. It was because the gospel was preached, and if you say it was political, you need to examine your own heart because you have missed it. I'm not big on public figures, and you all know this. But there is no doubt in my heart and in my mind that he was shot for speaking the truth of the Gospel. This isn't a gun control problem, it's not a gender nor race problem. This is the church needs to find Jesus problem.

1. This morning, I first want to challenge the elders: Find Jesus. Find Jesus in all that you do, in each decision you make; find Jesus in it. Before you say yes or no, make sure first and foremost that Jesus is the top priority of that message.

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We are a society of hurrying and getting things done. There as been times where maybe you’ve been getting ready to go on a trip and you’ve forgotten so many things that you have to go Back to the house and get the things you forgot. See we often find ourselves doing things that cause us to Go Back So this morning I want to say let’s go back Let’s go back to the basics let’s go back to when we knew if we could just get everything we knew we had to have. We have to go back But this morning I say let’s Go Back

We have forgotten some things.

Let us go back to the simplicity of the gospel that is laid out in this very simple text

Israel is doing it wrong if you will and Gods saying Look get back on track! And repent

Getting back takes a chance of turning around finding God in the midst of the chaos and saying ok I need to get back to wear I should be

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In rev we read that Jesus says I have this somewhat against you that ye have left your first love

Do the things you did at first.

So doing those things require us to go back

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Hosea 10:12

Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you

The meaning of Fallow Ground.

Land Left unplowed uncultivated for a Season to allow it to rest

And when it rest things grow in It that’s just natural. Jesus says in Matthew 13:7

that some of the seed fell among thorns and the thorns grew up and choked the seed out.

Many times in life we are hearing the word and life is simply a thorn and we allow it to choke out the seed that’s planted

I believe this is the season of breaking ground

Many have grown weary

Jesus says come to me all of you are are weary

Seek him in that Quiet place

It’s in the broken ground where seed is planted

It’s upon the planted seed that the rain comes

And then a harvest

The trails may be never ending but your breaking ground

The heart ache may be hard to bear but your breaking ground

The friends may seam few but your breaking ground

All hell might be breaking lose but your breaking ground

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The moment that we can live out side the will of God for our lives and it not phase us.

Or even call us to repentance something is wrong

When we are no longer sensitive to the voice of the father calling us back

When he says it’s his grace his mercy that calls us back to him

He is the voice in the wilderness calling out to us by name

The conviction of the Lord shows the intimate relationship and connection we have with him

It’s not a design to make you feel worthless it’s designed to call you to repentance

Let’s look at the word conviction in the biblical term we know in the general term

We hear it’s to be condemned of a crime or The moment that we can live out side the will of God for our lives and it not phase us.

Or even call us to repentance something is wrong

When we are no longer sensitive to the voice of the father calling us back

When he says it’s his grace his mercy that calls us back to him

He is the voice in the wilderness calling out to us by name

The conviction of the Lord shows the intimate relationship and connection we have with him

It’s not a design to make you feel worthless it’s designed to call you to repentance

Let’s look at the word conviction in the biblical term we know in the general term We hear it’s to be condemned of a crime or punishment of a crime The moment we silence conviction in our hearts is the moment we fill condemnation and separated from God

But we are not condemned we are now free in Christ Jesus

Conviction as the Work of the Holy Spirit:

• Revealing Sin:The Holy Spirit convicts individuals of their sin, showing them the gap between their actions and God's standards.
  
  
  
  
  
• Driving to Repentance:This conviction isn't meant to condemn but to lead to repentance, a turning away from sin and towards God.
  
  
  
  
  
• John 16:8:Jesus describes the Holy Spirit's role as convicting the world "in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment".
  
  
  
  
  

punishment of a crime

The moment we silence conviction in our hearts is the moment we fill condemnation and separated from God

But we are not condemned we are now free in Christ Jesus

Conviction as the Work of the Holy Spirit:

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The purpose and power of praise and worship

• Glorifies God: "Whoever offers praise glorifies Me," Psalm 50:23.
• Invites God's Presence: God "inhabits the praises of His people".
• Spiritual Warfare: Praise is a weapon against the enemy, causing confusion and releasing God's power to fight on our behalf.
• Accelerates Prayer Answers: Praise can accelerate answers to prayer.
• Encourages Miracles and Wins Battles: The example of Paul and Silas in prison in Acts 16 shows how their praise led to a supernatural earthquake, releasing them from their chains. Another example is found in 2 Chronicles 20, where Judah faced a large army, and through praise and worship, God caused their enemies to fight each other.

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