Exalting God, Edifying Believers, Evangelizing the Lost

Friends for Eternity

Friends for Eternity By Michael Youssef, Ph D.  10/09/26 In Luke 16:1-15, Jesus tells the parable about the shrewd manager. The manager had many faults, but he was smart enough to use his resources to plan for the future. Jesus explained, “I tell you, use worldly wealth to...
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The Father and the Older Son

He Seeks He Saves 10/05/26 – 10/08/26 The Father and the Older Son By Michael Youssef, Ph D.  10/08/26 Read Luke 15:25-32. To any outside observer, the older son loved his father. But in reality, the older son was a legalist—he kept the form of obedience, but his heart was far...
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The Father and the Younger Son

He Seeks He Saves 10/05/26 – 10/08/26 The Father and the Younger Son By Michael Youssef, Ph D.  10/07/26 Read Luke 15:11-24. The younger son makes a basely awful request of his father—he demands his inheritance — now. In that Middle Eastern culture, such a request was akin to...
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The Woman and the Lost Coin

He Seeks He Saves 10/05/26 – 10/08/26 The Woman and the Lost Coin By Michael Youssef, Ph D.  10/06/26 Read Luke 15:8-10. In Luke 15:8-10, a woman loses one of her ten coins, but these weren’t just any coins. They were part of a semedi, a beautiful headdress a woman would be...
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The Shepherd and the Lost Sheep

He Seeks He Saves 10/05/26 – 10/08/26 The Shepherd and the Lost Sheep By Michael Youssef, Ph D.  10/05/26 Read Luke 15:1-7. In first-century Israel, tax collectors were on the bottom rung of the social ladder. Everyone hated them. That’s because they cooperated with the...
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