In Luke Chapter 15,
I'm reading from verse 28,
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it says that "he was angry
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and would not
go in to the feast,
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therefore came his
father out to entreat him."
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God loves us, even when we sin.
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God came out to
entreat the elder brother,
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do you know that in
the story of Cain and Abel
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that God came
down to talk to Cain
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because of the nonsense
that he was going through
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and when Adam and
Eve sin God came down
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to entreat them as well.
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Do you know that if you fail
God will send His Holy Spirit,
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God will send Holy angels,
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God will do what He can
to come and entreat you too.
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But in the case
of the elder brother
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in verse 29, it
says, yeah, but look,
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I've kept all of
Your commandments
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and You've never given me a kid
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that I might make
merry with my friends,
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its just not
fair, its just not fair,
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the merits were
never applied to me,
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I never got the
ring, I never got the shoe,
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I never got the
robe I don't understand.
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Well, if you turn with
me to Matthew Chapter 7,
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Matthew Chapter 7,
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I don't-- we're going to try
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to get through
this very quickly.
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Matthew Chapter 7:21.
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"Not everyone that says unto Me,
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'Lord, Lord,' shall enter
into the kingdom of heaven,
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but he that does
the will of My Father."
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And the elder brother could say,
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that's exactly what I've done,
I've done the will of my father
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but watch what
it says in verse 22,
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"Many shall say
unto me in that day
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'Lord, Lord,' have we
not prophesied in Your name?
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And in Your name cast out devils
and done many wonderful works."
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And Jesus said,
I never knew you.
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Now why would Jesus say that?
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They were doing all
these wonderful things.
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Well, friends,
how do we know that
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something is wrong with
their Christian experience?
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Can you seek to what it
is that they are pointing
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as to gain favor with God.
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They have done
many wonderful works,
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they've cast out
devils and they've done
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all these great
things and God says,
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sorry, that's not the way
into the kingdom of heaven,
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I have never known you.
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Friends, look to Jesus,
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that is the only answer
to the gift of salvation.
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God bless you.
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