https://youtu.be/zIpUEUxm-go
Why is Rembrandt important?
Dutch painter and printmaker Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–69) is considered one of the greatest storytellers in art, unusually gifted in rendering people in various moods and guises.
The Return of the Prodigal Son is an oil painting by Rembrandt, part of the collection of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. It is among the Dutch master's final works, likely completed within two years of his death...
https://youtu.be/OQKGXbUA2F8
Jesus a friend of sinners
What an unusual scene it must have been. It is not only rebutting the Pharisees, but as instructions to us.
The "How much more?" tactic
Jesus heals on the sabbath
Matthew 12:10 (NLT) 10 where he noticed a man with a deformed hand. The Pharisees asked Jesus, “Does the law permit a person to work by healing on...
https://youtu.be/O-WKuUJO1iI
WHEN JESUS ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN
He promised that he would return to judge the world.
John 5:22 (NLT) 22 In addition, the Father judges no one. Instead, he has given the Son absolute authority to judge,
Cast the devil and his followers into Hell. Take the church to live forever with him in Heaven. The Bible warns us to be ready for...
https://youtu.be/0dhkETb0JBk
Matthew 18:21 21
Then Peter came to him and asked, "Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?"
Matthew 18:22 22
"No, not seven times," Jesus replied, "but seventy times seven!
While modern conceptions of forgiveness focus mainly on its emotional dimensions, In Jesus' first-century context, forgiveness had more concrete implications.
Most of all, forgiveness was action rather...
https://youtu.be/uP27ddek4jk
ENTERING GOD’S KINGDOM COSTS EVERYTHING WE HAVE.
Both the man who found the treasure and the man who found the pearl sold everything they had to obtain the prize they sought. Gospel Demands nothing less.
Everyone enjoys a story of treasure found
It appeals to our secret desires to be wealthy and secure. But Jesus told the story of two men who...
https://youtu.be/FZlKR9vaRm4
JESUS WAS ACTUALLY DEAD
For generations eggheads have tried to come up with excuses to explain why Jesus did not really die. Jesus really was resurrected from the dead!
Some skeptics have concocted theories that Jesus fainted
But Jesus was seen to be medically deadAnd was later pronounced legally dead by the Roman authoritiesAll four Gospels say that Jesus died on the...
https://youtu.be/z77EwnKONHA
We should look for Jesus first, boldly, faithfully, earnestly, and only.
MARY MAGDALENE LOOKED FOR JESUS FIRST
Mary was the first person to see the empty tomb. The first person to meet Jesus after he rose from the dead. The first person to tell the good news of his resurrection to someone else.
Why? Because she was the first one at the...
https://youtu.be/TB3Co8IPgvg
Watch for ways to find common ground
Paul was with people Physically. Some Christians never interact with non-Christians. Paul started where they were at people feel loved when they feel understood.
They feel understood when feel heard.
They feel heard when we listen.
Ask for their story firstWait a few beatsParaphraseAsk clarifying questions
I cannot think of a time that I offended someone when...
https://youtu.be/TB3Co8IPgvg
THE BLIND MEN KNEW WHO JESUS WAS
Eight hundred years before Jesus walked through the streets of Jericho. Jesus' ministry was becoming more and more clear. He was the Messiah.
Isaiah 9:6 6
For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,...
https://youtu.be/dqijS9kh71c
THREE MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT HEAVEN
HEAVEN WILL BE BORING
Devil is a liar. (Lucifer) 1 of 3 Archangels created by God, Michael, Gabriel, and Lucifer. Angel of Worship, he wanted to be like God, but God cast him down. 1/3 of angles went with him, what we know as demons today.
It is the absence of everything evil and the presence of everything...
