Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, definitely for children of all ages. Welcome to another edition of Let's Get Biblical with your host, a man formerly in the world of stand up comedy and acting as an entertainer, and now an evangelist for Christ. Here he is your host, My host hosts, please swak kd welcome everybody to another edition of them Let's Get Biblical right here on your favorite podcasting platform, whether it's Spreakers, Spotify, Apple, iTunes, and more.
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he didn't give us a shout out. What's going on, guys, Welcome to another episode of Let's Get Biblical with your boy Katie. What is this all about this doesn't sound like a biblical show. I mean, we're supposed to be opening up the Bible and being super serious, right, We're supposed to be right in it. But this is not. This is some hippity hop nonsense to start the show. Listen, come down, whether you're a believer, non believer, somebody just
walking in their faith. Listen. We have a phrase around here, we dare you. We dare you to start your faith, reignite your faith, and continue your faith with us as we lace through the scriptures of the good Old b I. B. L e. The Basic Constructions before leaving Earth Manual and how we do that as we actually use testimony in hopes of transformation. But guess what, we're going to be very transparent with you as well. And I'm very excited about this month, the month of May. Here, spring is
upon us. The flowers are blooming in certain parts of the world, a little bit of April showers have passed, and you're starting to see things blossom. And one of the things I love about the Bible is Jesus and his parables and something we've never really touched on here on the show, and I want to share them with you. Because as a student in the student ministry studies of Global University Online and through our church Great Church here in Texas, Castroville, Texas. Big shout out to our friends
at Discover Church. That's right, and our friends Enlightel at Discover Church as well. Who listen. I was studying the Pariables a little bit and I'm in the book of what they call Hermeneutics. I know some of y'all are flipping right now through your Bible saying, I don't see the book of Hermanoutics in here. What's going on. It's okay, it's okay. That's not a book in the Bible. Hermonutics is the breakdown and the study of words, phrases, paragraphs and more in the Bible. And I'm not a big
English guy, all right. It teaches you how to interpret the Bible, and man, I'm struggling through it. But when I open up the Bible now, things just pop. It really doesn't. I want to share that with you guys. Certain words pop, phrases pop, the stories pop, and the message pops. I love it. So if you get an opportunity, maybe go online take a Hermeneutics class and it'll enhance
your walk with God one hundred percent. And today I want to talk about parables because we've never done it on the show in the couple of years we've been on the air. I try to share life things that I'm going through and pull out scripture wrapped around that life. But today it's going to be a little bit different. The month of May, we will be studying parables. So let's do just that, and we're going to start off with a good one. Because I am this guy. I don't know if you guys are this guy. I am
the prodigal son. I am the prodigal son. No matter what I could do wrong, my mother and father will always love me. They will always be there with open arms ready to bring me back in. There have been several times in my life where I've battled alcohol, drugs, depression, a divorce. I've gone through these things, and every time my mother was there with her arms open. My father was there with his arms open to understand the situation I was going through. It sounds like our father above, right.
We tend to forget that he's always there with his arms open. He's always there waiting for us. So we're going to study the parable of the Prodigal Son. Today it is in Luke fifteen versus eleven through thirty two. We're going to use the New Life Version standard Bible. So if you guys are going to be doing that, you can flip to just Luke chapter fifteen, chapter eleven versus thirty two. It doesn't matter what Bible you have.
The reason why there's so many Bibles that have been written is it breaks down for you to better understand at a certain time or certain walk in your life. I started out with the New King James version. Man, did I have to go ahead and really have to google a lot of words? Then? Okay, talk about trying to interpret the Bible, right, But that's usually your closest
to the writings that were originally out there. And then eventually you know, the stories are the same, the concept is the same, and everything that the Lord wants to share with you is the same, but it's just worded different because we're in a new world. I mean, let's face it. My son uses the word fire for cool, now, man, that's fire? What no? Fire means hot? Yeah, it's hot, And I'm like, oh, forget about it. I'm done with this.
I mean even back in the days when I was growing up, I use the word bad like it was cool. I'd get a new jacket. I look at my dad and he goes, oh, this is bad. He goes, do you want me to return it? It's different ways to interpret the Bible for better understanding. So let's go today and study the Parable of Prodigal Son. But before we do, let's talk about this something we always forget about when we read the Bible. Who wrote the passage? Luke? Right,
Luke wrote this passage, But who is Luke? Luke was a physician and a missionary, and he was a companion, a real close companion of the apostle Paul, who he's writing to. You also should look at this addressed Theopolis, but it was intended for his church as well as the ultimate believing of all believers. So it's written for all of us. But at the time it was written for one of his friends, Theopolis, to help him with
his church and engage more with his church. It was written right around sixty to eighty a d. And the theme of the book a Loup is the following. Luke presents Jesus as the Messiah, the Lord whose life, death and resurrection makes salvation available to all people everywhere, even to the least, the last, and the loss, And that leads us to the parable of the prodigal son, somebody who was lost. We're going to break down some of
these verses. We may stop in between, because sometimes when I'm reading verses to you, the Lord puts something upon my heart at that time. I don't read this ahead of time. I'm reading it as you're reading it at the same time. So here we go, Luke, Chapter fifteen, verse eleven through thirty two, the parable of the prodigal Son,
verse eleven. And he said there was a man who had two sons, and the younger of them said to his father, father, give me the share of the property that is coming to me, and he divided his property between them. Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had took a journey into a far country, and he squandered the property on reckless living. And when he had spent everything, a severe famine arose in that country,
and he began to be in need. So we went and he hired hisself out to be one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into the fields to feed the pigs, and he was longing to be fed with the pods that the pigs hate, and no one gave him anything. Let's stop right there before we go any further. Here's this son who has it all. His dad is very wealthy in the Bible. When you have a lot of land a lot of animals, you're a very wealthy person, so much that he was giving
it away to his sons as an inheritance. But his younger son said I want it now, and the father gave it to him. Why do you think the father does that? And notice I emphasize the word father, because the Lord will allow us to journey outside into the world to try things, hence maybe an addiction, maybe go to places we're not supposed to go. Why do you
think the father allows that? You know, I used to think about this for a long time, and it's because we're all on this path, and sometimes that path is not lighted. We just continue down that path thinking we know where we're going. And when we don't ask for guidance or turn on that GPS, that God positional system, we get lost. And the pariable son got lost. He went out and squandered everything he had money, and he wasted it on everything, probably drinking, prostitution, gluttony, things that
God frowned against in the Bible. But why would he allow him to do that. I know some of you are thinking God could stop him at him a moment. Free will a phrase that non believers and atheists hate to hear. Free will. This is a gift that God gave us free will in hopes that we will always come back to Him looking for guidance, understanding, love, empathy, respect. You're also challenged as well, because through the fire builds perseverance,
which is biblical. Pastor Paul said that Apostle Paul, and when we go through that we're refined. Then we know not to go through that area again. I always liked what Pastor Stephen Ferdick said from Elevation Church. I know some of y'all don't like him, but in the past he did have something clever that he said, there has to be some area. Remember Jesus passed through Samaria when
he didn't have to. We all have to go through some area that we don't want to go through in life in order to learn about it and not go back. This is what's happening with the prodigal son. There ended up being a famine in this country. He lost all that he had. He had to become this shepherd boy, and he was eating with the pigs and feeding the
pigs just to live. So let's go on in verse seventeen, and it says, but when he came to himself, and he said, how many of my father's hired servants have more than enough bread, but I perish here with hunger. This makes me laugh. He makes it seems like this is the father's fault, that he squandered all his wealth. Isn't it funny we do that with the Lord above when we go through troubles. Why is the Lord doing this to me? This is identical to what he's saying.
But when he came to himself, he said, how many of my father's hired servants have more than enough bread, but I perish here with hunger. You put yourself in that situation because of the free will that was given to you. Verse eighteen says I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before you I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Treat me as one of your hired servants. And he arose and
he came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion and ran and embraced he kissed him, and he said to a son. Son said to his father, father, I have sinned against Heaven, and before you I am no longer worthy to be called to your son. But the father said to his servants, quickly, bring me my best robe. Put it on him, put a ring on his hand, put shoes on his feet, and bring the fat and calf, and kill it, and let us eat
and celebrate. What where's my scooby doo moment? Rot? Right? This kid just went out and he squandered everything. He went against everything the father had said. But the father had his open arms waiting for him. This is what we do with the Lord. Now. We run away, we stumble, We sometimes turn our back on God, and then we want to blame him, just like the son did in this parable. But the father wanted to still give him the best. This is what Jesus wants to do for you,
still wants to give you the best. Our father in heaven sent Jesus Christ to be nailed on a cross, so you can have the best by following him as we go on. Verse twenty four says, for this, my son was dead. See, he thought his son was dead. He ran away because back then you didn't have a cell phone, you didn't have the internet. They didn't have the you know, they didn't have what they called faith book. See what I did there instead of Facebook, faith book.
You see what I did there. He couldn't figure out what's going on with the son. He thought he was dead. For my son was dead and is alive again. This could mean several things. He could have been dead spiritually because he went to the ways of the world, and now he's back because he asked for forgiveness and he humbled himself in front of his father. That's what we have to do. We have to humble ourselves and come to the father. This is exactly what this is. And
I love this so much. For this son was dead and is alive again. He was lost and now is found. And they began to celebrate. Now, his older son was in the field and he came and drew near the house, and he heard music and dancing. And he called one of the servants and said, what is the meaning of this, and he said to him, your brother has come home. Your father has killed the fat and calf, because he has received him back safe and sound. But he was angry and refused to go in. His father came out
and treated him. But he answered his father and said, look, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed your command. Yet you never gave me the young goat that I might celebrate with my friends. But when the son of yours came, and who has devoured your property with prostitutes, and you killed the fat and calf or him, And he said to him, son, you're always with me, and all that is mine is yours. It was fitting to celebrate and be glad for this. Your
brother was dead and is alive. He is lost, and now he is found. You see, the older brother got upset. This kind of represents the believers, the believers who don't understand. Wait a minute, Wait a minute. That guy is in prison. He's killed forty people. He has repented and found Jesus. But I've been with you all along, ever since I was a kid. I went through Sunday School, I learned about you. I walked with you, and you're to tell
me we're going to be walking together and heaven. Yes, Because remember on the cross, what did the thief say to Jesus, forgive me, may I be with you? You know things along that way, and Jesus said, you will be with me in the kingdom. Even the thief repented on the cross. Now, a lot of people call us unfair, but we are supposed to come to God. We all have different walks, some longer, some shorter. Some people on their deathbed right now. You have heard the stories before
with people in their hospital beds. I was never a believer, but I saw a bright light. I saw demons battling for me as well. But when I said the name Jesus and saw Jesus, he saved me. There's people battling on their deathbed right now who don't know Jesus but are trying to know him. They're going through that spiritual battle. But no matter how long the walk, no matter how long the race that you've been in, are somebody next to you is in, you continue to run your race.
And that's what it's all truly about, because we're all going to be with Him in heaven. One day, Kingdom will come and we will rejoice no matter how long your walk is, keep that in mind the next time you look at that person in a church pew, the next time you look at somebody in a grocery line who may be leaning a little left, as they call today in society, somebody who has that you know, upside down cross on their throat, that dresses Gothic, they're in
a different walk. And it also goes back to a commandment in the Bible, thou shalt not judge. It took me a long time to understand as a believer, Thou shalt not judge. We do it every day. But now I look at it as I don't know their walk, I don't know their story, I don't know their testimony. That's why your testimony is very important to share. And guess what when you do that, When you share your testimony to others and how God saved you and where
you're at, that is spreading the Gospel. And that's what they're supposed to do, and we're supposed to do according to the Book of Acts. We say it every week. Take the Gospel to the ends of the earth. This prodigal son is just like me. Man. I remember when I didn't know God and I knew of him. Okay, early in my life, I got married, had a son, and went through a rough divorce. You know, when you're in the mid twenties and you're separated and you go
through a divorce, it's tough. And then my ex wife decided to move out of the state, many states away. I'd only see my son once a month, if that, sometimes sometimes for only eight hours. I drive sixteen hours to go see him. For eight I didn't have anything. I lived in friends' basements. I lived in my parents unfinished house. I was barring vehicles. I was borring money just to go see my son. I was working dead
end jobs. I was struggling, and I was doing the things a prodigal son would do, not to my parents on earth at that time, but to my father in heaven. And now I'm sitting here sharing this with you, it's really opening up to me to the point where man I was the prodigal son. I was that man in that life, in that darkness for many years, even as a stand up comic, when I thought I was shedding light and trying to help people, I would step on people to get somewhere. Yeah, I'll take care of you
step on them so I can step up. But then when God put an amazing testimony in my life before the one that I just shared with you, he transformed my life, and that's why I'm here today. I'm the prodigal son. Are you the prodigal son? We're all prodigal sons and daughters of God. We all push and walk away from time to time, so as we can conclude this parable of the prodigal Son. This is a story about forgiveness, redemption, showing God's unconditional love and the joy
of repentance. The prodigal son came up to his father and said, forgive me. I've hurt you in your eyes and God's eyes. His earthly father was right there, ready to give him all the riches that he had, just to have his son in his arms. Our Father in Heaven did that. He gave his only begotten son, a treasure for your sins and mine. He was there with open arms. Think about Jesus on the cross. How was his arms? Oh, let that hit for a moment. Let that set in. His arms are open. His arms never close,
no matter how far you try to run away. The Prodigal Son also highlights the relationship between a father and his son, showing the grace of God toward us all sinners again Luke, Chapter fifteen, verses eleven through thirty two, the Prodigal Son. I'm glad we started off this series with this, because we're all sinners. We all run away from the Lord, we all run away from our father
in heaven because we think we know better. When this good old Bible is such a beautiful love letter to us, and we truly dig into it, and the letters, the words show so much grace toward us, even more than we will ever know. Get into that Bible today. Have you never read the Bible? It's okay starting proverbs. Whatever the day is today, say it's May, I don't know, seventh,
eighth whatever. I may be way behind as we record these broadcasts ahead of time, but whatever the day is, start with that proverb proverb chapter seven, and then every day read a proverb. Go from there. Then get into the Bible. Go into Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John learn about Jesus. That's how you learn about Jesus. They wrote about Jesus. Luke was a doctor. And if you're somebody who likes to know ABCDFG in order. Man. Luke did just that. He was a doctor, all right, he was
a physician. Luke's a good one to read. You want to know more of the heart of Gesis, get into John. You want to know more about the disciple of Jesus and the Old Testament stories of Jesus, go to Matthew. It's amazing. I love Peter. I'm Peter, so I'll read the Book of Peter a lot. But with that, I just want you to know that you may be still running, you may be still trying to find something. Just remember we're all prodigal sons and daughters. And His arms are
always open. His arms are open right now for you. And this is the moment where you open his arms backs. You open your arms back, open up your palms, close your eyes, and repeat after me. If you're ready for a change in your life and you're tired of hitting your head on this proverbial seeing going after that brass ring in life when you should be going after a crown of glory, this is your opportunity. Repeat after me. Dear God, I'm a sinner. I stumbled daily, I fall
short of the glory of God. But I know you were real that you were born, that you died, that you rose again on the third day. For my sins and for your victory. Dear Lord, I need a savior. Please be my personal lord and savior today. Cleanse my soul, cleanse me of my sins. Forgive me and allow me to walk with you to the ends of the earth. Dear Lord, I thank you and I love you. We pray in the precious name of Jesus. Amen. Welcome to the club. Get your nose in the Bible, as a
friend of mine always says Captain Logos. How are you big? Shout up, Get your nose in the Bible. God bless you all, and we'll see you next week with another parable on the way.