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Today's Word 02-13-25 Your Image of Your Heavenly Father Matters · The Early Morning Praise Party w/ Sherry Mackey

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  Speaker 1: I am Sherry Mackie and his time right now. Four
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  Speaker 1: today's word, your image of your heavenly father matters look
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  Speaker 1: fifteen seventeen through eighteen says When he finally came to
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  Speaker 1: his senses, he said to himself at home, even the
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  Speaker 1: hired servants have food enough to spare, and here I
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  Speaker 1: am dying of hunger. I will go to my father
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  Speaker 1: and say, Father, I have sinned against both you and Heaven.
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  Speaker 1: After the prodigal son had taken his father's inheritance, wasted
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  Speaker 1: it all on wild living and women and all this
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  Speaker 1: craziness partying, and he was finally destitute feeding the hogs
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  Speaker 1: eaven slop. It was only the character of his father
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  Speaker 1: that gave him the boldness and the hope of returning home. Oh,
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  Speaker 1: he knew that there would be judge, but from other folks.
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  Speaker 1: He knew his brother especially would judge him. But he
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  Speaker 1: also knew his father would receive him back. He remembered
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  Speaker 1: how loving, how generous, how merciful, how compassionate his father was.
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  Speaker 1: He didn't return to his family house. He returned to
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  Speaker 1: his father's house, who not only welcomed him, but ran
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  Speaker 1: out to meet him put him on a rogue in
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  Speaker 1: a ring. He also restored him as his son. Let
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  Speaker 1: me encourage you today. How you see your heavenly father
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  Speaker 1: matters because it will determine whether you stay away from
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  Speaker 1: him or you return to him when you've done something wrong,
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  Speaker 1: when you failed, or when you've made a mistake. Yes,
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  Speaker 1: I know, I get it. You made poor decisions, just
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  Speaker 1: like the prodigal son, and it's your fault. You're in
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  Speaker 1: the message. You're in. But thank God for first John
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  Speaker 1: one and nine. If we confess our sins, he is
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  Speaker 1: faithful and just and will forgive us of our sins
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  Speaker 1: and purify us or cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Maybe
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  Speaker 1: you're staying away because you have the wrong image of God,
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  Speaker 1: because you had a poor representation or no representation of
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  Speaker 1: a father here on earth. You're letting the lies of
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  Speaker 1: the enemy play in your head. Oh God won't receive you.
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  Speaker 1: You've messed up too many times. You're not good enough. No, No,
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  Speaker 1: the devil is a liar. God loves you with an everlasting,
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  Speaker 1: unconditional love, and he's waiting to receive you. He's waiting
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  Speaker 1: to restore you. He's waiting with open arms, waiting to
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  Speaker 1: celebrate your arrival. It's important that you have the right
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  Speaker 1: image of your heavenly father. O Father God, thank you,
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  Speaker 1: thank you for who you are. You're soul full of compassion,
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  Speaker 1: so full of mercy. Thank you that you're not holding
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  Speaker 1: our past against us. Thank you that we are forgiven.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you that we're redeemed because of what Jesus did
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  Speaker 1: on the cross. And God, we're coming boldly to your
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  Speaker 1: house right now, God, knowing God that you're going to
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  Speaker 1: receive us back to you. Thank you for your love,
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  Speaker 1: thank you for your mercy and Jesus' name. Now that's
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  Speaker 1: your word for today. Take it applied to your everyday
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  Speaker 1: life and you could see to be encouraged and inspired.
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  Speaker 1: It's your early morning praise party. I am Sherry Mackie.