Text: Luke 15:32. *But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has come back to life. He was lost and has been found.’”* In Luke chapter fifteen, Jesus told the story of the loving Father. From this story, it's clear that we have two kinds of people in the Church depicted by two brothers. The first, which is generally known as the prodigal son represents the backsliding Christians, and the second who was referred to as 'the elder brother' represents the religious Christians. Note that the prodigal son was not an unbeliever. He was a son to the Father. He was a son who strayed away from God. He squanders his inheritance, experiences hardship, and eventually came to the realization of his sins and requests to be a hired servant. His humility and repentance led to a joyous reunion with his father, who embraces him back as a son. The Father gladly declared that His son was lost and found. He received him with open arms and jubilati...
Text: John 2:3 And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, "They have no wine.". Our Lord *Jesus Christ attended all kinds of events except Funeral service.* He does not celebrate the dead in anyway. If he should attend any funeral service, He would have disappointed many mourners who use funeral ceremony as a means of making money and for display of self-indulgence lifestyle. Thank God the scripture clearly recorded Jesus' utmost interest in marriage. He honoured an invitation for wedding in Cana Galilee. alongside with his disciples. Along the line, the wine got finished. This singular incident could halt the merriment of the occasion, and it would certainly bring shame to the groom and by extension to the bride and their families. Perhaps, while the master of ceremony (MC) was trying to manage the situation, Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ got wind of the information that the wine has finished! She quickly met with Jesus secretly and told him abou...