Participants: Kelly Mowrer
Series Code: HWAL
Program Code: HWAL000379
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00:15 Hi, and thank you for joining me today for the reading
00:19 of God's word. 00:20 I'm Kelly Mowrer, and this is His Words Are Life. 00:23 Before we go to the word of God, let's go to Him in prayer 00:25 together. 00:26 Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for bringing us here today 00:31 to read Your word. 00:32 You've promised us that if we will hide Your word in our heart 00:36 we won't sin against You. 00:37 We want to be close to You. 00:38 We don't want our sins separating us from your 00:42 presence and from Your blessings, so help us to hide 00:45 these words in our heart, 00:46 and may they bear fruit o Your glory. 00:48 We love You. 00:49 Amen. 00:51 I'm reading today from the King James Version, 00:53 and this is the gospel of Luke, chapter 13, verse 34, and we're 00:58 starting right in the middle of verse 34. 01:00 how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen 01:05 doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not! 01:09 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say 01:14 unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye 01:17 shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. 01:21 Again, reading from the gospel of Luke, now chapter 14. 01:25 And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the 01:29 chief Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath day, 01:32 that they watched him. 01:33 And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had 01:37 the dropsy. 01:38 And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, 01:41 saying, Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day? 01:43 And they held their peace. 01:46 And he took him, and healed him, and let him go; and answered 01:50 them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox 01:53 fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out 01:57 on the Sabbath day? 01:58 And they could not answer him again to these things. 02:01 And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, 02:05 when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; 02:08 saying unto them, When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, 02:12 sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honorable man 02:17 than thou be bidden of him; and he that bade thee and him 02:22 to come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin 02:25 with shame to take the lowest room. 02:28 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; 02:32 that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, 02:36 Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the 02:39 presence of them that sit at meat with thee. 02:42 For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that 02:46 humbleth himself shall be exalted. 02:49 Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a 02:54 dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, 02:58 neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbors; lest they also 03:01 bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee. 03:04 But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, 03:09 the lame, the blind: and thou shalt be blessed; for they 03:13 cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed 03:16 at the resurrection of the just. 03:18 And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these 03:22 things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat 03:25 bread in the kingdom of God. 03:27 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, 03:31 and bade many: and sent his servant at supper time to say to 03:35 them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. 03:38 And they all with one consent began to make excuse. 03:43 The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, 03:46 and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. 03:50 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to 03:55 prove them: I pray thee have me excused. 03:58 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore 04:01 I cannot come. 04:03 So that servant came, and showed his lord these things. 04:06 Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, 04:10 Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring 04:14 in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, 04:16 and the blind. 04:18 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast 04:21 commanded, and yet there is room. 04:23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the 04:26 highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house 04:30 may be filled. 04:31 For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden 04:34 shall taste of my supper. 04:36 And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, 04:40 and said unto them, If any man come to me, and hate not his 04:44 father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, 04:47 and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot 04:51 be my disciple. 04:52 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, 04:56 cannot be my disciple. 04:57 For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down 05:02 first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient 05:06 to finish it? 05:07 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able 05:10 to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him, saying, 05:15 This man began to build, and was not able to finish. 05:18 Or what king, going to make war against another king, 05:23 sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be 05:27 able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with 05:30 twenty thousand? 05:31 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an 05:35 ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace. 05:38 So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all 05:43 that he hath, he cannot be my disciple. 05:46 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savor, 05:50 wherewith shall it be seasoned? 05:52 It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; 05:55 but men cast it out. 05:57 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 06:00 We're reading in the gospel of Luke, chapter 15. 06:04 Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners 06:09 for to hear him. 06:10 And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man 06:14 receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. 06:15 And he spake this parable unto them, saying, What man of you, 06:21 having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave 06:25 the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that 06:28 which is lost, until he find it? 06:30 And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, 06:34 rejoicing. 06:35 And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and 06:37 neighbors, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have 06:40 found my sheep which was lost. 06:42 I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one 06:47 sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just 06:51 persons, which need no repentance. 06:53 Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose 06:58 one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, 07:02 and seek diligently till she find it. 07:04 And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her 07:07 neighbors together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have 07:10 found the piece which I had lost. 07:11 Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the 07:15 angels of God over one sinner that repenteth. 07:19 And he said, A certain man had two sons: and the younger of 07:24 them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods 07:27 that falleth to me. 07:28 And he divided unto them his living. 07:31 And not many days after the younger son gathered all 07:34 together, and took his journey into a far country, and there 07:38 wasted his substance with riotous living. 07:41 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine 07:45 in that land; and he began to be in want. 07:48 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; 07:52 and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. 07:55 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks 07:59 that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. 08:02 And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired 08:06 servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, 08:09 and I perish with hunger! 08:11 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, 08:15 Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, 08:19 and am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as 08:23 one of thy hired servants. 08:24 And he arose, and came to his father. 08:27 But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, 08:31 and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, 08:35 and kissed him. 08:37 And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against 08:41 heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be 08:44 called thy son. 08:45 But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best 08:49 robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on 08:53 his feet: and bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; 08:56 and let us eat, and be merry: for this my son was dead, 08:59 and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. 09:02 And they began to be merry. 09:04 Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew 09:08 nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing. 09:11 And he called one of the servants, and asked what 09:13 these things meant. 09:14 And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; 09:16 and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath 09:19 received him safe and sound. 09:20 And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his 09:25 father out, and entreated him. 09:27 And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do 09:31 I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy 09:34 commandment; and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might 09:38 make merry with my friends; but as soon as this thy son was 09:42 come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast 09:45 killed for him the fatted calf. 09:47 And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I 09:53 have is thine. 09:54 It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this 09:58 thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, 10:01 and is found. 10:03 I'm reading from the gospel of Luke, chapter 16. 10:06 And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain 10:10 rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto 10:14 him that he had wasted his goods. 10:16 And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this 10:19 of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be 10:23 no longer steward. 10:24 Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my 10:29 lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; 10:32 to beg I am ashamed. 10:35 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the 10:38 stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. 10:40 So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, 10:45 and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord? 10:48 And he said, An hundred measures of oil. 10:51 And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, 10:55 and write fifty. 10:56 Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? 10:59 And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. 11:02 And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore. 11:06 And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had 11:10 done wisely: for the children of this world are in their 11:14 generation wiser than the children of light. 11:16 And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon 11:22 of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you 11:25 into everlasting habitations. 11:27 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also 11:33 in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust 11:37 also in much. 11:39 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous 11:43 mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? 11:48 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, 11:52 who shall give you that which is your own? 11:54 No servant can serve two masters: for either he will 11:58 hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to 12:02 the one and despise the other. 12:03 Ye cannot serve God and mammon. 12:06 And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these 12:10 things: and they derided him. 12:12 And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves 12:17 before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is 12:21 highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God. 12:25 The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the 12:30 kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it. 12:33 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle 12:37 of the law to fail. 12:39 Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, 12:43 committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is 12:46 put away from her husband committeth adultery. 12:49 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and 12:54 fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: 12:57 and there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at 13:01 his gate, full of sores, and desiring to be fed with the 13:04 crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs 13:08 came and licked his sores. 13:09 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by 13:13 the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was 13:17 buried; and in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, 13:21 and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 13:25 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, 13:28 and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in 13:31 water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. 13:35 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime 13:40 receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: 13:44 but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. 13:48 And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf 13:51 fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; 13:56 neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. 14:00 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou 14:03 wouldest send him to my father's house: for I have five 14:06 brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come 14:10 into this place of torment. 14:11 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; 14:15 let them hear them. 14:17 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto 14:20 them from the dead, they will repent. 14:21 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, 14:25 neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead. 14:29 Thank you for joining me today for the reading of the |
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