Today’s Meditation;

Look beneath the surface so you can judge correctly.

Welcoming Guests and Announcements – Pastor Dave

Hymn Sing – Congregational Hymn Pick

Prayer Concerns – Pastor Ross

Pastoral Prayer – Silent Prayer, Pastoral Prayer, Lord’s Prayer

Scripture Reading – Acts 2:1-8; 12-21 – Pastor Ross

Message – For a Name: Caring Hearts

Communion – Pastors Linda, Ross & Dave

Benediction – Jeff Nelson

The Parable of the Lost Son

¹¹ Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons.

¹² The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So, he divided his property between them.

¹³ “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living.

¹⁴ After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need.

¹⁵ So, he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him o his fields to feed pigs.

¹⁶ He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating but no one gave him anything.

¹⁷ “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I a starving to death!

¹⁸ I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.

¹⁹ I am no longer worthy o be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’

²⁰ So, he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.

²¹ “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.  I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

²² “But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.

²³ Bring the fattened calf and kill it.  Let’s have a feast and celebrate.

²⁴ For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So, they began to celebrate.

What would you do? One day I was shopping, I went into McDonalds for lunch and there was a man with his homeless shopping cart filled up with his belongings and a dozen or so water bottles, he was filling at the soda fountain with ice and water.

I would not go get my soda because he was there.  He just looked dirty. I kept watching him.

Then a man walked up to this Homeless guy, asked him if he would like something to eat. The man said, “Just a cheeseburger”.  The other man returned with a bag with 2 cheeseburgers, fries, apple pie and a large cup for soda. I thought to myself, “What a nice person to do that for this homeless person.”

Then I asked myself, “”Why wasn’t that me who asked him if I could buy him lunch?”

What would you do?