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The Max Lucado Encouraging Word Podcast

74: God Loves Prodigals (You Are Never Alone Series)

The Max Lucado Encouraging Word Podcast

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Christianity, Talk Radio, Religion & Spirituality

4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2020

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Max reminds us that no matter what you're going through; no matter how far you've wandered from God; his arms are wide open to you. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book You Are Never Alone is now available wherever books are sold. To learn more, visit: YouAreNeverAloneBook.com

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0:00.0

Join me, Max Locato, for Max Locato's because of Bethlehem, in theaters nationwide, December 5th, 6th, and 7th.

0:09.2

Together we will remember that the Christmas season is more than a pretty tree with presents

0:14.0

piled underneath. It's a time to reflect on the true gift of the season.

0:19.0

Join me along with special guests, Matthew West, Ann Wilson, C. C. C. Wienens and more.

0:25.0

Tickets are on sale now for this special in theaters only event.

0:30.0

Hey everybody, Erica here with Team Lucado.

0:35.0

Wanted to share some exciting news with you all, Max's brand new book you were made for this moment,

0:42.0

inspired by the timeless and timely story of Esther is available

0:45.9

now wherever books are sold. Hi everybody Max Locato here from my home to yours. Thanks so much for joining me

1:08.1

for today's encouraging word. God bless you.

1:15.0

I'm sure hope you've been encouraged by our study through the Gospel of John. I hope you are increasingly convinced that you're

1:27.3

never ever alone. Never ever alone. If you've got a few moments my Bible is open now to John chapter 21, John

1:38.1

chapter 21 and I'd like to remind you that no matter what you're going through today and no matter how far

1:45.3

you might have wandered away from God, his arms are still wide open to you to receive you in your homecoming. I want to take a look at

1:55.7

Peter's homecoming as found in John chapter 21. John's Gospel tells us that

2:01.6

Peter and his followers traveled the 80 miles north to the sea of

2:06.0

Galilee after the resurrection. The fishermen of men went fishing for fish again. And according to the scripture that night they caught nothing. They caught nothing. All night no fish. Now these weren't amateurs. They grew up on this lake. They knew the Sea of Galilee like a back of their hands. They were casting nets before they had pimples. How is it that they could spend all night on the sea and catch Nary Ameno.

2:37.6

The scripture says, but when the morning had now come,

2:41.5

Jesus stood on the shore, yet the disciples did not know that it was

2:46.8

Jesus. They did not know. To them this man was a stranger, and then Jesus said to them children have you any food

2:57.7

And they answered and said no and he said to them cast the net on the right side of the boat,

3:05.2

and you will find some.

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