{"id":12409,"date":"2023-06-18T18:41:44","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T00:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nwbaptistks.org\/staging\/6703\/?post_type=ctc_sermon&#038;p=12409"},"modified":"2023-06-18T18:41:46","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T00:41:46","slug":"its-always-to-soon-to-quit","status":"publish","type":"ctc_sermon","link":"https:\/\/www.nwbaptistks.org\/staging\/6703\/sermons\/its-always-to-soon-to-quit\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Always to Soon to Quit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>June 18, 2023 pm Service<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Luke 15:11-32 (KJB)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>11&nbsp;<\/sup>And he said, A certain man had two sons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>12&nbsp;<\/sup>And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>13&nbsp;<\/sup>And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>14&nbsp;<\/sup>And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>15&nbsp;<\/sup>And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>16&nbsp;<\/sup>And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>17&nbsp;<\/sup>And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father&#8217;s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>18&nbsp;<\/sup>I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>19&nbsp;<\/sup>And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>20&nbsp;<\/sup>And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>21&nbsp;<\/sup>And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>22&nbsp;<\/sup>But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>23&nbsp;<\/sup>And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>24&nbsp;<\/sup>For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>25&nbsp;<\/sup>Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>26&nbsp;<\/sup>And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>27&nbsp;<\/sup>And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>28&nbsp;<\/sup>And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>29&nbsp;<\/sup>And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>30&nbsp;<\/sup>But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>31&nbsp;<\/sup>And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>32&nbsp;<\/sup>It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 18, 2023 pm Service Luke 15:11-32 (KJB) 11&nbsp;And he said, A certain man had two sons: 12&nbsp;And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. 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