Today at 3:04 PM#1
rockytopva
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I was brought up white Baptist and am not a very emotional guy. Back when the old World War II generation was still around I would sit with them in Pentecostal Holiness service. The old timers would get very emotional in service with weeping and shouting, and if they looked back to catch the amazed look in my eye they would weep, "The Holy Ghost! The Holy Ghost!" And point to all the souls blessed around the altar. I enjoyed being in service with them but unfortunately did not turn out like them. The old timers are all departed now and I miss them in service.
I work third shift as a Lab Technician and visit my elderly father every day after work, who also has Bill Winston tuned in that time of day. He was having problem with his Samsung Galaxy Watch and I was working on it listening to Bill Winston out of the corner of my ear. About half way through the sermon I cried out in great emotion and my dad asks what's wrong? Nothings wrong, I just came through! My mind put together the sermon Bill Winston was teaching and it triggered a rare emotional response. Wow! Here is the sermon....
11 And he said, A certain man had two sons:
12 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.
13 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.
14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.
15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
17 And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,
19 And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. - Luke 15
The Prodigal Son was planning on bargaining with his dad. Maybe he could fit in among the hired servants and work his way up from there. Wow! Was everyone in for a surprise! Well anyway, Bill Winston built the scenario and it triggered an emotional response. I can't wait to find the link to the sermon!
