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Michael Durham explores the contrast between openly rebellious sinners and self-righteous sinners through Jesus' parables, emphasizing the need for grace.

Send us Fan Mail In A Lost Sheep, A Lost Coin, A Lost Son, Part 2, RTM founder and director Michael Durham explores the startling contrast between two kinds of lost people: the openly rebellious sinner and the outwardly moral, self-righteous sinner. Through Jesus’ powerful parables, this message exposes the danger of trusting in religious performance while revealing that both the prodigal and the elder brother stand equally in need of grace. If you have ever assumed that goodness, morality, o...

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Host: Michael Durham

Topics covered

• lost people
• grace
• religious performance
• parables
• sinners
• morality

Keywords

• lost sheep
• lost coin
• lost son
• grace
• sinners
• morality
• religion

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Books & works: A Lost Sheep, A Lost Coin, A Lost Son

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