You Haven't Failed
At FOREVER
Unless You're Finished!

These verses speak of God's that after all he has done to his children, they have rebelled against him!

There is a subject we have not yet addressed--
Each lesson it has in the air like smoke after the fireworks have finished their dance.

Each one of us here today, will at one time in our lives, look upon a loved one who is in need and ask the same question: "We are willing to help Lord, but what, if anything is needed?"
For it is true we can seldom help those closest to us: either we don't know what part of ourselves to give, or more often than not, the part we have to give is not wanted. Ans so it those we live with and should know, who elude us. But we can still love them, we can love completely, without complete understanding.Norman Maclean, A River Runs Through It

What is there to say to us who have rebels in our families?"We can still them..."

• "We can still them..."
• "Never, never, never,... " Winston Churchill
• "Failure isn't unless it's ." John Woodwn
• You haven't failed at FOREVER until you're .
  

God himself would beckon you not to give up! Remember his story!

Luke 15:11-24

There is no greater anticipated than for a rebellious family member to come home!

God has a message for all those ...

I Care -- not the care of a distant , but of one who has entered into and shared our pain!

God's experience includes...

• an unfaithful
• a child
• children
• child to death
• child by a parent to die

Three Strategies

Remember the - not

Remember our - and care

Remember our gifts - and reason for optimism

• We are people of the
• We can in our grandchildren
• God leaves open the opportunity
• I can act