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So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God\\xa0through faith,\\xa027\\xa0for all of you who were baptized into Christ\\xa0have clothed yourselves with Christ.\\xa028\\xa0There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free,\\xa0nor is there male and female,\\xa0for you are all one in Christ Jesus.\\xa029\\xa0If you belong to Christ,\\xa0then you are Abraham\\u2019s seed,\\xa0and heirs\\xa0according to the promise.Galatians 3:26-29\\xa0(NIV)

22\\xa0\\u201cBut the father said to his servants, \\u2018Quick! Bring the best robe\\xa0and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger\\xa0and sandals on his feet.\\xa023\\xa0Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let\\u2019s have a feast and celebrate.\\xa024\\xa0For this son of mine was dead and is alive again;\\xa0he was lost and is found.\\u2019 So they began to celebrate.25\\xa0\\u201cMeanwhile, the older son was in the field.When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing.\\xa026\\xa0So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on.\\xa027\\xa0\\u2018Your brother has come,\\u2019 he replied, \\u2018and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.\\u201928\\xa0\\u201cThe older brother became angry\\xa0and refused to go in.So his father went out and pleaded with him.\\xa029\\xa0But he answered his father, \\u2018Look! All these years I\\u2019ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.\\xa030\\xa0But when this son of yours who has squandered your property\\xa0with prostitutes\\xa0comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!\\u201931\\xa0\\u201c\\u2018My son,\\u2019 the father said, \\u2018you are always with me, and everything I have is yours.\\xa032\\xa0But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.\\u2019\\u201dLuke 15:11-32 (NIV)

1. PRESUMED FAMILIARITY eventually leads to PROFOUND IGNORANCE.

\\u201cThese people\\xa0come near to me with their mouthand honor me with their lips,\\xa0but their hearts are far from me.Their worship of meis based on merely human rules they have been taught.\\u201dIsaiah 29:13(NIV)

2. Serving with impure motives is the same is leaving for impure desires.
3. INSECURITY in IDENTITY leads to MISPLACED INHERITANCE.

\\u2018My son,\\u2019 the father said, \\u2018you are always with me, and everything I have is yours.\\xa0For those who are led by the Spirit of God\\xa0are the children of God.\\xa015\\xa0The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again;\\xa0rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship.\\xa0And by him we cry,\\xa0\\u201cAbba,\\xa0Father.\\u201d\\xa016\\xa0The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit\\xa0that we are God\\u2019s children.\\xa017\\xa0Now if we are children, then we are heirs\\u2014heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings\\xa0in order that we may also share in his glory.Romans 8:14-17(NIV)

4. When I am confident in my position, I can celebrate the prodigal.

\\u201cBut we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.\\u201dLuke 15:11-32 (NIV)