Prodigal: An Animation by Full Of Eyes

This is my story.

Based on Jesus Christ's Parable of the Prodigal Son - Luke 15:11-32



This wonderful video was made by Chris Powers, known as "Full Of Eyes". You can view his other amazing Christian videos by visiting his YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/user/actionJones/featured

Or visit Full Of Eyes' website: http://www.fullofeyes.com/

"The Prodigal" by Meghan and Ryan Baird. Sung by Meghan Baird. Copyright 2009 Sovereign Grace Worship (ASCAP). Song used with permission by Full Of Eyes.

The Prodigal

by Meghan and Ryan Baird

from Sons & Daughters by Sovereign Grace Music

 VERSE 1
You held out Your arms, I walked away
Insolent, I spurned Your face
Squandering the gifts You gave to me
Holding close forbidden things
Destitute, a rebel still, a fool in all my pride
The world I once enjoyed is death to me
No joy, no hope, no life

VERSE 2
Where now are the friends that I had bought
Gone with every penny lost
What hope could there be for such as I
Sold out to a world of lies
Oh to see Your face again, it seems so distant now
Could it be that You would take me back
A servant in Your house

VERSE 3
You held out Your arms, I see them still
You never left, You never will
Running to embrace me, now I know
Your cords of love will always hold
Mercy’s robe, a ring of grace
Such favor undeserved
You sing over me and celebrate
The rebel now Your child

© 2009 Sovereign Grace Worship (ASCAP)

 
You can buy the song from Sovereign Grace Music by following this link: https://sovereigngracemusic.bandcamp.com/track/the-prodigal

 #PebblesForChrist #FullOfEyes #Prodigal #JesusChristIsLord #Christian

What An Honour To Take The Blows Meant For Him.

Our persecuted Christian brothers & sisters need more prayer than ever before. With the rise to power of ISIS in Iraq, Christian persecution has become so horrific that I find I am unable to write about what is happening. I cannot bear to see any more graphic images or hear any more gruesome reports of genocide.

A few weeks ago, I listened to a sermon by one of my favourite teachers, John MacArthur, from Grace To You (gty.org), entitled "Finding Security in This Troubled World" (Sermon code 80-407). He said this about our persecuted brothers & sisters: "What an honour to take the blows meant for Him."

Let us focus on our Lord Jesus Christ. His grace is all we need!

2 Corinthians 12:9

(This picture quotes the Complete Jewish Bible translation of the verse, which is my favourite.)

Revelation 19:6-8

Revelation 19:6-8 (ESV)

SUDAN: Christian Woman Sentenced to Death for Apostasy

Date of Bulletin: 4 June 2014

 

 

Meriam Ibrahim and Daniel Wani on their Wedding Day.

A 27-year-old Sudanese woman, Meriam Yahia Ibrahim, was sentenced to death in early May for apostasy.  Eight months pregnant at the time of her sentencing, she gave birth to a baby girl on 26 May 2014. Ibrahim explained to the court that she had grown up as a Christian under her Christian mother's care, but the court  convicted her of apostasy because her father is Muslim. In addition, she is to receive 100 lashes for a charge  of adultery, relating to her 2011 marriage to a South Sudanese Christian man. Since Ibrahim's father is  Muslim, the marriage is not recognized under Sharia law. Her own family filed the complaint about her marriage, resulting in the charges. The court gave her three days to recant her Christian faith, but she refused.

Voice Of the Martyrs Sources
Photo: Meriam Ibrahim and Daniel Wani on their wedding day.

Pray for Meriam Ibrahim

During her trial, the judge gave Meriam multiple opportunities to recant her faith. Even now, if she became a Muslim, her death sentence would be commuted. Instead, she told her husband, "If they want to execute me  then they should go ahead and do it because I'm not going to change my faith." Praise God for her firm commitment!

• Please pray for Meriam and her family.

• Pray for comfort for her in prison.

• Pray that her example will have an impact on the whole nation of Sudan.

• Pray for her husband Daniel and the lawyers who are helping her.

• Pray Meriam and her children will be freed.

And you will be hated by all for My name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.

- Matthew  10:22 -

VOM is assisting believers in Sudan with encouragement, literature and evangelism tools. We are also working with the thousands of refugees who have fled from the Muslim government attacks into South Sudan.

#ChristianPersecution #SaveMeriam #Sudan

TANZANIA: Pastor and Church under Threat

Date of Bulletin: 28 May 2014

TANZANIA

A church in the predominantly Muslim area of Mafia, Tanzania, was burned down on Friday, 9 May 2014, just  hours before a scheduled prayer meeting. Radicals had threatened the pastor, Ombeni Omari, and the church  for the past two years. Pastor Omari, a Christian convert from Islam, escaped to Dar es Salaam with his wife and three children after learning of the attack. He had founded the almost 60-member church, the only Christian church in the area, and nearly all of its members were converts from Islam. Although the church building was destroyed, Pastor Omari said he will return to the area because the work he was called to is not yet finished.

VOM Sources
Photo: The EAGT church in Mafia, burned by radicals.

Please Pray!

• Please pray for Pastor Omari, his wife and children, as they seek to continue in ministry.

• Pray for the believers in Mafia, that they would be able to remain strong in their faith and continue to gather for worship and church services.

• Pray that more people would come to know Jesus.

"And when they had preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch, strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, 'We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God.'"

- Acts 14:21-22 -

Voice Of the Martyrs works in Tanzania, providing vocational training for Muslim background believers, helping with evangelism, and giving legal assistance to persecuted Christians.

 

#JesusChrist #Tanzania #ChristianPersecution  #VoiceoftheMartyrs #VOM #Pebbles4Christ

SERBIA: Church Members Threatened by Attacks

Date of Bulletin: 21 May 2014

SERBIA

Attackers threw Molotov cocktails at a church in Serbia on April 21, causing minor damage and frightening local believers. One of the Molotov cocktails landed inside the church, partially burning the carpet.

Church members are thankful that the damage wasn't more severe, but several are still fearful. The attackers were arrested and sentenced to 30 days in jail, but the church continues to receive threats.

Voice Of the Martyrs Sources

 

Pray for Serbian Christians

• One of the church members wrote, "Please pray in the name of Christ for our church members and support them in prayer because they really need strength… the people who help in the work of God need strength."
• Pray also that the Holy Spirit will speak to these believers and release them from fear.

Hear my voice, O God, in my meditation; Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

- Psalm 64:1 -

VOM is assisting believers in Serbia with encouragement and literature.

#Serbia #ChristianPersecution #Pray

SYRIA: Danger Increases for Aleppo Christians

Date of Bulletin: 14 May 2014

SYRIA

Believers in Aleppo have asked for continued prayer, as tensions between army officials and rebel forces  have increased since April 12. The city has been without electricity and water for days, and shortages of  gasoline and food have caused prices to skyrocket to as much as five times the normal rate.

A VOM contact said that while traveling to Aleppo, the bus he was in was stopped for five hours because of  the danger of sniper attacks. "I know that we are living under a daily danger of mortars, but waiting for a bullet to go through the bus window to kill you is something different!" he said.

Communion services leading to Easter were canceled as a result of the increased danger, but Good Friday and Easter services were held as planned.

Voice Of the Martyrs Sources
Photo: Syrian refugees

Please Pray!

• Pray for Believers in Aleppo.
• Pray for VOM contacts in Syria who continue to serve Christ faithfully there.
• Pray for their protection and for their families.
• Pray that the light of Christ will shine brightly in the darkness of war.

For You have been a shelter for me, A strong tower from the enemy. I will abide in Your tabernacle forever;  I will trust in the shelter of Your wings.

- Psalm 61:3-4 -

Voice Of the Martyrs is assisting believers in Syria with encouragement and literature, and is also providing aid to Syrian Christian refugees.

#Syria #Aleppo #Pray #Christian #VOM #Pebbles4Christ

IRAN: Jailed Pastor's Bible Seized

Date of Bulletin: 23 April 2014

Iranian authorities recently confiscated a Bible and several Christian books from Pastor Behnam Irani, who is serving a five-year sentence on two separate convictions of "crimes against national security." Prisoners are supposed to be allowed religious materials in their cell, regardless of their religion.

The pastor is currently recovering from a February 2014 abdominal surgery. You can write an encouraging letter to Pastor Behnam Irani at www.prisoneralert.com.

Present Truth Ministries
Photo: Pastor Behnam Irani visits with his younger brother while recovering from surgery
 

Please Pray!

• Please pray for Pastor Behnam as he recovers from surgery.

• Pray also for his family; the pastor has a wife and two young children.

• Pray that the Scripture he has hidden in his heart will be a comfort to him as he serves his sentence.

"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path."

Psalm 119:105 

The Voice of the Martyrs helps Christians in Iran by providing Farsi Bibles and by supporting Christian satellite broadcasts.

EGYPT: Christian Woman Killed in Mob Attack

Date of Bulletin: 16 April 2014

EGYPT

Every Friday, 25-year-old Mary Sameh George drove from Cairo to the nearby Ezbet El Nakhl area to visit a poor family and assist them with basic needs. While driving to visit this family on March 28, she was stopped in the Cairo suburb of Ain Shams by a mob protesting in favor of the Muslim Brotherhood.

"Once they saw that she was a Christian [because of the cross hanging on her rear-view mirror], they jumped on top of the car, to the point that the vehicle was no longer visible," an eyewitness said. "The roof of  the car collapsed. When they realized that she was starting to die, they pulled her out of the car and started pounding on her and pulling her hair, to the point that portions of her hair and scalp came off. They kept beating her, kicking her, stabbing her with any object or weapon they could find."

Voice Of the Martyrs (VOM) sources say the mob also shot her and burned her vehicle.

Christian Post, VOM Sources

Please Pray!

• Please pray that God will comfort and console Mary's family in their time of grief.

• Pray for the safety of all Christians in Egypt and that peace will soon be restored.

• Pray that the perpetrators will be caught and brought to justice.

"These six things the Lord hates, yes, seven are an abomination to Him: a proud look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that are swift in running to evil."

- Proverbs 6:16-17 -

Voice Of the Martyrs assists Christians in Egypt through VOMedical, the Families of Prisoners fund, Christian radio  broadcasts and discipleship training for former Muslims.

NEPAL: Pastor Attacked for Distributing Bibles

Date of Bulletin: 26 March 2014

Nepal

Pastor Mohan Limbu was confronted by about 60 local Hindus while distributing Bibles in a Nepali village. The Hindus accused him of giving the villagers money to convert to Christianity. He was told to leave the village and never return.

After leaving the village on his motorcycle, he noticed about 10 men following him. He tried to outrun his pursuers, but he couldn't escape. The men surrounded him and beat him severely before stealing his  motorcycle and leaving.

Pastor Mohan Limbu suffered two broken ribs and is having difficulty walking because of injuries to his legs.

VOM Sources
Photo: Pastor Mohan Limbu

Please Pray!

• Please pray that this pastor will heal quickly, both physically and emotionally.
• Pray that the presence and peace of God will comfort him and his family.
• Pray that God's word will take root in the hearts of the villagers and turn them from darkness to light.

"Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ's sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy."

- 1 Pet. 4:12-13 -

Some of the ways Voice Of the Martyrs assists Christians in Nepal is through radio broadcasts, Christian literature and support for pastors.

Psalm 118:21