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December 29, 2016


Title: Helping the Prodigal Child
Topic: Family Issues
Discussed by Pastor Phil Waldrep
with Pastor Phil Waldrep (www.philwaldrep.org)


Part 1 of 3

New guest, Pastor Phil Waldrep,  is an ordained Southern Baptist minister, speaker, and author who leads one of the largest religious conference ministries in the United States.  In 1980, he formed the Phil Waldrep Evangelistic Association to “share the gospel by all means, traditional and non-traditional.” In his new book, “Reaching Your Prodigal: What Did I Do Wrong? What Do I Do Now?”  Pastor Phil reveals his personal research findings of thirty “prodigals” and examination of the Scripture.

Why do good kids go bad? Pastor Phil Waldrep says parents often go all the way back to the day their child was born to examine what went wrong. However, he encourages parents to not look at the past, but to look toward the future.

Is it the parent’s fault? NO! It is not your fault! While there are some “bad parents” out there, Christian parents who have raised their children in the church and on the Word have done the best they can and sometimes kids just stray from the faith. Pastor Phil asks critics, “What did God do wrong with Adam and Eve?”

Is it the church’s fault? Again, NO! Sometimes kids just want to walk away from the truth. “Our hearts are bent toward sin to begin with,” Pastor Phil reminds us. “The real mystery is not ‘Why does a child become a prodigal?’ The real question is ‘Why do kids serve God?’.”

Pastor Phil Waldrep also discusses the most common issue parents of a prodigal child face. Listen in!



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Title: Part 2 of 3 - Helping the Prodigal Child
Topic: Family Issues
Discussed by Pastor Phil Waldrep
with Pastor Phil Waldrep (www.philwaldrep.org)

How do you pray for a prodigal child? Pastor Phil Waldrep believes that God often uses the influence of a friend, co-worker, coach, or teacher to push the prodigal back to God. Parents want to be that person, but it usually isn’t. Therefore, the parent must pray fervently for the influencer, that God will use that person in a mighty way in their child’s life. Listen in as Pastor Phil shares another secret prayer for parents to pray over their prodigal child.

How do you love a prodigal child? Pastor Phil says we must love our prodigal child with an unconditional love, which is not based on any type of performance. This is the way God loves us, so why not offer the same to our children? However, Phil says that unconditional love is sometimes misinterpreted, causing more harm than good.



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Title: Part 2 of 3 - Helping the Prodigal Child
Topic: Family Issues
Discussed by Pastor Phil Waldrep
with Pastor Phil Waldrep (www.philwaldrep.org)

Pastor Phil Waldrep has “Six Principles for Getting a Prodigal Back to God”, which can be found in his new book, “Reaching Your Prodigal: What Did I Do Wrong? What Do I Do Now?” :

1. Getting over the guilt
2. Removing the barriers
3. Extending unconditional love
4. Allowing the pain of wrong decisions
5. Watching your words
6. Praying the hard prayers

Pastor Phil offers this hope to parents: “God is at work, even when we don’t see it. In a matter of time, our prodigals will come home.”



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February 25, 2016


Title: Helping the Prodigal Child
Topic: Family Issues
Discussed by Pastor Phil Waldrep
with Pastor Phil Waldrep (www.philwaldrep.org)


Part 1 of 3

New guest, Pastor Phil Waldrep,  is an ordained Southern Baptist minister, speaker, and author who leads one of the largest religious conference ministries in the United States.  In 1980, he formed the Phil Waldrep Evangelistic Association to “share the gospel by all means, traditional and non-traditional.” In his new book, “Reaching Your Prodigal: What Did I Do Wrong? What Do I Do Now?”  Pastor Phil reveals his personal research findings of thirty “prodigals” and examination of the Scripture.

Why do good kids go bad? Pastor Phil Waldrep says parents often go all the way back to the day their child was born to examine what went wrong. However, he encourages parents to not look at the past, but to look toward the future.

Is it the parent’s fault? NO! It is not your fault! While there are some “bad parents” out there, Christian parents who have raised their children in the church and on the Word have done the best they can and sometimes kids just stray from the faith. Pastor Phil asks critics, “What did God do wrong with Adam and Eve?”

Is it the church’s fault? Again, NO! Sometimes kids just want to walk away from the truth. “Our hearts are bent toward sin to begin with,” Pastor Phil reminds us. “The real mystery is not ‘Why does a child become a prodigal?’ The real question is ‘Why do kids serve God?’.”

Pastor Phil Waldrep also discusses the most common issue parents of a prodigal child face. Listen in!



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Title: Part 2 of 3 - Helping the Prodigal Child
Topic: Family Issues
Discussed by Pastor Phil Waldrep
with Pastor Phil Waldrep (www.philwaldrep.org)

How do you pray for a prodigal child? Pastor Phil Waldrep believes that God often uses the influence of a friend, co-worker, coach, or teacher to push the prodigal back to God. Parents want to be that person, but it usually isn’t. Therefore, the parent must pray fervently for the influencer, that God will use that person in a mighty way in their child’s life. Listen in as Pastor Phil shares another secret prayer for parents to pray over their prodigal child.

How do you love a prodigal child? Pastor Phil says we must love our prodigal child with an unconditional love, which is not based on any type of performance. This is the way God loves us, so why not offer the same to our children? However, Phil says that unconditional love is sometimes misinterpreted, causing more harm than good.



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Title: Part 2 of 3 - Helping the Prodigal Child
Topic: Family Issues
Discussed by Pastor Phil Waldrep
with Pastor Phil Waldrep (www.philwaldrep.org)

Pastor Phil Waldrep has “Six Principles for Getting a Prodigal Back to God”, which can be found in his new book, “Reaching Your Prodigal: What Did I Do Wrong? What Do I Do Now?” :

1. Getting over the guilt
2. Removing the barriers
3. Extending unconditional love
4. Allowing the pain of wrong decisions
5. Watching your words
6. Praying the hard prayers

Pastor Phil offers this hope to parents: “God is at work, even when we don’t see it. In a matter of time, our prodigals will come home.”



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