On Easter Sunday, we will start a four-week series welcoming Prodigals to come back home. Some might think it’s too late. Some may feel they’ve messed up too much. Some may feel like the door is closed. But here’s the truth: YOU CAN ALWAYS COME HOME. Whether you’ve been away from Jesus for a little while or for a long time, you’re not forgotten. You’re loved, you’re wanted, and you’re welcome. The COME HOME message series starts April 20th and runs through Mother’s Day.
Runaway
Lk. 15:11Jesus continued: There was a man who had two sons. 12The
younger one said to his father, “Father, give me my share of the
estate.” 13Not long after that, the younger son got together all he
had, set off for a distant country…
Why do people run from God?
God’s boundaries feel like ________________________ or
____________________.
They want to prove they don’t need anyone or anything.
Disappointment with ___________ leads to anger towards ______.
Poor ________________________ choices.
It’s easier to run than to face the results of ______________.
__________________.
__________.
__________________.
When I run, I leave:
1. ________.
2. The ____________ of home.
3. The ________________ of home.
4. The __________________ of home.
5. The ________ of home.
When I run from God:
I make ______ __________________.
13 Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set
off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild
living.
I ________.
14 After he had spent everything…
My __________ ________.
14 After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that
whole country, and he began to be in need.
Principle: There is a connection between what is happening in
my life and what I have decided about God.
I end up ______________________ and _______________.
15 So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who
sent him to his fields to feed pigs.
I am __________.
16 He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were
eating, but no one gave him anything.
Truth: No matter how far I’ve gone, no matter how long it’s been, I
can ____________ ________ ________.
17 When he came to his senses, he said, “How many of my father’s
hired men have food to spare, and here I am starving to death!
18 I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father,
I have sinned against heaven and against you. 19I am no longer
worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired
men.” 20So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still
a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion
for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed
him.