Welcome Home
Collin Wimberly
Luke 15:11-24
CIT - Jesus teaches the Pharisees and the Scribes the joy the Father experiences when an outcast is restored.
Proposition - God will welcome you home and rejoice over your return.
Question: Can we come home to the Father?
Leading Word - Welcome home.
INTRODUCTION:
ILLUS: One of my favorite memories is from my second pastorate. My oldest children were all under 10 years old. The church was next door to the parsonage where we lived. That day, I remember, had been a long one. I had spent much of it on the road visiting. I had parked my truck at the house and walked to the office to study.
When I left the building and started to walk the 100 yards or so to the house, my 3 oldest kids came out, with Juliana the oldest in the lead. They saw me, then started running toward me. As they got closer, Juliana threw her arms out wide and hugged me, as did all the kids.
What a wonderful welcome home.
When it comes to their relationship to God, a lot of people feel that they can never go home. They are afraid they have gone too far, done too much that they should not have. They are afraid that God is angry and stern. He is harsh and judgmental.
What if I were to tell you that God will welcome you home this morning in the same way. He will run to you. He will throw his arms around you. He will forgive you and give you a wonderful future.
I want us to read a parable about a young man who leaves home and the welcome he receives.
Turn with me to Luke 15:11-32
Read the passage.
We will find three principles in this story that prove that we can always come home to God.
1. YOU ARE NEVER TOO FAR AWAY TO COME HOME TO THE FATHER - VS. 11-19
We are introduced to a man who had 2 sons. All that we know about them is found in these verses.
The younger son asks for his inheritance. He wanted out. He wanted to move on. ILLUS: Happiness was Lubbock, Tx in his rear view mirror. For him, Happiness was the ol ...
Collin Wimberly
Luke 15:11-24
CIT - Jesus teaches the Pharisees and the Scribes the joy the Father experiences when an outcast is restored.
Proposition - God will welcome you home and rejoice over your return.
Question: Can we come home to the Father?
Leading Word - Welcome home.
INTRODUCTION:
ILLUS: One of my favorite memories is from my second pastorate. My oldest children were all under 10 years old. The church was next door to the parsonage where we lived. That day, I remember, had been a long one. I had spent much of it on the road visiting. I had parked my truck at the house and walked to the office to study.
When I left the building and started to walk the 100 yards or so to the house, my 3 oldest kids came out, with Juliana the oldest in the lead. They saw me, then started running toward me. As they got closer, Juliana threw her arms out wide and hugged me, as did all the kids.
What a wonderful welcome home.
When it comes to their relationship to God, a lot of people feel that they can never go home. They are afraid they have gone too far, done too much that they should not have. They are afraid that God is angry and stern. He is harsh and judgmental.
What if I were to tell you that God will welcome you home this morning in the same way. He will run to you. He will throw his arms around you. He will forgive you and give you a wonderful future.
I want us to read a parable about a young man who leaves home and the welcome he receives.
Turn with me to Luke 15:11-32
Read the passage.
We will find three principles in this story that prove that we can always come home to God.
1. YOU ARE NEVER TOO FAR AWAY TO COME HOME TO THE FATHER - VS. 11-19
We are introduced to a man who had 2 sons. All that we know about them is found in these verses.
The younger son asks for his inheritance. He wanted out. He wanted to move on. ILLUS: Happiness was Lubbock, Tx in his rear view mirror. For him, Happiness was the ol ...
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