Come Home I You Can Come Home

Primary Text: Luke 15:17-24

The prodigal son recognized that his life WITH dad was better than life WITHOUT dad.

LUKE 15:17

Steps to Come Home:

1. Realize you to come home. ()
2. to come home.

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Luke 15:18-19

≠ TRANSFORMATION

INFORMATION + = TRANSFORMATION

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I have to to something.

Every change starts with .

Every DESIRE has to become a .

Every DECISION has to lead to .

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LUKE 15:20a – “So he returned home to his father.”

Questions we wrestle with: How in the world will God accept me? How can He still love me? How can He forgive me after what I’ve done?

Luke 15:20

Luke 15:21 – ‘Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you, and I am no longer worthy of being called your son.

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Repentance vs Remorse –

= feeling sorry for the past, but it doesn’t lead to change for the future

= being sorry for the past AND making a change so the future will be different.

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Why people don’t repent:

1. 1. They blame others or God for the place they are in.
2. 1. I don’t want to admit I’ve messed up.
   2. I’m fearful of what others will say; I don’t want them to know. (many times they already know!)
3. 1. When we compare, we lose.

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Scott WANTED to come home.

Scott DECIDED to come home.

He ACTED — he came home!

He REPENTED.

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Luke 15:22-24

1 John 1:9

God has NOT given up on you. He never will. He is waiting for you. COME HOME!

Make the Decision & Act on it today — COME HOME!