August 19-20

Celebrate: Home

Luke 15:32

32 But we had to celebrate and rejoice, for this brother of yours

was dead and has begun to live, and was lost and has been found.’”

Worth Celebrating

➢ God celebrates when His children come home to Him.

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Luke 15:6-7

6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’

Luke 15:6-7

7 I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.

Luke 15:9-10

9 When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin which I had lost!’ 10 In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

Luke 15:23-24

23 and bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat and celebrate; 24 for this son of mine was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.’ And they began to celebrate.

Luke 15:32

32 But we had to celebrate and rejoice, for this brother of yours

was dead and has begun to live, and was lost and has been found.’”

Worth Celebrating

Worth Celebrating

➢ Notice that in Jesus’ story, the son wasn’t just “forgiven,”

he was “home.”

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1 Timothy 3:15

15 but in case I am delayed, I write so that you will know how one ought to conduct himself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.

Mark 3:31-35

31 Then His mother and His brothers arrived, and standing outside they sent word to Him and called Him. 32 A crowd was sitting around Him, and they said to Him, “Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are outside looking for You.”

Mark 3:31-35

33 Answering them, He said, “Who are My mother and My brothers?”34 Looking about at those who were

sitting around Him, He said, “Behold My mother and My brothers!

Mark 3:31-35

35 For whoever does the will of God, he is My brother and sister and mother.”

What We Love About Home

1) Home carries a series of memories.

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What We Love About Home

2) Home carries a feeling of comfort and stability.

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What We Love About Home

3) Home carries a feeling of goodness and rightness.

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What Makes It Home

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John 15:4-11

4 Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me.

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5 I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.

John 15:4-11

7 If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

John 15:4-11

9 Just as the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you; abide in My love.

John 15:4-11

10 If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love; just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.

John 15:4-11

11 These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and thatyour joy may be made full.

What Makes It Home

In Jesus, there is

Joy

Love

Strength

Growth

Hope

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Home

Whenever we find ourselves drifting, may we always

remember to come home.

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Receiving God’s Salvation

1) Hear about Christ (Rom. 10:17)

2) Believe in Christ (John 8:24)

3) Repent/Turn to Christ (Acts 3:19)

4) Confess faith in Christ (Romans 10:9-10)

5) Be Baptized into Christ (Rom. 6:3-4)

James 5:16

16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.