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Victory Sermon Series: Come Home

the big idea:

A soldier who’s stationed overseas can’t wait to get home to hold his wife and children in his arms again. A first year college student, away from home for the first time in her life, looks forward to Christmas break like she never has before. After a long and stress-filled day at work, it feels so good to just to plop down in that familiar easy chair. There is no place like home. If that’s true for our physical home, how much more so of our spiritual home!

Jesus once told the story of a young man who through some bad personal choices felt himself estranged from his family. What the young didn’t know was that his father’s love for him had not changed despite his actions. We, too, can often feel like that young man. But the reality is, our heavenly Father loves us with an everlasting love. And he longs for that moment when he can put his arms around us and reassure us of his love. Despite all the different ideas that are out there, that’s what church is all about. It’s coming home to a place of peace, acceptance and healing.

the breakdown:

March 8 (Lent 2): To a Place of Peace and Joy
Are you at peace? Are you really at peace? With your life circumstances? With yourself? With your God? Come home and hear your heavenly Father speak true peace to your heart, peace through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Scriptures: Genesis 28:10-17; Romans 5:1-11; Mark 8:31-38, Psalm 73
Sermon Text: Romans 5:1-11

March 15 (Lent 3): To a Place of Acceptance
Many people do not think of the church as a place of acceptance. They see the church instead as a place where they will be judged and rejected. God give his people his heart of love and compassion so that everyone can come home and hear God’s proclamation that there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Scriptures: Exodus 20:1-17; Romans 8:1-10; John 2:13-22; Psalm 69 (CWS)
Sermon Text: Romans 8:1-10

March 22 (Lent 4): To a Place of Healing
Some have likened the church to a hospital—and very appropriately. Everyone is dealing with some kind of hurt or pain in life. And no matter what the distress may be, true healing begins when we come home and our heavenly Father heals our broken relationship with him through Jesus Christ.
Scriptures: Numbers 21:4-9; Ephesians 2:4-10; John 3:14-21; Psalm 38
Sermon Text: Numbers 21:4-9