MESSAGE NOTES

/// PARABLES | GRACE THAT RUNS

No matter how far we run or how broken we become, the Father’s heart is ALWAYS READY to welcome us home.

1: THE BREAKAWAY

Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them. “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. - Luke 15:11–13

We often want the BLESSING without the RELATIONSHIP.

Rebellion is not always loud—sometimes it's SILENT WITHDRAWAL from the Father’s presence.

“Sin will take you farther than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay, and cost you more than you want to pay.”

“God’s gifts are good, but they’re destructive when you use them apart from His purpose.” – Craig Groeschel

Don’t run off with what God gave you to steward. STAY ROOTED in the relationship that produced the blessing.

2: THE BREAKDOWN

After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything. - Luke 15:14–16

Hitting ROCK BOTTOM often reveals the PRIDE we try to hide.

Pain has a way of WAKING YOU up to PURPOSE.

Sometimes the lowest point is actually the TURNING point.

“You never know God is all you need until God is all you have.” – Rick Warren

If you feel empty, it might be because you left the only ONE who can fill you.

3: THE BREAKTHROUGH

“When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’ So 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. - Luke 15:17–20

Grace MEETS US where we are at

Repentance begins in the mind, but REVIVAL starts when you move toward the Father.

God’s mercy OUTRUNS our misery

“Grace is not God giving us what we deserve, it’s God giving us what we could never earn.” – Steven Furtick

“The Father’s love doesn’t wait at the porch—it runs down the road.” – Mark Driscoll

Takeaway: No matter how far you’ve gone, the Father’s love is always one step away.