Sermon Archive
And Grace Will Lead Me Home
By: Dr. Robert Petterson
Feb 15, 2009
The younger son would have despaired of escaping the far country if he hadn’t remembered his Father’s heart. Grace drew him irresistibly home. Grace opened the door and let him come in. Grace restored his full rights as a son. Imagine the difference if his older brother would have met him at the door. In the end, the older son stayed outside because he couldn’t accept the grace the father showed his brother. Grace is the only road that will lead people home from the far country.
The High Cost of the Far Country
By: Dr. Robert Petterson
Jan 25, 2009
Thornton Wilder wrote, “When you are safe at home you wish you were having an adventure. When you are having an adventure you wish you were safe at home.” The far country is seductive in its promise, but exacts a devastating toll on both brothers. Our hearts should ache for them, and open wide to welcome them home.
The Far Country at Home
By: Dr. Robert Petterson
Jan 18, 2009
St. Augustine observed that the far country is not so much a geographical location as a place in the heart. Once we leave the Father’s heart, we are already in the far country—even while still in the House of God. Though the older son never left his father’s side, he was miles from his heart. Before the younger son left home, he was already gone.
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