09/15/2019
Luke 15
Chris Breslin
“I am the prodigal son every time I search for unconditional love where it cannot be found.” -Henri Nouwen
“Weary or bitter or bewildered as we may be, God is faithful. He lets us wander so we will know what it means to come home.” -Marilynne Robinson
“The four structural elements in the movement of embrace are opening the arms, waiting, closing the arms, and opening them again. For embrace to happen, all four must be there and they must follow one another on an unbroken timeline; stopping with the first two (opening the arms and waiting) would abort the embrace, and stopping with the third (closing the arms) would pervert it from an act of love to an act of oppression and, paradoxically, exclusion. The four elements are then the four essential steps of an integrated movement.” -Miroslav Volf
“The father puts no intermediate steps between forgiveness and celebration” -Robert Farrar Capon
Mentioned:
Slides from September 15, 2019
Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri Nouwen
Gilead, Home, & Lila by Marilynne Robinson
Exclusion and Embrace by Miroslav Volf
Kingdom, Grace, & Judgment by Robert Farrar Capon
The Prodigal God by Tim Keller
Scripture:
Songs for Today’s Worship Gathering:
Come On Up to the House by Waits
Jesus Spreads His Banner O’er Us by Park/Barthélémon/Crawford
Grace Upon Grace by McCracken/Valley of Vision
All Ye Refugees by McCracken
The Advocate by Baltensperger
We Are Not Overcome by Heiskell/Wardell
Doxology
