Sermon by Mike Smith

1. In A Far Country Luke 15:11-24

2. What Is The Far Country? It is anywhere man tries to live without God. Jer. 10:23; Prov. 14:12 The Prodigal saw how bad life was - away from home. It is one forgetting about God. Hosea 13:6; Jer. 2:13; Deut. 8:11-19 It is being alienated from the life of God. Eph. 2:12-13 It behooves us then, to get out of the far country of sin. 1 Jn. 3:4 Who left, why?

3. Why Do People Go To The Far Country? Because of the desire for “freedom”. Jn. 8:32, 34; Gal. 5:1; Jas. 1:25; 1 Pet. 2:16 Because of the power of sin. Eph. 5:18 2 Tim. 3:13; Ps. 52:1-5; Heb. 11:24-ff Because of the love of money. 1 Tim. 6:9-10 Because brethren let them. Gen. 4:9; Ezek. 3:18-21; Gal. 6:1-2

4. How Do People Get Back From The Far Country? God is so good! 1 Tim. 2:3-4; Rom 2:4; 2 Pet. 3:9 Repent of your sin, ask for God’s forgiveness. Acts 8:22; 1 Jn. 1:9 If not a child of God yet, you can become one: Hear and believe the gospel - Rom. 10:17; Mk. 16:16 Repent of sin - Lk. 24:47; Acts 3:19 Confess your faith in Christ - Acts 8:37 Be baptized into Christ - Gal. 3:26-27 Jesus is tenderly calling you home today…