I Want To Go Home ( From Our 8-31-25 Worship)
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Introduction: A Personal Turning Point
- Each year at PTP brings deep reflection and sometimes a “spiritual meltdown.”
- This sermon grew out of that experience—not about the preacher personally, but about the bigger theme of home.
- Pictures and personal stories are used only as illustrations to invite listeners to reflect on their own.
The Stages of Home
1. Ignorance of Home
- As infants, we are unaware of home—it simply exists around us.
- Life is about survival and needs being met.
2. Home Shapes Identity
- As we grow, home influences who we are.
- The people, habits, and environment become part of our character—for good or for bad.
3. Leaving Home
- Adolescence and young adulthood bring the desire to “set out” and build independence.
- This transition leads to creating a new home.
4. Home as Responsibility
- Home takes on weight as bills, relationships, and family come into play.
- Raising children adds a new dimension: responsibility for lives entrusted to us.
5. Home as a Tribe
- Over time, we learn that home is more than a place—it is people.
- Not always biological family, but a chosen community of support, love, and belonging.
A Spiritual Longing for Home
Eden: The Original Home
- Genesis 2 describes God’s intent for humanity to dwell in Eden in perfect relationship with Him.
- This is the home our hearts still long for.
Eternity Placed in Our Hearts
- Ecclesiastes 3:10–11 – God placed eternity in man’s heart, giving us a built-in desire for home with Him.
- Every culture reflects this longing through worship and searching for God.
God’s Call to Obedience
- Deuteronomy 11 – God promised Israel blessing if they obeyed and curses if they turned away.
- The principle remains true: our eternal home requires faithfulness, love, and obedience.
The Promise of an Eternal Home
- Revelation 21:1–7 – God promises a new heaven and earth, a dwelling where He will be with His people.
- No more tears, death, mourning, or pain. All things made new.
The Final Stage: “I Want to Go Home”
- Beyond nostalgia, the Christian longs for the eternal home with God.
- A poem illustrates the struggle of “swimming” through trials, temptations, and pain, knowing the reward is eternal rest with God, Christ, and the Spirit.
- Home started with being related by earthly blood, but eternal home comes only through the blood of the Lamb.
Conclusion & Invitation
- Do you want to go home?
- Today is the best day to start living in obedience, faith, and hope of that eternal dwelling.
- The invitation is extended: if you want help finding your way home, now is the time.
