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Welcome to this week's worship service at The Vine! 🌿
We're grateful to have guest speaker Chris Carty joining us this week with a message titled "Come Home," based on the familiar story of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15:11–32.
This powerful story reminds us that no matter how far we've wandered, God's grace invites us to return to Him. But it's also a story about the importance of community, the danger of isolation, and the way God's grace should shape how we welcome and care for one another.
In this message, Chris shares three important truths:
Sin pulls us away, and isolation makes us vulnerable.
Grace brings us home through repentance and the Father's incredible love.
Grace teaches us to welcome others home, extending the same compassion and forgiveness we've received.
We're also reminded that the Christian life was never meant to be lived alone. God uses His people to encourage one another, carry each other's burdens, and help each other grow in faith.
As we consider the younger son, the older brother, and the father's welcoming table, we're invited to ask: Where am I in this story?
Maybe you've wandered and need to come home. Maybe your heart has grown hard toward someone who needs grace. Or maybe God is calling you to help someone else find their way home.
The good news is that Jesus has already made the way. Through His death and resurrection, Christ has paid for our place at the table.
We run this race together, but we keep our eyes on Jesus.
May this message encourage you to experience God's grace more deeply, embrace the gift of Christian community, and help others discover that there's a place for them in the family of God.
