Mosaic Church, Cadyville NY

Prodigals is a series focused on all of us who have been wayward- whether you have run away from God, are a long-time stalwart, or somewhere in between. 

There are prodigals that break our hearts. We care deeply for them and long for them to return home. We pray daily for their salvation. But for many of us, there is another kind of prodigal. These are the prodigals we hate. These are the prodigals we loathe. These are the prodigals we would rather see burn. 

In the face of the deep anger and betrayal, the truth of the matter is that God loves those prodigals…and Jesus came to save those prodigals. This morning, we consider the story of Jonah and the heartbreaking personal story that changed Pastor Jordon’s life and his understanding of God’s love. We also consider what it might mean for us today. 

Prodigals is a series focused on all of us who have been wayward- whether you have run away from God, are a long-time stalwart, or somewhere in between. 

Week 3 considers another unlikely prodigal: the prodigal CHURCH. Ssomewhere along the way the church has lost itself. But I’m not just talking about a phenomenon of churches today. I’m talking about churches over the last hundred years. Somewhere along the way, we have decided that church is about us. We have become proud, impatient, and full of conflict. The result is a church that is failing to fulfill the Great Commission. 

The call of the Father to his prodigal church is to come home, to become defined as a people who are full of love and hope, who are gentle and humble, who are patient, and who are peacemakers. It's time for the church to reconcile and to be the people God has called us to be!

Prodigals is a series focused on all of us who have been wayward- whether you have run away from God, are a long-time stalwart, or somewhere in between. 

Week 2 into the relative unknown when we consider another prodigal son in Jesus' well-known parable. We consider the older bother and his prodigal nature. While he never ran away from home, sticking his father with the bill, the older brother had become as much of a prodigal as his younger sibling. He had bitterness and anger in his heart that bubbled to the surface when his brother returned. In a moment of raw emotion, he lashes out at his father for welcoming his brother back in the fold, demanding to know why he had been treated so poorly! The father, though, reminds the older brother that everything he had was his. He had not been mistreated. His outlook was all wrong! 

The same is true for many within the church. We have our worldview all wrong and we need to remember that God is not looking for what we can do for him, he is just looking for us!

Prodigals is a series focused on all of us who have been wayward- whether you have run away from God, are a long-time stalwart, or somewhere in between. 

Week 1 begins with the familiar story of the Prodigal Son- a man who ran away from his father and squandered his good will and fortune. Despite every reason that could have kept him from being part of his father's family again, the father opened his home and his heart to the Prodigal. Just like him, God is faithful, forgiving, and restoring, and he is waiting for his prodigals to come home!