Homilies
The Long Return - Welcome Home (Luke 15) 03/22/2026
In Luke 15:20–32, a waiting father sees his son still a long way off and runs — interrupting the rehearsed apology with a robe, a ring, a feast, and the words that have anchored this entire series: "this my son was dead and is alive again, he was lost and is found." The son had talked himself all the way down to hired servant, but the father's love restored him fully and immediately without conditions — not because of who the son was, but because of who the father is. And that is good news for every one of us.
MISSIO: SENT - He Did Not Leave You Orphaned 04/19/2026
John 14:15-18, 25-27 | Acts 1:4-5, 8
What happens to faith between Easter and fall? For most people — and most communities — something quietly drifts. This homily names that honestly and offers something better: Missio, the season of the church in motion. We open in John 14, where Jesus speaks directly into the fear of people who are about to be left behind, and makes a promise that changes everything about what it means to be sent. Week 1 of SENT. Open Arms Community Fellowship — where love welcomes and grace sustains. OACF.org
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