Journey To A Far Country

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Journey To A Far Country

• The Story of the Prodigal Son
• Luke 1511-32

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The Far Country

• There is excitement about experiencing new
  things get the best of both worlds
• There is freedom to express your independence no
  rules or responsibilities sow your wild oats
• Many today take their journey into the far
  country of sin and take a vacation from God

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The Journey To A Far Country

• Will take you farther than you want to go the
  prodigal was in want and hungry after his riotous
  living (1511-16)
• Sexual sins, addictions, wasting money, no job,
  anger, etc, often leads to further problems
• The way of the transgressor is hard (Prov. 1315
  1510 218)
• Ask Cain (Gen. 46-8 1 Jn. 315) or David (2
  Sam. 11)

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The Journey To A Far Country

• Will teach you more than you want to know the
  prodigal had to come to himself after he messed
  up his thinking (1517-19)
• Shame, guilt, separation, fear, punishment, wrong
  values, unbelief in God, etc., often accompany
  the prodigal life
• Ask Adam and Eve (Gen. 35ff,23-24) or Judas
  (Mt. 274-5)

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The Journey To A Far Country

• Will offer you more than you want to be paid the
  prodigal ended up lost and in (spiritual) death
  after his riotous living (1524,32)
• The wages of sin is addiction (Rom. 619-21),
  bondage (Jn. 834 2 Pet. 219-20) and death
  (Rom. 623 Rev. 211 206,14 218)
• Ask the foolish young man (Prov. 218-19
  53-6,11 722-23) or Simon (Acts 823)

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• God Is Calling the Prodigal
• Come Without Delay!