Abuntant Life Today: Home

Play Podcast of this Service

How long has it been since you were homesick?  Do you remember those sad feelings accompanied by yearnings that would grow more intense as night drew on?  Whether or not you have had such an experience as an adult, the truth is, most of us have memories of such an experience as a child.
 
Home is often made up of a number of things:  a certain place, certain memories, certain experiences, the lay of the land, the length of time we have lived there, and a host of other realities.  But, above everything else, I daresay that home is made of up certain people.  Mom and Dad, our brothers and sisters, our extended family, a group of special friends – all of these people make home a place where we long to be.
 
In fact, most of us have a yearning for home.  It could be the place where we grew up or the favorite place where we lived or even the place where we currently reside.  Wherever it is, there is a certain tranquility that descends on us when we can say, “I’m home.”
 
For the Christian, this yearning for home is more keenly felt than for many others, for we yearn not just for our home here, but for our home there.  Heaven – in other words, the presence of God – is our final and complete home.  As such, heaven is much more than just a place – it is being in the presence of God, the companion of our souls.  And isn’t being with God the deepest yearning of our hearts?
 
When we are finally in his presence, we will be able to fully say, “We’re home.”

Randy Roberts
Senior Pastor

Let your facebook friends know you are planning on attending Loma Linda University Church. Simply use the following button to publish details about this service on your facebook wall. Just another way you can help bring more people out to attend Loma Linda University Church. Please note, after clicking the button below, you will need to click on the "Publish" button in order for your friends to see your post on facebook.

What's this?

All content on NewChurchCenter is made available by church members or church employees. If you work at Loma Linda University Church and would like to inquire about how your church might be able to administer all of the information for Loma Linda University Church displayed on NewChurchCenter and all of its additional capabilities, please call 1-888-493-9327x101 or email .