Homecoming: Found Before We Look

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HOMECOMING: Returning to the God We Thought We Knew

Published September 20, 2026 4:56 PM America/Chicago Fr. Jon Aamodt AUDIO

Discover why the hardest places in your spiritual journey are often where God finds you most powerfully. HOMECOMING: Found Before We Look reminds us that before we ever start searching for God, His loving hands are already reaching out to bring us home.

The Altar Church is a Spirit-filled, Missional, and Sacramental worship community in Anderson, SC, rooted in the Anglican tradition but designed for a restless generation.

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00:00 – Welcome and introduction by Father Jon, framing the universal human experience of giving up and feeling disconnected.

00:35 – Transition into today's message: "Homecoming: Found Before We Look".

03:00 – Scripture reading: Luke 15:1–10 (The parables of the lost sheep and the lost coin).

05:15 – Core message: Before we ever start searching for God, God is already searching and coming looking for us.

08:30 – Addressing common obstacles and distractions:

Doubts: Intellectual questions and lost certainties do not place us beyond God's love.
Mistakes & Failure: Dealing with poor choices, cycles of failure, and discouragement.
Fear & Anxiety: The reassurance of St. Teresa’s prayer ("God never changes... God alone is enough").
Hurt & Anger: Wrestling with pain and the mystery of suffering.

16:00 – The parallel of Elijah finding the audible voice of God in the dark cave of despair.

18:30 – Concluding call: Stop running, let the Father's love tag you, and come home to the embrace of the Church.