Homecoming: Found Before We Look

Series: HOMECOMING: Returning to the God We Thought We Knew

September 20, 2026
Fr. Jon Aamodt

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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Episode Notes

Notes and Timestamps

  • 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.

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