The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
- Psalm 34:18

In this sermon, Dr. Billy Wilson calls those who feel distant from God to rediscover the Father’s love and return home, drawing from Luke 15’s parables of the lost sheep, coin, and son. Counseling professor Dr. Haley French connects the message to today’s struggles with isolation and family dynamics, urging the church to respond with empathy. A testimony from Dan Lee illustrates God’s power to redeem a life marked by illness, addiction, and rebellion. Dr. Wilson also uses examples from nature to show that God has placed in every heart a longing to return to Him, offering practical steps of recognition, repentance, and receiving God’s embrace. The message assures believers that God’s love is constant, welcoming the wandering and sustaining the faithful with His presence and joy.