Desire in the Far Country, Duty in the Field

This message explores the tension between desire and duty through the parable of the prodigal son. Misdirected desire can lead us away from God, but duty without love can harden our hearts and make us self-righteous. The Christian life requires both faithful obedience and rightly aligned desire—so that when repentance comes, we rejoice rather than resent and enter the feast with the Father.